An entertainer pleases others while an artist only has to please himself.

An entertainer pleases others while an artist only has to please himself.

'Swing' is an adjective or a verb, not a noun. All jazz musicians should swing. There is no such thing as a 'swing band' in music.

You run into a party and [a] woman comes up to you. She's the most beautiful creature you ever saw - Ava Gardner - and says, "I like you and why don't we get together?" What are you going to say, "No"? You'd have to be an idiot. She was an incredible creature.

An artist should write for himself & not for an audience. If the audience likes it, great. If not, they can keep away.

I can't understand guys who just have to have your autograph. What do you do when you get home, take it out & look at it?

An audience is in many respects no more than a mob under loose control.