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As long as there are people trying to play music in a sincere way, there will be some jazz. — Lee Konitz

Sound is the first thing that we tune into. — Lee Konitz

No, I never thought about my father's money as my money. — Christie Hefner

I'd like to feel that whatever I play is a result of whatever I've heard. — Lee Konitz

I understood that if I wanted to work, the saxophone was the main instrument. The clarinet was what we call a double. — Lee Konitz

I listen to classical music very much. There's a lot of jazz that I don't enjoy listening to. — Lee Konitz

That's kind of my goal: to build a new row of meaningful tones. — Lee Konitz

We all learn from each other, and I never really hung out with guys in that way, so I missed out. — Lee Konitz

Many people do think it's naive to improvise in front of paying customers. I'm not saying one way is better than another. — Lee Konitz

Out of Coltrane's whole history, there are things which I think are great from all the periods. — Lee Konitz

In some ways Lester Young is the most complex rhythmically of any musician. He does some things which are just phenomenal. — Lee Konitz

I always felt as a horn player, a jam session wasn't satisfying enough for me. I should have been a rhythm section player, actually. — Lee Konitz

Benny Goodman was one of the big influences as a clarinet player. That's why I wanted the clarinet. — Lee Konitz

The real is coherent and probable because it is real, not real because it is coherent ... — Maurice Merleau Ponty

Most jazz players work out their solos, at least to the extent that they have a very specific vocabulary. — Lee Konitz

A first love always occupies a special place. — Lee Konitz

It's very demanding to make up your own music. — Lee Konitz

I have been able to get a small audience. It's not the huge audience, but it's enough to make it possible to play. I appreciate that. — Lee Konitz

Remember, there are cookies waiting here for you. — Dean Koontz

A lot of bands were doing remotes from ballrooms around the country. — Lee Konitz

It was 100 percent music. There was no ego involved, no attitudes, no black and white, it was pure music. — Lee Konitz

I wish that person outside would stop coughing. — Lee Konitz

Read a lot. Write a lot. Have fun. — Daniel Pinkwater

It's no fun to be a struggling young actor. It's a desperate thing, no way to be happy. If you have any alternative, you should take it. — Tommy Lee Jones

I love Indian music very much, but I haven't studied that specifically. — Lee Konitz

Names and theoretical things don't occur to me. If they do, I'm not doing my real playing mode. — Lee Konitz