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Cecil Taylor
Cecil Taylor
American Musician
Born: Mar 15, 1930
About Life Me Music Musicians You
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When you play, when you perform, it might be for the last time, so you got to do it. Cecil Taylor
Time You Perform Got Might Play Last Last Time
They say, 'We will give you money, but we want you to play this or that.' And I always thought, 'If I'm going to do that, I might as well go back and be a dishwasher.' Cecil Taylor
You Money Will Thought Back Say Give Well Always Go Going Want Dishwasher Might They Say Play
When you think about musicians who are reading music, my contention has always been the energy that you're using deciphering what the symbol is is taking away from the maximum creative energy that you might have had if you understood that it's but a symbol. Cecil Taylor
Music You Musicians Creative Reading Energy Think About Had Taking Contention Always Understood Been Maximum Might Creative Energy Who Using Away Symbol
You must surrender whatever preconceptions you have about music if you're really interested in it. Cecil Taylor
Music You Surrender Whatever Must About Preconceptions Interested Really
The quality of life, values that go down to doin' that, that's the issue. Cecil Taylor
Life Quality Values Down Quality Of Life Doin Issue Go
Mother, being a pianist, told me how to play with my fingers on the piano. Cecil Taylor
Me Mother Fingers Pianist Piano How Being Play
When I came out of the conservatory, the first thing I did was to go see Thelonious Monk. Cecil Taylor
First Conservatory Out See First Thing Came Go Did The First Thing Thing Monk
Find one note on the instrument that pleases you, and then find another note that also pleases you. Cecil Taylor
You Pleases Find Also Instrument Another Note Then
Before he fought Billy Conn, Joe Louis said, 'He can run, but he can't hide.' That's how I feel about New York: You can run from it, but you can't hide. Cecil Taylor
You Hide Before Run Joe Joe Louis About He Feel New Said How Louis York New York Billy Fought
The emphasis in each piece is on building a whole, totally integrated structure. In doing this, we try to carry on - in ensemble as well as solo sections - the mood of a jazz soloist. I mean that principle of kinetic improvisation that keeps a jazz solo building. Cecil Taylor
Try Building Jazz Ensemble Sections Mood Solo Carry Kinetic Totally Structure Emphasis Piece Well Principle Doing Integrated Improvisation Mean Whole Each Keeps
I am not afraid of European influences. The point is to use them, as Ellington did, as part of my life as an American Negro. Cecil Taylor
Life My Life Point Part Am American Did Afraid Influences Them Use European

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