“I, of course, wanted to play real jazz. When we played pop tunes, and naturally we had to, I wanted those pops to kick! Not loud and fast, understand, but smoothly and with a definite punch.”
Count Basie
“Local businesses are under attack by an in invading army of franchisees. the mom & pops are a dying breed”
Kenneth waters Jr
“All franchises are un AMERICAN they are a dictatorship that make it almost impossible for pride of ownership and customer serves to survive”
“Harpists spend 90 percent of their lives tuning their harps and 10 percent playing out of tune.”
Igor Stravinsky
“It's like fine-tuning a car. When you want the car to go a little faster, you tune it up so it revs a little higher. We just have to get everybody on the same page (against Air Force). If one person breaks down, then those guys are out the gate.”
Freddy Keiaho
“If you play a tune and a person don't tap their feet, don't play the tune.”
“There's many a good tune played on an old fiddle.”
Samuel Butler