Boris Vian

There are only two things: love, all sorts of love, with pretty girls, and the music of New Orleans or Duke Ellington. Everything else ought to go, because everything else is ugly. ↗

— Boris Vian

#duke #duke ellington #ellington #else #everything

Aşk bazen; asla sahip olamayacağın birini sevmektir. ↗

— Boris Vian

#boris-vian #love #vian #love

Sans le jazz, la vie serait une erreur ↗

— Boris Vian

#life #music #life

One ends up relying on pure musical inspiration, and failing that, the music won't lead to anything good, or it will alienate all but the most die-hard fans. ↗

— Boris Vian

#anything #ends #failing #fans #good

The problem is the following, black music is increasing encumbered by white elements, often pleasant but always superfluous, easily and advantageously replaced with black elements. ↗

— Boris Vian

#black #black music #easily #elements #following

The three great moments of my life had to be the concerts of Ellington in 1938, Dizzy in '48, and Ella in '52. ↗

— Boris Vian

#dizzy #ella #ellington #great #great moments

I played the trumpet a bit like a porker, I think. ↗

— Boris Vian

#i #i think #like #played #think

Of course, it's fun to play with Blacks. ↗

— Boris Vian

#course #fun #play