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When I came out of the conservatory, the first thing I did was to go see Thelonious Monk.

~Cecil Taylor

Topics: Came Conservatory Did First First Thing Go Monk Out See The First Thing Thing I Came

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Rhythm is the life of space of time danced through.

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Topics: Danced Life Rhythm Space Through Time

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If you take the creation of music and the creation of your own life values as your overall goal, then living becomes a musical process.

~Cecil Taylor

Topics: Becomes Creation Goal Life Living Music Musical Overall Own Process Take Then Values You Your

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You must surrender whatever preconceptions you have about music if you're really interested in it.

~Cecil Taylor

Topics: About Interested Music Must Preconceptions Really Surrender Whatever You

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I discovered very early that it wasn't quite enough for me to imitate people.

~Cecil Taylor

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To me, the piano in itself is an orchestra.

~Cecil Taylor

Topics: Itself Me Orchestra Piano

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The quality of life, values that go down to doin' that, that's the issue.

~Cecil Taylor

Topics: Doin Down Go Issue Life Quality Quality Of Life Values

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I understand about the relative strengths of people, and I don't think people have to be anything. They can be nothin' if they want to be.

~Cecil Taylor

Topics: About Anything Nothin People Relative Strengths Think Understand Want

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Mother, being a pianist, told me how to play with my fingers on the piano.

~Cecil Taylor

Topics: Being Fingers How Me Mother Pianist Piano Play

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The first record I made, when I listen to it, I understand. I understand perfectly well why certain musicians were unhappy with me. I had to decide: was I unhappy with me? I liked it. If they didn't like it, it was on them.

~Cecil Taylor

Topics: Certain Decide First Had Like Liked Listen Made Me Musicians Perfectly Record Them Understand Unhappy Well Were Why

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: March 15th, 1930

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