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Improvisation is the ability to talk to oneself.


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To me, the piano in itself is an orchestra.

To me, the piano in itself is an orchestra.



Doesn't that fool know I recorded that song because I like it?

Doesn't that fool know I recorded that song because I like it?



Rhythm is the life of space of time danced through.

Rhythm is the life of space of time danced through.



To feel is perhaps the most terrifying thing in this society.

To feel is perhaps the most terrifying thing in this society.



If you take the creation of music and the creation of your own life values as your overall goal, then living becomes a musical process.

If you take the creation of music and the creation of your own life values as your overall goal, then living becomes a musical process.



The quality of life, values that go down to doin' that, that's the issue.

The quality of life, values that go down to doin' that, that's the issue.



You must surrender whatever preconceptions you have about music if you're really interested in it.

You must surrender whatever preconceptions you have about music if you're really interested in it.



Sometimes when it goes really well, you wonder, "who's that at the piano?"

Sometimes when it goes really well, you wonder, "who's that at the piano?"



I discovered very early that it wasn't quite enough for me to imitate people.

I discovered very early that it wasn't quite enough for me to imitate people.



I try to imitate on the piano the leaps in space a dancer makes.

I try to imitate on the piano the leaps in space a dancer makes.





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I miss driving to Goodison Park. I miss just the positive energy of the fans walking into the stadium and how much they care about that club and the team. And I miss the players a lot.

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When I was a player, I didn't expect my teammates to play the way I did. I did expect them to work hard every day and get better. And I never learned anything by losing.

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At the end of the day the question comes, what are you doing for the world? You have to try to do something that's going to add something positive.

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My fans mean more to me than they will ever know. I call these people my friends and my confidence and if they are here to see me and they are here to support me, then that's all I need in life.

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The purity of a person's heart can be quickly measured by how they regard animals

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This page presents the quote "Improvisation is the ability to talk to oneself.". Author of this quote is Cecil Taylor. This quote is about oneself, jazz improvisation, improvisation, music, ability,.