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By giving the public a rich a...

By giving the public a rich and full melody, distinctly arranged and well played, all the time creating new tone colors and patterns, I feel we have a better chance of being successful. I want a kick to my band, but I don't want the rhythm to hog the spotlight.

Glenn Miller 9 quotes

I thought I had swell ideas, ...

I thought I had swell ideas, and wonderful musicians, but the hell of it, no one else did.

Glenn Miller 9 quotes

I haven't a great Jazz band a...

I haven't a great Jazz band and I don't want one.

Glenn Miller 9 quotes

A band ought to have a sound ...

A band ought to have a sound all of its own. It ought to have a personality.

Glenn Miller 9 quotes

We can speak our honest minds...

We can speak our honest minds without compromise and without censorship and to each other and to our people. We can take our message directly to our people.

Glenn Miller 9 quotes

I haven't got a great jazz ba...

I haven't got a great jazz band and I don't want one. Some of the critics, Down Beat's among them, point their fingers at us and charge us with forsaking real jazz . . . It's all in what you define as 'real jazz.' It happens that to our ears harmony comes first. A dozen colored bands have a better beat than mine. Our band stresses harmony.

Glenn Miller 9 quotes

We leaders are criticized for...

We leaders are criticized for a lot of things. It's always true after a band gets up there and is recognized by the public.

Glenn Miller 9 quotes

I haven't a great Jazz band an...

I haven't a great Jazz band and I don't want one.

Glenn Miller 9 quotes

We didn't come here to set any...

We didn't come here to set any fashions in music. We merely came to bring a much-needed touch of home to some lads who have been here a couple of years.

Glenn Miller 9 quotes

We can speak our honest minds ...

We can speak our honest minds without compromise and without censorship and to each other and to our people. We can take our message directly to our people.

Glenn Miller 9 quotes

I haven't got a great jazz ban...

I haven't got a great jazz band and I don't want one. Some of the critics, Down Beat's among them, point their fingers at us and charge us with forsaking real jazz . . . It's all in what you define as 'real jazz.' It happens that to our ears harmony comes first. A dozen colored bands have a better beat than mine. Our band stresses harmony.

Glenn Miller 9 quotes

A band ought to have a sound a...

A band ought to have a sound all of its own. It ought to have a personality.

Glenn Miller 9 quotes

Why do you judge me as a music...

Why do you judge me as a musician, John? All I'm interested in is making money.

Glenn Miller 9 quotes

I thought I had swell ideas, a...

I thought I had swell ideas, and wonderful musicians, but the hell of it, no one else did.

Glenn Miller 9 quotes

By giving the public a rich an...

By giving the public a rich and full melody, distinctly arranged and well played, all the time creating new tone colors and patterns, I feel we have a better chance of being successful. I want a kick to my band, but I don't want the rhythm to hog the spotlight.

Glenn Miller 9 quotes

We leaders are criticized for ...

We leaders are criticized for a lot of things. It's always true after a band gets up there and is recognized by the public.

Glenn Miller 9 quotes

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