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All Quotes by author - Dexter Gordon
" A lot of times I go back to record and to make a tour, but I'm very happy to do it, because it gives me an opportunity to dig and hear what's going on. "
Going
Me
Opportunity
" Darlin... be-bop is the music of the future. "
Music
Future
" If I were to call it black music, that would be untrue. I don't know what that is, unless it would be some African drums or something. "
Call
Know
Music
" If you can't play the blues... you might as well hang it up. "
Well
Blues
Play
" In jazz, there is a lot of European influence harmonically. "
Influence
European
Jazz
" In nuclear war all men are cremated equal. "
Nuclear War
War
Nuclear
" It's certainly not just a spot opinion; it's something that obviously has been building up for years. It is also very good for publicity, and it is the kind of recognition that maybe will help financially, also. "
Recognition
Kind
Building
" Jazz to me is a living music. It's a music that since its beginning has expressed the feelings, the dreams, hopes, of the people. "
Music
Beginning
Dreams
" Music is a reservoir... of sounds. "
Music
Sounds
Reservoir
" The music scene is more competitive in the States. "
More
Music
Scene
" To have a little recognition, that is very nice, you dig. It is good for the ego, for the psyche. "
Nice
You
Recognition
" What I'm doing, I prefer to call that jazz, because it is a beautiful word - I love it. "
Jazz
Beautiful
Love
" When you know the lyrics to a tune, you have some kind of insight as to it's composition. If you don't understand what it's about, you're depriving yourself of being really able to communicate this poem. "
You
Understand
Know
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