People ask what those women saw in me. Let's face it, I wasn't a bad-looking stud. But that's … - Artie Shaw

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I think there's a million talented people out there, it's just a matter of luck a lot of the time. And good training, which we were lucky to have. And I think that's what people are curious about - other people, and what they're like.

Artie Shaw

People ask what those women saw in me. Let's face it, I wasn't a bad-looking stud. But that's not it. It's the music; it's standing up there under the lights. A lot of women just flip; looks have nothing to do with it. You call Mick Jagger good-looking?

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'Swing' is an adjective or a verb, not a noun. All jazz musicians should swing. There is no such thing as a 'swing band' in music.

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If you don’t see the wonder in the most ordinary phenomenon, you’re not going to resonate very much.

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Dance music-as I keep saying, you can dance to a windshield wiper. . . a windshield wiper that's fairly steady gives you a beat and all you need is an out-of-tune playing 'Melancholy Baby' and you've got dance music.

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If you wanna dance, a windshield wiper'll do it-all you need is a beat.

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When I first met Benny Goodman he wouldn't talk about anything but clarinets, mouthpieces, reeds, etc. When I tried to change the subject, he said 'But that's what we have in common. We both play clarinet. ' I said, 'No, Benny, that's where we're different. You play clarinet, I play music. '

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