I knew even if I'm a cowboy, I'm going to be involved in jazz in some way. Dave Brubeck More Quotes by Dave Brubeck More Quotes From Dave Brubeck Probably the most profound thing in the Bible is 'Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you.' This is what, to me, is the essence of Christianity. Dave Brubeck hatelove-youinspirational I had the first integrated Army band in World War II. Dave Brubeck bandarmywar The source of inspiration can be any of the things:deep emotional experiences - say, romantic love or spiritual contemplation.I think such rare moments come only when you have total concentration. You are consumed in and by the music. I guess you could say that it is akin to contemplation. In order to reach this desirable state of mind you have to rise above the environment you're in at that particular time - a bad piano, glaring stage lights, or the attitude of the audience. Sometimes the inspiration of the other musicians you're playing with helps you reach this stage. Dave Brubeck inspirationspiritualattitude I don't think you can separate a person's "style" and his persona. If you're writing or improvising honestly, you will inevitably reflect who you are. Dave Brubeck stylewritingthinking I prefer no one to teach me. I prefer to swing on my own. Dave Brubeck teachswingsjazz I got a poster from Columbia Records, and there's Miles Davis, Charlie Mingus, Ellington, Count Basie - everybody in that poster has died, I'm the only one left. And great players like Paul Desmond and Gerry Mulligan, it's hard to believe they're gone because we were all so close. But I believe in the future and the tradition will go on. Dave Brubeck recordsplayerbelieve I’m beginning to understand myself. But it would have been great to be able to understand myself when I was 20 rather than when I was 82. Dave Brubeck rock-n-rollhas-beensable Your mother’s heartbeat is the first sound you ever hear and your own heartbeat is the last. Dave Brubeck lastsmothersound I knew I wanted to write on religious themes when I was a GI in World War II. I saw and experienced so much violence that I thought I could express my outrage best with music. Dave Brubeck religiouswritingwar When I was 20, Shostakovich was my favorite composer. I still find his Fifth Symphony wonderful, with its outstanding themes and rhythms. That's the piece that made me want to be a classical composer. Dave Brubeck piecessymphonywant Most of the international acceptance of jazz education can be traced to the University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, and the wonderful program they inaugurated. Dave Brubeck jazztexasacceptance When things are going well, I hate to quit. Dave Brubeck i-hatequittinghate And there is a time where you can be beyond yourself. You can be better than your technique. You can be better than most of your usual ideas. And this is a whole other category that you can get into. Dave Brubeck techniqueusualideas Jazz stands for freedom. Dave Brubeck jazz I never wanted this kind of life that Im still living. Dave Brubeck stillskindwanted So often people will say that I converted to the Catholic religion. This is false. Although I was raised as a Protestant, I was never baptized and had never been a member of any church. I joined the Roman Catholic Church after I had written my Mass To Hope!During the night I dreamt the entire Lord's Prayer with chorus and orchestra. I jumped out of bed and wrote down what I had heard as accurately as I could remember. Because of this event I decided that I might as well join the Catholic Church because someone somewhere was pulling me toward that end. Dave Brubeck prayernightpeople My own Brubeck Institute in California is turning out fantastic young jazz players, and I know great things will happen. Dave Brubeck californiajazzplayer I was always very aware of drummers. My oldest brother Henry was a drummer, and he drummed on everything in the house from the kitchen sink to stovepipes. He was the first drummer in the Gil Evans Orchestra, so you've got to know how great he was. Dave Brubeck kitchenbrotherhouse It's like a whole orchestra, the piano for me. And also it's to me the greatest instrument. I shouldn't say that, but I believe that this is the only instrument I can really feel happy about playing. Dave Brubeck orchestrapianobelieve The worst thing about the life of a jazz musician on the road is getting to the gig. Once you're there and playing, it's marvelous. Dave Brubeck gigsjazzmusician
