John Abercrombie Quotes

Classical musicians do this all the time. They want perfection. So they piece things together. Eight bars of this and six bars of that. Glenn Gould said that with a recording he wanted to make perfect versions of pieces.

John Abercrombie

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: musician
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 16, 1944 - August 22, 2017

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I used to sing in the church choir. People would say it was unusual for such a small girl to have such a big voice. They would say, 'She sounds like she's grown.'

Jennifer Hudson

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It's the dualistic ways of looking at things that produces the evil.

Robert M. Pirsig

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I was absolutely bathed in love. I was so young, starting at age 3, that working seemed very normal. I thought everybody went to work.

Shirley Temple

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You know, that single girl life and that sense of isolation - that doesn't leave you just like that. And that's what that song is about. I remember that, and that is imprinted on me, that sense.

Mary Chapin Carpenter

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I don't remember Bill Walsh being old. I remember young Bill Walsh. He wasn't gray-haired, and neither was I when we first met. His legacy will live on. Bill Walsh's name and his accomplishments will be remembered and revered so long as the great game of football is played.

Marv Levy

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As a kid, I saw a lot of scary movies, but they were mixed with comedy, like 'Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein.'

Michael Rooker

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I'd just rather have a really sharp, interesting, smart gay son than some big dumb hetero meathead.

Moby

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Iowa is an amazing place. But I didn't have much race around me. I was definitely not like everyone there.

Jason Momoa

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So okay, I accepted, and I realized while working for that concert that I'd been missing something very important and vital to me, and that something was music.

Joseph Jarman

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I need to stay in the present and use that new-age mantra: 'I'm okay right now.' But I worry about all the things I'm failing at every moment.

Jonathan Ames

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Women, with their sure instincts, realized that my intention was to make them not just more beautiful but also happier.

Christian Dior

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I know the price of lettuce. You need to understand price and value. You buy the best lettuce you can at the best price you can.

Alice Walton

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