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All my musical foundations go back to the age of 3. My family tell me that I used to listen to the old crystal set, then go to the piano and pick out the tune that I just heard.

~George Shearing

Topics: Age Back Crystal Family Foundations Go Heard Just Listen Me Musical Old Out Piano Pick Set Tell Then Tune Used

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I don't think you can contrive any sound.

~George Shearing

Topics: Any Sound Think You

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I think it was Duke Ellington who once said that we're always most pleased with our current record. I mean, you have to assume that you learn from one, and you do something better next time.

~George Shearing

Topics: Always Assume Better Current Duke Learn Mean Most Next Next Time Once Our Pleased Record Said Something Think Time Who You I Think

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I was born in London in 1919. I first went to America in 1946 for a three-month holiday. Then I came back, worked here for almost a year sold up my home and went back on immigration in 1947.

~George Shearing

Topics: Almost America Back Born Came First Here Holiday Home Immigration London Sold Then Up Worked Year I Came I Was Born

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My affiliation with England is borne out by the fact that I do come back for periodic visits.

~George Shearing

Topics: Affiliation Back Borne Come England Fact Out Periodic Visits

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I studied with a blind teacher from about 5 until I was 16, at two different schools. From the age of 12 until 16, I was in a boarding school-which, I believe, at that time was compulsory for blind children.

~George Shearing

Topics: About Age Believe Blind Boarding Children Compulsory Different Schools Studied Teacher Time Two Until I Believe

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The way it works: The orchestra plays a few selections of its own and I terminate the first part of the programme on piano, usually with a movement from a Mozart concerto.

~George Shearing

Topics: Few First Movement Mozart Orchestra Own Part Piano Plays Programme Terminate Way Works

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Perfect retention. I don't think I could do that-I've never disciplined myself to do it. I suppose a lot of it is a question of discipline. Which improvisation is not.

~George Shearing

Topics: Could Discipline Disciplined Improvisation Lot Myself Never Perfect Question Retention Suppose Think Which

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Can anybody be given a great degree of creativity? No. They can be given the equipment to develop it-if they have it in them in the first place.

~George Shearing

Topics: Anybody Creativity Degree Develop Equipment First First Place Given Great Place Them

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In Braille you write your flat sign first and then your note.

~George Shearing

Topics: Braille First Flat Note Sign Then Write You Your

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Musician

Born: August 13th, 1919

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