Our 7 Favorite Musician Quotes

On today's episode, Peter and Adam present some words to live by as they list off the most memorable quotes from some jazz greats.

Our 7 Favorite Musician Quotes:

1. "A genius is the one most like himself." - Monk
2. "Do not fear mistakes - there are none." - Miles
3. "To listen is an effort, and just to hear is no merit. A duck hears also." - Igor Stravinsky
4. "Your sound is your signature." - Christian McBride
5. "Music is your own experience, your own thoughts, your wisdom. If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn. They teach you there's a boundary line to music. But, man, there's no boundary line to art." - Bird
6. "Jazz washes away the dust of everyday life." - Art Blakey
7. "That's bull*&%!" - Branford

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