Creative Quotations from . . .
Duke Ellington
(1899-1974) born on
Apr 29
US "bandleader, songwriter". "He was an outstanding jazz personality who wrote over 5000 original works, e.g., "Take the 'A' Train.""
 
   
F
On becoming more acquainted with the word of the Bible, I began to understand so much more of what I had been taught, and of what I had learned about life and about the people in mine."

R
"Music is my mistress, and she plays second fiddle to no one."
A
"Create, and be true to yourself, and depend only on your own good taste."
N
"Playing "bop" is like playing Scrabble with all the vowels missing."
K
People do not retire. They are retired by others.


Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F: ""Music is My Mistress," 1973."
R: "In "The Speaker's Electronic Reference Collection," AApex Software, 1994."
A: ""Music is My Mistress," 1973."
N: "In "Look," 10 Aug. 1954."
K: "In "The Speaker's Electronic Reference Collection," AApex Software, 1994."



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