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Paul Desmond
12 quotes
“I could only write at the beach, and I kept getting sand in my typewriter.”
Paul Desmond (1924–1977) said by 1977 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I hate the way he writes. I kind of love the way he lives, though.”
Paul Desmond (1924–1977) said by 1977 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I have won several prizes as the world’s slowest alto player, as well as a special award in 1961 for quietness.”
Paul Desmond (1924–1977) said by 1977 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I think I had it in the back of my mind that I wanted to sound like a dry martini.”
Paul Desmond (1924–1977) said by 1977 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I tried practicing for a few weeks and ended up playing too fast.”
Paul Desmond (1924–1977) said by 1977 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I was unfashionable before anyone knew who I was.”
Paul Desmond (1924–1977) said by 1977 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It's like living in a house where everything's painted red.”
Paul Desmond (1924–1977) said by 1977 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Not for me. If I want to tune everybody out, I just take off my glasses and enjoy the haze.”
Paul Desmond (1924–1977) said by 1977 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Sometimes I get the feeling that there are orgies going on all over New York City, and somebody says, `Let's call Desmond,' and somebody else says,'Why bother? He's probably home reading the Encyclopedia Britannica.'”
Paul Desmond (1924–1977) said by 1977 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Well, that I'm not playing better.”
Paul Desmond (1924–1977) said by 1977 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Writing is like jazz. It can be learned, but it can’t be taught.”
Paul Desmond (1924–1977) said by 1977 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“You're beginning to sound like a cross between David Frost and David Susskind, and that is a cross I cannot bear.”
Paul Desmond (1924–1977) said by 1977 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source