Marian McPartland Quotes & Sayings
23 most famous Marian McPartland quotes and sayings. These are the first 10 quotes we have for her. She was an American musician who passed away on 20 August, 2013.
“I'm trying to get the record that I made at my birthday party last year, trying to get that out, and the lawyers are diddling around with it and it probably won't be out until next year. I don't know.”
“I need to get up and walk around and keep my knees from getting bad, which is what's happening.”
“There are a million good tunes.”
“My hands look terrible but I can do anything I want to do, so, you know, I just think I'm playing all around with more good taste and not dashing up and down the piano.”
“That's something Mary Lou Williams used to tell me: If you're not feeling right about what you're doing and you play a minor tune it all comes back, falls into place. I don't know if that's true, but I do it.”
“I love to play in the different keys like B or F sharp, or keys that most people don't play in, because they have a better resonance or something. I'm really not fond of F and C. I just stay away from those if I can.”
“I have a West Coast rhythm section and a New York rhythm section. I've got them spread out all over the place.”
“So I have a friend who works for me once a week. She's got e-mail, so anybody that must send an e-mail, they send it to her and she faxes it to me. Sounds like a long way of doing things, but it works for me.”
“Well it's because the record companies are pumping away with their commercial stuff. I think it's a shame.”
“Although I do feel that with a show like ours we ourselves are getting a lot more young listeners at concerts.”
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