The saxophone is actually a translation of the human voice, in my conception. All you can do is play melody. No matter how complicated it gets, it's still a melody.
Stan GetzI had a 10-year heroin habit and kicked that. Then I became an alcoholic. I drank two fifth's a day.
Stan GetzThere are four qualities essential to a great jazzman. they are taste, courage, individuality, and irreverence.
Stan GetzLife is too full of distractions nowadays. When I was a kid we had a little Emerson radio and that was it. We were more dedicated. We didn't have a choice.
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