Quote # 57 by Quentin Tarantino
“To me, movies and music go hand in hand. When I’m writing a script, one of the first things I do is find the music I’m going to play for the opening sequence.” – Quentin Tarantino Quentin Jerome Tarantino (born March 27, 1963) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. His […]
Quote # 56 by Ronnie Scott
“Wes Montgomery played impossible things on the guitar because it was never pointed out to him that they were impossible.” – Ronnie Scott Ronnie Scott (28 January 1927 – 23 December 1996) was an English jazz tenor saxophonist and jazz club owner. The jazz club “Ronnie Scott”, is located in London and […]
Quote # 55 by Miles Davis
“Do not fear mistakes, there are none.” – Miles Davis Miles Davis (1926 – 1991) was one of the greatest in music, period! Below is the story about Miles Davis and some nice videos. Hope that you like them as much as I do. Enjoy! Miles Davis – “The Miles Davis […]
Quote # 54 by Luciano Pavarotti
“Learning music by reading about it, is like making love by mail.” – Luciano Pavarotti Luciano Pavarotti (12 October 1935 – 6 September 2007) was an Italian operatic tenor who also crossed over into popular music, eventually becoming one of the most commercially successful tenors of all time. He made numerous recordings of […]
Quote # 53 by Mary Lou Williams
“I wonder what an agent would do if he had to travel with the band he’s booking.” – Mary Lou Williams Mary Lou Williams (May 8, 1910 – May 28, 1981) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. Williams wrote hundreds of compositions and arrangements, and recorded more than one hundred […]
Quote # 52 by John Coltrane
“When you begin to see the possibilities of music, you desire to do something really good for people.” – John Coltrane This is the third time I write about my hero John Coltrane. My first post in Musiclover.se was about John Coltrane “Giant Steps”. If you are interested to read that post […]
Quote # 51 by Jimi Hendrix
“The reflection of the world is blues, that’s where that part of the music is at. Then you got this other kind of music that’s tryin’ to come around.” – Jimi Hendrix There are so much to be said about Jimi Hendrix, so I keep it short. To read more about Jimi […]
Quote # 50 by Edgar Winter
“Music is very spiritual, it has the power to bring people together.” – Edgar Winter Edgar (Holland) Winter (born December 28, 1946 in Beaumont, Texas) is an American musician/singer and younger brother to blues guitarist and singer Johnny Winter. Edgar Winter is famous for being a multi-instrumentalist and he is a highly […]
Quote # 49 by Berthold Auerbach
“Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.” – Berthold Auerbach Berthold Auerbach (28 February 1812 – 8 February 1882) was a German-Jewish poet and author. He was the founder of the German “tendency novel”, in which fiction is used as a means of influencing public opinion on social, political, […]
Quote # 48 by Buddy Guy
“I’ve never missed a gig yet. Music makes people happy, and that’s why I go on doing it – I like to see everybody smile.” – Buddy Guy George “Buddy” Guy (born July 30, 1936 is an American blues guitarist and singer. Critically acclaimed, he is a pioneer of the Chicago blues sound […]