Paul Desmond Music Quotations

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

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

I was unfashionable before anyone knew who I was.

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

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.

I was overlooked long before anyone knew who I was.