Boris Vian Quotes

France, Writer
March 10, 1920 – June, 23, 1959.

Boris Vian was a French polymath: writer, poet, musician, singer, translator, critic, actor, inventor and engineer. He is best remembered today for his novels. Those published under the pseudonym Vernon Sullivan were bizarre parodies of criminal fiction, highly controversial at the time of their release.

Also known as Poet, Musician, Singer, Translator, Critic, Actor

The problem is the following, black music is increasing encumbered by white elements, often pleasant but always superfluous, easily and advantageously replaced with black elements.

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- Music
- Black
Of course, it's fun to play with Blacks.

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- Fun

There are only two things: love, all sorts of love, with pretty girls, and the music of New Orleans or Duke Ellington. Everything else ought to go, because everything else is ugly.

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- Music
- Pretty
- Ugly
The three great moments of my life had to be the concerts of Ellington in 1938, Dizzy in '48, and Ella in '52.

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- Life
- Great
- Moments
One ends up relying on pure musical inspiration, and failing that, the music won't lead to anything good, or it will alienate all but the most die-hard fans.

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- Up
- Good
- Music
I played the trumpet a bit like a porker, I think.

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