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The Russian composers, especially, tricked the symphony orchestra into the kind of dynamic, rhythmic thing.
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People are approaching electronic levels in music; although not all of it happens to tickle my fancy.
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I'm fascinated with the electronic devices that we can mess around with.
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I like what I hear other guys doing, but the thing that really attracts me is melodic playing.
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Because if you've got the wit, you can make anything into a melody, ultimately.
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This life of being a transient human being has gotten to a point when it's very hard to bear.
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When I began listening to saxophones, I was first attracted to Coleman Hawkins.
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The other saxophones, except as solo instruments, really don't have much point in the orchestra.
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Actually, it is a fact that I've been doing more writing than playing in recent years.
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Then, of course, I played alto and tenor, wherever there were jobs.
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When we've finished the current tour I'm going to go back to Italy and see if I can do some more writing.
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You can make a saxophone into an electric organ; you can do everything with it.
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