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I'm beginning to understand myself. But it would have been great to be able to understand myself when I was 20 rather than when I was 82.

~Dave Brubeck

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I wanted to be like my father, who was a cattle man and a rodeo roper. And that was - he was my hero, and I wanted to be more like him.

~Dave Brubeck

Topics: Cattle Father He Hero Him Like Man More Rodeo Wanted Who

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If there's a deadline, I work late. If not, I like to have normal hours, and get up early and work. When things are going well, I hate to quit. And then I'll work 'till exhausted.

~Dave Brubeck

Topics: Deadline Early Exhausted Get Going Hate Hours Late Like Normal Quit Then Things Till Up Well Work

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I knew even if I'm a cowboy, I'm going to be involved in jazz in some way.

~Dave Brubeck

Topics: Cowboy Even Going Involved Jazz Knew Some Way

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Jazz stands for freedom. It's supposed to be the voice of freedom: Get out there and improvise, and take chances, and don't be a perfectionist - leave that to the classical musicians.

~Dave Brubeck

Topics: Chances Classical Freedom Get Improvise Jazz Leave Musicians Out Perfectionist Stands Supposed Take Voice

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It's like a whole orchestra, the piano for me.

~Dave Brubeck

Topics: Like Me Orchestra Piano Whole

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I was always very aware of drummers. My oldest brother Henry was a drummer, and he drummed on everything in the house from the kitchen sink to stovepipes. He was the first drummer in the Gil Evans Orchestra, so you've got to know how great he was.

~Dave Brubeck

Topics: Always Aware Brother Drummer Drummers Everything First Got Great He Henry House How Kitchen Know Oldest Orchestra Sink Very You

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There's a way of playing safe, there's a way of using tricks and there's the way I like to play which is dangerously where you're going to take a chance on making mistakes in order to create something you haven't created before.

~Dave Brubeck

Topics: Before Chance Create Created Dangerously Going Like Making Making Mistakes Mistakes Order Play Playing Safe Something Take Take A Chance Tricks Using Way Where Which You

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And there is a time where you can be beyond yourself. You can be better than your technique. You can be better than most of your usual ideas. And this is a whole other category that you can get into.

~Dave Brubeck

Topics: Better Beyond Category Get Ideas Most Other Technique Than Time Usual Where Whole You Your Yourself

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I'm always hoping for the nights that are inspired where you almost have an out of body experience.

~Dave Brubeck

Topics: Almost Always Body Experience Hoping Inspired Nights Out Where You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: December 6th, 1920

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