Elvin Jones Quotes
Music is a way of life, it's everything. I play drums and that's what I believe I was born to do.
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The music is just so rich and part of the culture there. I suddenly felt like I needed to go on this mission to make sure we save New Orleans because - not that I can save anything - but it's so much part of what this country is, this whole mix of people coming together and doing this thing.
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I love music, and can dance on the desi beats. Punjabi music is my favourite. I listen to artists like Honey Singh. I love his music. I also love watching Bollywood films.
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I base myself in African-derived music. Blues is one of the modern forms of African music.
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I just do what I'm here for and that's to make that music.
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I love writing songs. I love doing my radio show and talking to the fans and listening to what they have to say, but there's a certain responsibility that comes along with being given the gift of music. I take that seriously, but at the same time I try to use it to do something that makes a difference in a positive way.
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My sister, singer Jessie Ware, and I are always exchanging music. We brainstormed her wedding playlist for months.
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I think I have every piece of music Bob Marley ever made.
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We feel more and more intensely about the music we make. It's unexpected, and not always what you would think of in Beach House. It's all art in the end. We aren't making records because we have to; it's because it's what we want to express.
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Most of the best music in American history was made by people with no options.
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We are neurologically hardwired to seek out people like ourselves. We start forming cliques as soon as we're old enough to know what acceptance feels like. We bond together based on anything that we can - music preference, race, gender, the block that we grew up on.
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The greatest thing about music is everyone has their own style, and I respect all styles of music.
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I think every revolutionary act is an act of love. Every song that I've written, it is because of my desire to use music as a way to empower and re-humanize people who are living in a dehumanizing setting. The song is in order to better the human condition.
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It's very much a piece of myself when I write a song. I don't mean to say it's very personal, like the lyrics mean something personal to me. When I write a song, that's my taste in music – my taste in chord progressions and melodies.
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I really like listening to music in my car.
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I would have the musicians keep playing over and over again till the sound made sense. I worked overtime on that; I worked hours to get it right. If the sound didn't make any sense, then I wouldn't know what to do - I'd be lost! It's instinct that tells me. I have an instinct for music, or a feeling about it, and I'll have my feelings guide my hands.
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Music is what I do naturally.
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My music has always been enough.
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Even in film, books, and music, there's always action - there's always rock and roll. Young people appreciate that kind of experience.
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At a time like this, scorching irony, not convincing argument, is needed.
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I've learnt that, sometimes, how others see you is not the same as how you see yourself. I've learnt about how you can be multitasking - and sometimes other people see that you're multitasking. And that's not very nice for them.
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Some people worry because they are in debt; others, because they can't even get in.
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The color of the mountains is Buddha's body; the sound of running water is his great speech.
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I don't have any issues with clowns - I feel like I owe them an apology in some ways.
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Music is a way of life, it's everything. I play drums and that's what I believe I was born to do.
