Roy Ayers

I don't trip on that much. I just like to enjoy life and be happy. ↗

— Roy Ayers

#enjoy #enjoy life #happy #i #just

A lot of the hip hop artists don't write music. They write words. ↗

— Roy Ayers

#hip #hip hop #hop #lot #music

Artists don't always know. Almost every song I ever recorded that was a hit at the majors that the promotional people picked I didn't think it would be a hit. I was wrong every time! ↗

— Roy Ayers

#always #artists #ever #every #every time

Back in the day, I used to be in the studio recording 20 hours a day. And that was all of the time. I still record a lot of hours, but I don't go as long as I used to. ↗

— Roy Ayers

#day #go #hours #i #long

DJs and people in the street know what they like. ↗

— Roy Ayers

#know #like #people #street

I always had this energy level that made me want to come to New York. ↗

— Roy Ayers

#come #energy #energy level #had #i

I couldn't get my album played over the so-called smooth jazz stations. Jazz stations would not play it. You don't always know who you're making that soul connection with. ↗

— Roy Ayers

#always #connection #get #i #jazz

I don't like rap that you can't understand. The youth is so quick and alert. ↗

— Roy Ayers

#i #like #quick #rap #understand

I don't think I'm really so unique. If every black person looked at their life they would quickly discover that they have been influenced by every type of music prevalent in America. ↗

— Roy Ayers

#been #black #discover #every #i

The true beauty of music is that it connects people. It carries a message, and we, the musicians, are the messengers. ↗

— Roy Ayers

#carries #connects #message #messengers #music