Quotes of Lester Young - somelinesforyou

“ The trouble with most musicians today is that they are copycats. Of course you have to start out playing like someone else. You have a model, or a teacher, and you learn all that he can show you. But then you start playing for yourself. Show them that you're an individual… ”

- Lester Young

“ Originality's the thing. You can have tone and technique and a lot of other things but without originality you ain't really nowhere. Gotta be original. ”

- Lester Young

“ The trouble with most musicians today is that they are copycats. Of course you have to start out playing like someone else. You have a model, or a teacher, and you learn all that he can show you. But then you start playing for yourself. Show them that you're an individual… ”

- Lester Young

“ Originality's the thing. You can have tone and technique and a lot of other things but without originality you ain't really nowhere. Gotta be original. ”

- Lester Young

“ Originality's the thing. You can have tone and technique and a lot of other things but without originality you ain't really nowhere. Gotta be original. ”

- Lester Young

“ The trouble with most musicians today is that they are copycats. Of course you have to start out playing like someone else. You have a model, or a teacher, and you learn all that he can show you. But then you start playing for yourself. Show them that you're an individual… ”

- Lester Young

“ Originality's the thing. You can have tone and technique and a lot of other things but without originality you ain't really nowhere. Gotta be original. ”

- Lester Young

“ The trouble with most musicians today is that they are copycats. Of course you have to start out playing like someone else. You have a model, or a teacher, and you learn all that he can show you. But then you start playing for yourself. Show them that you're an individual… ”

- Lester Young
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