Quote # 60 by Shorty Rogers
“When Bird came on the scene, it was just as shocking as in the Bible: everything was dark, and then the light appeared for the first time.” – Shorty Rogers Milton “Shorty” Rogers (April 14, 1924 – November 7, 1994), born Milton Rajonsky in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, was one of the principal creators […]
Quote # 59 by Van Morrison
“Music is spiritual. The music business is not.” – Van Morrison Van Morrison (born George Ivan Morrison; 31 August 1945) is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter and musician. His live performances at their best are described as transcendental while some of his recordings, such as the studio albums Astral Weeks and Moondance and the […]
Shine was a fantastic funk and soul inspiration!
Shine was a fantastic funk and soul inspiration! The band Shine from Sweden, was a fantastic funk and soul inspiration in the early 80´s. USA had Brothers Johnson with Louis Johnson on bass, and in Sweden we had Shine with Kofi Bentsi-Enchill on bass. Very Sadly Kofi passed away in March 2002 (he was born […]
Quote # 58 by Jack Kerouac
“The only truth is music.” – Jack Kerouac Jean-Louis “Jack” Kérouac (March 12, 1922 – October 21, 1969) was an American novelist and poet. He is considered a literary iconoclast and, alongside William S. Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg, a pioneer of the Beat Generation. Kerouac is recognized for his spontaneous method of writing, […]
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 […]