Miguel Zenon Quotes
The way I like to think about it is, even though I started music early - I started in classical music - it wasn't until I discovered jazz that I really fell in love with music and realized this was what I wanted to do for a living.
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I'm not saying that in order to be a great jazz musician you have to be a great classical pianist first. But I am saying that it makes things easier when you can get around the instrument, and you have some idea of how to approach the various hurdles.
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I wanted to make Canadian films, and I ended up making American films.
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Taxi drivers used to ask me what kind of music I did, and I'd say, 'Well, it's kind of jazz, soul, classical' - but that makes no sense to anyone.
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The '70s were a time of turmoil and turnover. But I grew up here. I always wanted to play here.
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I wanted to be famous. I wanted people to talk about me.
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No, I haven't asked for a guy's number, but I've always wanted to.
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I've always wanted to act; I just didn't know how to get into it. It kind of just happened. Dance brought me into it.
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I've never wanted to be put into a box, not musically.
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I was really into my studies and wanted to be a doctor.
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I love gentle, gorgeous classical music such as Mozart.
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When I came to America, I told my dad I wanted to be an actress.
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Musically, I always wanted to experiment.
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I always knew I wanted to be a writer.
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I wanted to play baseball!
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I think I've achieved everything I wanted to.
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If it comes out sounding like Dixieland jazz or classical or punk or rock or even slightly metal, that's because that's where I'm going to find inspiration.
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I wanted to emulate Bob Flanagan, the high voice in the 'Four Freshmen.' I wanted to sing high like he did.
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A land may be said to be discovered the first time a European, presumably an Englishman, sets foot on it.
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As opposed to the incoherent spectacle of the world, the real is what is expected, what is obtained and what is discovered by our own movement. It is what is sensed as being within our own power and always responsive to our action.
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I don't know if I'll ever make rap music, but I just like people who are like, 'I am going to just find the medium that's best for this idea and master it and do that.'
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I'm not faithful to one particular medium, and it's what I try to teach to people who work with me.
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I like that - the "you-ish" character.
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I'm always gonna be in opposition no matter what, but I can still cover my bases and do what I like.
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The way I like to think about it is, even though I started music early - I started in classical music - it wasn't until I discovered jazz that I really fell in love with music and realized this was what I wanted to do for a living.
