Paul Desmond Quotes

I think I had it in the back of my mind that I wanted to sound like a dry martini.

It was never supposed to be a hit. It was supposed to be a Joe Morello drum solo,

We're working as if it were going out of style-which of course it is.

I tried practicing for a few weeks and ended up playing too fast.

I would also like to thank my father who discouraged me from playing the violin at an early age.

Writing is like jazz. It can be learned, but it can't be taught.

The qualities in music which I considered most important - and still do - were beauty, simplicity, originality, discrimination, and sincerity.

Our basic audience begins with creaking elderly types of twenty-three and above.

I was overlooked long before anyone knew who I was.

I was unfashionable before anyone knew who I was.

I discovered early in life that if you take gym first period, you can go into the wrestling room and sit in the corner and sleep.

Not for me. If I want to tune everybody out, I just take off my glasses and enjoy the haze.