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I guess fortunate that I'm still around and I emphasize I guess because you never can tell what musicians would be playing had they been around as long as I have. ↗

— Sonny Rollins

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I think as long as people are around and can hear a record and hear people like Lester Young on a recording, there will always be a great inspiration for somebody to try to create jazz. ↗

— Sonny Rollins

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I think the problem starts with the general appreciation of the music in the larger society. ↗

— Sonny Rollins

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I've played with all of the heavyweights in the modern jazz, progressive jazz movement. I've been fortunate enough to play with them, a who's who. All of those guys, I've been fortunate enough to have performed with. ↗

— Sonny Rollins

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It's all about creation and surprise. It just needs to be appreciated and watered like flowers. You have to water flowers. These peaks will come again. ↗

— Sonny Rollins

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Jazz has an audience all around the globe and has had for many decades, I think speaking of the United States, let's say that what we need is more of an official recognition. ↗

— Sonny Rollins

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My mother came from St. Thomas. I heard that melody and all I did was actually adapt it. I made my adaptation of sort of an island traditional melody. It did become sort of my trademark tune. ↗

— Sonny Rollins

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There have been many great musicians that, Clifford Brown is one great example, I mean he died very early, 25. ↗

— Sonny Rollins

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And I'm working with all these great people at Sony Publishing. ↗

— Christy Romano

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But first I want to get my master's degree at Columbia's School of International Public Affairs. ↗

— Christy Romano

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