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I am a person who thinks about the music first in trying to achieve something musically valid. ↗

— Sonny Rollins

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

— Sonny Rollins

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I think what we need is a more welcoming mode from the people who put on a hundred million country-western shows on television. How about a monthly jazz show? ↗

— 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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That's just the way this business works. You're a reliable commodity. ↗

— Christy Romano

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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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I think I'm going to put together a compilation under Disney's name of my songs that I've done for them - because I've done six or seven by now! The latest was for the Princess Diaries 2 soundtrack. So that's the next thing that's coming out. ↗

— Christy Romano

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I'm recording an album. It's sort of techno mixed with garbage - you, know, intense in-your-face music. ↗

— Christy Romano

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Just like Tim Robbins is very political - and obviously, Arnold Schwarzenegger must be - I want to be able to have this public personality that's considered authoritative. ↗

— Christy Romano

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