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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	Of taking what life gave her, she should take what she wanted from life.   
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	One of the things that the public sector banks need to do is to raise private capital from the market and not rely on government largesse.   
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	It's essential to tell the truth at all times. This will reduce life's pain. Lying distorts reality. All forms of distorted thinking must be corrected.   
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	I have even written a book about Wine called The Grapes of Ralph.   
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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.   
 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					