Norman Granz Quotes
I'm concerned with trend. I don't know where jazz fans will come from 20 years from now.
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A lot of young chefs today get carried away by trends, by influences, by movements.
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Venezuelan baseball is more aggressive, more passionate, more exciting. The fans are not the same as in your native country.
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If you ask me, rockabilly has had a raw deal for far too long. People never shunned the blues or jazz the way they do rockabilly. But it's the original punk-rock, and it changed the way people looked at music for ever.
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Many fans were surprised when they learned that the little girl in drama 'Stairway To Heaven' was me.
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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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Japan has really great fans for all kinds of music. I think they're keeping metal alive.
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I'm very thankful to all my fans for their constant love and support. I am what I am because of their unconditional love.
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We love our fans, so there's nothing we wouldn't do for them, and we go directly to t hem.
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Everybody had their fans and they were fans of all of them.
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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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In some ways, Australian fans are more dedicated and more enthusiastic than some of our most loyal fans in the U.S.
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There are some die-hard 'Chelsea Lately' fans, and that's where the majority of my fans come from. Chelsea is really helping make comedy audiences hipper and edgier.
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I love designing bridal. I do not follow trends - I design dresses that are relevant to the times.
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Even though I left for a year, I grew here as a Jazz man. If I'm fortunate enough to go into the Hall of Fame, I will go as a Jazz man.
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I think I represent a more left-wing view of what jazz is.
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My music is jazz.
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I started with ballet, and once I started to really like it, I got into more - I did jazz and tap, and then kept going.
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Some actors are like flowers basking in the sun - they love the attention, and the fans get what they want. With me it's different. I know the fans aren't getting what they want. And I'm certainly not getting what I want.
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I remember watching myself on video and being so disappointed with myself because I was constantly moving around the place and laughing. I thought, 'I must be so much louder than I think I am. From inside it feels fine.'
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I think of myself as a cover girl. But I would never do some kind of cheesy magazine.
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I'm proud that I can represent, within Cyborg, a couple of different groups. One being people of color, but also, Cyborg is a superhero that is in many ways disabled. So, being able to give representation from that end as well is something that's really powerful to me.
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I created my own charity called My Peak Challenge. We've been able to raise hundreds of thousands of pounds. It's helping change people's lives, and I've had lots of wonderful letters about it.
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I'm not a bad guy! I work hard, and I love my kids. So why should I spend half my Sunday hearing about how I'm going to Hell?
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I'm concerned with trend. I don't know where jazz fans will come from 20 years from now.
