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Wayne Shorter

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    A series of vibrations. What does it matter, the source of the catalyst?

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    Clouds float in the same pattern only once.

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    Composing is improvisation slowed down.

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    Dealing with the unknown, the unexpected, is a reflection for me musically of what's happening in the world, because people are learning how to dialog with each other without any past strategy or any kind of formula from the past.

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    Go out on the stage as a human being and do not be afraid to show struggle in your music. It's a struggle in life and then struggle and then victory.

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    I always think of music as interior decoration. So, if you have all kinds of music, you are fully decorated!

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    I'm learning more about life when I'm playing too, and writing music. I'm learning more about life, the connection.

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    In an inconspicuous way, Gretchen Parlato knows how to play the same instrument that Frank Sinatra played. There's no one out there like Gretchen.

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    It’s making a statement about what life is, really. And I’m going to end the line with it.

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    Jazz shouldn't have any mandates. Jazz is not supposed to be something that's required to sound like jazz. For me, the word 'jazz' means, 'I dare you.'

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    Music is interior decoration.

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    The arts can open the door to the imagination, pushing the envelope of how peace can be created. It takes courage to take this kind of risk, and courage is what we all need to create a better world.

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    To hell with the rules. I'm going for the unknown.

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    You know the actor John Garfield? In one movie he walked up to this train station, the ticket booth, and the guy says, 'Yes, where are you going?' And he says, 'I want a ticket to nowhere.' I thought: that's it. The freedom to do that. I want a ticket to nowhere.

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    You're like the girl who left her shadow in the drawer, but when she went to get it, it wasn't there.