All the classic jazz players all sang and a lot of 'em sang blues. Mose Allison More Quotes by Mose Allison More Quotes From Mose Allison I just have a lot off different influences. Mose Allison influence different There's a few tunes of mine that don't have jokes, but most of them have a joke and they have a humorous point of view somewhere. Mose Allison humorous tunes views My dad was a self-taught stride piano player. The myth is - I don't whether it's true or not - that he taught himself to play by watching a player piano. Mose Allison dad player self I told [my daughter Amy] at an early age that she had a good ear. But I didn't influence her music much. She's pretty much developed her style on her own, and she's a talented songwriter. Mose Allison style daughter age I'm improvising all the time. Everything I do is improvised. On the piano, at least. Mose Allison improvising piano I'm not inspired by songwriting at all; that took place years ago. I'm pretty well established, as far as my influences go. I don't listen to music anymore. It all sounds the same to me. Mose Allison inspired sound years I didn't feel anything [frustraiting]. I just kept working 110 or 120 nights a year. Mose Allison feels night years I don't care what anyone does, as long as they go through the copyright office. Mose Allison office doe long There's a lot of terrible things goin' on all the time, but you gotta try and have some fun in the end. Mose Allison end you time fun At this point, I don't listen to other people too much. I'm not really that affected by anyone. Mose Allison listen point too-much people But I got an audience that knows what I do. They usually show up, so I usually do pretty good. Mose Allison show pretty good audience I can't judge my own stuff. That's for others. But those are the three things that I admire. Mose Allison judge own admire my-own It's as much fun as it ever was, you know, once I get there. Gettin' there is a little harder. Mose Allison get know you fun