Music is my mistress, and she plays second fiddle to no one.

Duke Ellington

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Topic

Music

Author

Duke Ellington

Source

Music Is My Mistress

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

English

Time

1973 1970s 20th century

Occupation

Jazz musician Musician

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Citation

Ellington, Edward Kennedy. Music is My Mistress. Doubleday & Company, 1973.

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Topic
Watergate Rule of law American politics
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Gerald Ford
Medium
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Genre
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Language
English
Time
1974 1970s 20th century
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Citation

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Another quote about Music

I think the main thing a musician would like to do is to give a picture to the listener of the many wonderful things he knows of and senses in the universe. That's what music is to me-it's just another way of saying this is a big, beautiful universe we live in, that's been given to us, and here's an example of just how magnificent and encompassing it is. That’s what I would like to do. I think that’s one of the greatest things you can do in life, and we all try to do it in some way. The musician’s is through his music.

John Coltrane

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Topic
Power of music Music The universe
Speaker
John Coltrane
Source
DownBeat
Medium
Interview Magazine
Language
English
Time
1962 1960s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Coltrane, John. "John Coltrane and Eric Dolphy Answer the Jazz Critics." Interviewed by Don DeMichael. DownBeat, 12 Apr. 1962.

Current Citation

Coltrane, John. Quoted in Freedom Is, Freedom Ain't: Jazz and the Making of the Sixties, written by Scott Saul. Harvard University Press, 2003.