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It's taken me all my life to learn what not to play.

~Dizzy Gillespie

Topics: All My Life Learn Life Me My Life Play Taken

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I always try to teach by example and not force my ideas on a young musician. One of the reasons we're here is to be a part of this process of exchange.

~Dizzy Gillespie

Topics: Always Example Exchange Force Here Ideas Musician Part Process Reasons Teach Try Young

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I think the idea is now for blacks to write about the history of our music. It's time for that, because whites have been doing it all the time. It's time for us to do it ourselves and tell it like it is.

~Dizzy Gillespie

Topics: About Because Been Blacks Doing History Idea Like Music Now Our Our Music Ourselves Tell The History Of Think Time Us Whites Write I Think

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I don't care much about music. What I like is sounds.

~Dizzy Gillespie

Topics: About Care Like Much Music Sounds

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How do I know why Miles walks off the stage? Why don't you ask him? And besides, maybe we'd all like to be like Miles, and just haven't got the guts.

~Dizzy Gillespie

Topics: Ask Besides Got Guts Him How Just Know Like Maybe Miles Off Stage Walks Why You

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I'd like to play for you one of my compositions, my only composition.

~Dizzy Gillespie

Topics: Composition Like Only Play You

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Men have died for this music. You can't get more serious than that.

~Dizzy Gillespie

Topics: Died Get Men More Music Serious Than You

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They're not particular about whether you're playing a flatted fifth or a ruptured 129th as long as they can dance to it.

~Dizzy Gillespie

Topics: About Dance Fifth Long Particular Playing Whether You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: October 21st, 1917

Died: January 6th, 1993

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