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The magic of playing has to do with how much everyone wants it to succeed. If you have five players in a situation where the music is being improvised and one is determined it is not going to succeed, it won't succeed even if one of the musicians takes control.

~Bill Dixon

Topics: Being Control Determined Even Everyone Five Going How How Much Improvised Magic Much Music Musicians Players Playing Situation Succeed Takes Wants Where You

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Whether I get adequate attention or not, people here do know the work I have been doing systematically and without compromise for over 40 years. I get tired of people making excuses for guys who don't continue the art because they can't make a living.

~Bill Dixon

Topics: Adequate Art Attention Because Been Compromise Continue Doing Excuses Get Guys Here Know Living Make Making Over People Systematically Tired Whether Who Without Work Years

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I do not, as a rule, do encores. When I have finished playing, I have indeed finished playing. I have nothing left; there has been no reserve.

~Bill Dixon

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I think people who sample are cheating. It is like people who do collages. Use all of your own stuff.

~Bill Dixon

Topics: Cheating Collage Like Own People Sample Stuff Think Use Who Your I Think

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When Coltrane died, a void appeared in this music that has not been filled yet. He maintained a forward motion in his work and did not look back.

~Bill Dixon

Topics: Appeared Back Been Coltrane Did Died Filled Forward He His Look Maintained Motion Music Void Work

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If I had money, I would like to get an old building, have music performances, do lithographs, have shows of paintings, and do those things that I'm interested in doing.

~Bill Dixon

Topics: Building Doing Get Had Interested Like Money Music Old Paintings Performance Shows Things Those Would

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Whatever I do, I attempt to do it fully. I try, and don't always succeed, to be thorough. There are musicians who do not know their worth, and if they knew it at one time, it has eluded them. I know my worth. You try not to dwell in the past.

~Bill Dixon

Topics: Always Attempt Dwell Fully In The Past Knew Know Musicians One Time Past Succeed Them Thorough Time Try Whatever Who Worth You

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If you are you, 24 hours a day, then you do not have to remember who you are supposed to be in different situations - something that I imagine could be troublesome.

~Bill Dixon

Topics: Could Day Different Hours Imagine Remember Situations Something Supposed Then Troublesome Who You 24 Hours

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: October 5th, 1925

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