#hea

The lion's share of what I hear right now are people who, intentional or accidental, have avoided all jazz prior to 1960. And all the musicians who were successful in the '60s spent their entire lives, prior to 1960, listening to all the musicians these people avoid. ↗

— Branford Marsalis

#avoid #avoided #entire #entire lives #hear

There's the tradition in jazz of having the Battle of the Bands, and you do not want to get your head cut when you're playing. ↗

— Wynton Marsalis

#battle #cut #get #having #head

When I auditioned for my high school band the band director was excited because my father was known to be a great musician. When he heard me, he said 'Are you sure you're Ellis's son?' ↗

— Wynton Marsalis

#band #because #director #ellis #excited

Rest when you're weary. Refresh and renew yourself, your body, your mind, your spirit. Then get back to work. ↗

— Ralph Marston

#back #body #get #mind #refresh

When I heard Nirvana, it changed my life. ↗

— Joel Madden

#heard #i #life #my life #nirvana

Coaches have to watch for what they don't want to see and listen to what they don't want to hear. ↗

— John Madden

#hear #listen #see #want #watch

It is simply not part of my culture to preserve notes. I have never heard of a writer preserving his early drafts. ↗

— Naguib Mahfouz

#drafts #early #heard #his #i

In the theatrical works we love and admire the most, the ending of the drama generally takes place offstage. ↗

— Gustav Mahler

#drama #ending #generally #love #most

In the mind, in the heart, I was always home. I always imagined, really, going back home. ↗

— Miriam Makeba

#back #going #heart #home #i

Analysts keep having to pick away at the scab that the patient tries to form between himself and the analyst to cover over his wounds. The analyst keeps the surface raw, so that the wound will heal properly. ↗

— Janet Malcolm

#away #between #cover #form #having