#si

I wanted to be a pianist but it just wasn't my thing. I guess I wanted to stand up rather than sit down. ↗

— Steve Lacy

#guess #i #just #pianist #rather

I was spoiled by Monk's music because it was so good, so complete. ↗

— Steve Lacy

#complete #good #i #monk #music

I've been working on the soprano saxophone for 40 years, and the possibilities are astounding. It's up to you, the only limit is the imagination. ↗

— Steve Lacy

#been #i #imagination #limit #only

I've performed solo for 20 years now, but I don't do much of it, because if you only play alone, you go crazy and out of tune and play foolish music. ↗

— Steve Lacy

#because #crazy #foolish #go #i

If you have music you want to play that no one asks you to play, you have to go out and find where you can play it. It's called do or die. ↗

— Steve Lacy

#called #die #find #go #music

Ninety-nine percent of advertising doesn't sell much of anything. ↗

— David Ogilvy

#anything #much #ninety-nine #ninety-nine percent #percent

Register is very important. Music sounds best in a certain register. ↗

— Steve Lacy

#certain #important #music #register #sounds

Saxophone is one thing, and music is another. ↗

— Steve Lacy

#music #one thing #saxophone #thing

The saxophone is a very interesting machine, but I'm more interested in music. ↗

— Steve Lacy

#interested #interesting #machine #more #music

The soprano has all those other instruments in it. It's got the soprano song voice, flute, violin, clarinet, and tenor elements and can even approach the baritone in intensity. ↗

— Steve Lacy

#baritone #clarinet #elements #even #flute