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While everyone has a right to his or her opinion, the people who are informed have more of a right.

~Bill Dixon

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I have been using delay and reverberation since the middle 1960s. I use them to make what is almost inaudible to the ear, audible. I do not use them to play loudly but to make the higher harmonics heard.

~Bill Dixon

Topics: Almost Been Delay Ear Heard Higher Loudly Make Middle Play Since Them Use Using 1960S

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If I produce it, I will stage it as a performance. A small audience will be invited; rehearsals of the sections will be done in the mornings, and those sections will be recorded in the afternoons.

~Bill Dixon

Topics: Afternoon Audience Done Invited Mornings Performance Produce Recorded Rehearsals Sections Small Stage Those Will

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In the middle 1940s... I heard everyone live. Painting, the theater; everything was happening. It was an exciting time when New York was the place to be.

~Bill Dixon

Topics: Everyone Everything Exciting Exciting Time Happening Heard Live Middle New New York Painting Place Theater Time York 1940S

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My career has been different from most people, but I knew what I was not going to do. I knew I was not going to be controlled. I knew there was a price for this, but I did not know there was as large a price as it turned out to be.

~Bill Dixon

Topics: Been Career Controlled Did Different Going Knew Know Large Most Out People Price Turned

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Interested listeners have only to hear the recording to find out if those guys, who go to such pains to undervalue my work, are right. All people have to do is listen to realize it is a beautiful record.

~Bill Dixon

Topics: All People Beautiful Find Go Guys Hear Interested Listen Listeners Only Out Pains People Realize Record Recording Right Those Who Work

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I have been going to Italy since 1980, but I always went to do work. I did not live overseas, because I do not like running around with everything I own in a paper bag.

~Bill Dixon

Topics: Always Around Bag Because Been Did Everything Going Italy Like Live Overseas Own Paper Paper Bag Running Since Work

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Rock musicians, and a vast array of popular-music musicians, due to their wealth, acquired through the mass of their notoriety, are able to be listened to and heard and thus are able to effect change on an international level.

~Bill Dixon

Topics: Able Acquired Array Change Due Effect Heard International Level Listened Mass Musicians Notoriety Rock Through Thus Vast Wealth

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Most of my recorded material has been in small group configurations. I have not released large orchestral works as recordings because it hasn't been within the realm of possibility.

~Bill Dixon

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I have no distributor... it is indicative to me that there are these pockets of players and collectors all over. You should see the correspondence I get from over the world letting me know how significant they think I am. I know that wherever I go, I am well received.

~Bill Dixon

Topics: Am Collectors Correspondence Get Go How Know Letting Me Over Players Pockets Received See Should Significant Think Well Wherever World You I Am

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: October 5th, 1925

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