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Everybody that listens to something hears it differently from their own perspective. And you can't please everyone. Don't even try. Please yourself first and then try to please those people around you that you feel know what you're doing.

~Buddy Defranco

Topics: Around Differently Doing Even Everybody Everyone Feel First Hears Know Listens Own People Perspective Please Please Everyone Something Then Those Try You Yourself

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When you're playing jazz, you have to somehow overcome that feeling of being intimidated because your aim is to portray that freedom in what you're playing.

~Buddy Defranco

Topics: Aim Because Being Feeling Freedom Intimidated Jazz Overcome Playing Portray Somehow You Your

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I always feel like out of every session that I do, whether it's a record session or even a concert, I like to think that there was something in there that I didn't do before. That's my goal.

~Buddy Defranco

Topics: Always Before Concert Even Every Feel Goal Like Out Record Session Something Think Whether

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Artie Shaw was way ahead of most clarinetists and most jazz players.

~Buddy Defranco

Topics: Jazz Most Players Way Ahead

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When I heard Charlie Parker, I knew that that was going to be the new wave, the new way to play jazz. From that point on, I was sold with... the idea of bebop.

~Buddy Defranco

Topics: Charlie Charlie Parker Going Heard Idea Jazz Knew New New Way Parker Play Point Sold Wave Way

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Charlie Parker and Art Tatum to me were genius, and I'm right below that. I did, in my own way, do something different on the instrument, and that's the way I'd like to be remembered.

~Buddy Defranco

Topics: Art Below Charlie Charlie Parker Did Different Genius Instrument Like Me My Own Own Parker Remembered Right Something Way Were

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: February 17th, 1923

Died: December 24th, 2014

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