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Composers should write tunes that chauffeurs and errand boys can whistle.
Composers should write tunes that chauffeurs and errand boys can whistle.
All is mystery; but he is a slave who will not struggle to penetrate the dark veil.
All is mystery; but he is a slave who will not struggle to penetrate the dark veil.
To stop the flow of music would be like the stopping of time itself, incredible and inconceivable.
To stop the flow of music would be like the stopping of time itself, incredible and inconceivable.
Never look at the trombones. You'll only encourage them.
Never look at the trombones. You'll only encourage them.
A musicologist is a man who can read music but can't hear it.
A musicologist is a man who can read music but can't hear it.
Mystery is the wisdom of blockheads.
Mystery is the wisdom of blockheads.
Giving jazz the Congressional seal of approval is a little like making Huck Finn an honorary Boy Scout.
Giving jazz the Congressional seal of approval is a little like making Huck Finn an honorary Boy Scout.
Most rock journalism is people who can't write interviewing people who can't talk for people who can't read.
Most rock journalism is people who can't write interviewing people who can't talk for people who can't read.