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Facts about George Shearing

Occup.Musician
FromUnited Kingdom
BornAugust 13, 1919
Age105 years

Summary

George Shearing is a famous Musician from United Kingdom, he/she is 105 years old and still alive, born August 13, 1919.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac leo, who is known for Ruling, Warmth, Generosity, Faithful, Initiative. Our collection contains 18 quotes who is written / told by George.

18 Famous quotes by George Shearing

Small: Having a set, popular formula does inhibit you
"Having a set, popular formula does inhibit you"
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Small: I dont like freedom jazz - I think its void of roots and void of foundation
"I don't like freedom jazz - I think it's void of roots and void of foundation"
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Small: When Hank Jones had his night off, I would get somebody to take my place as intermission pianist and Id
"When Hank Jones had his night off, I would get somebody to take my place as intermission pianist and I'd play the show with Ella, so I would get a chance to play with Ray Brown and Charlie Smith as well"
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Small: All my musical foundations go back to the age of 3. My family tell me that I used to listen to the old
"All my musical foundations go back to the age of 3. My family tell me that I used to listen to the old crystal set, then go to the piano and pick out the tune that I just heard"
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Small: You know, when youve established a certain thing, what can you do? Youre stuck with it
"You know, when you've established a certain thing, what can you do? You're stuck with it"
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Small: Teddy Wilson, I think, said a little while ago that its much easier to come in and play whatever comes
"Teddy Wilson, I think, said a little while ago that it's much easier to come in and play whatever comes into your mind, without obeying any of the laws of bass line and harmony and so on"
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Small: I dont think you can contrive any sound
"I don't think you can contrive any sound"
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Small: The way it works: The orchestra plays a few selections of its own and I terminate the first part of the
"The way it works: The orchestra plays a few selections of its own and I terminate the first part of the programme on piano, usually with a movement from a Mozart concerto"
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Small: Perfect retention. I dont think I could do that-Ive never disciplined myself to do it.I suppose a lot o
"Perfect retention. I don't think I could do that-I've never disciplined myself to do it.I suppose a lot of it is a question of discipline. Which improvisation is not"
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Small: I think it was Duke Ellington who once said that were always most pleased with our current record.
"I think it was Duke Ellington who once said that we're always most pleased with our current record. I mean, you have to assume that you learn from one, and you do something better next time"
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Small: I think in certain areas the demand is greater than it has ever been, and my business is better than it
"I think in certain areas the demand is greater than it has ever been, and my business is better than it's been in 30 years. The music business is so precarious, as you know-you've got to make it while you can make it, and that's exactly what we're doing"
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Small: My affiliation with England is borne out by the fact that I do come back for periodic visits
"My affiliation with England is borne out by the fact that I do come back for periodic visits"
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Small: I was born in London in 1919. I first went to America in 1946 for a three-month holiday. Then I came ba
"I was born in London in 1919. I first went to America in 1946 for a three-month holiday. Then I came back, worked here for almost a year sold up my home and went back on immigration in 1947"
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Small: I studied with a blind teacher from about 5 until I was 16, at two different schools. From the age of 1
"I studied with a blind teacher from about 5 until I was 16, at two different schools. From the age of 12 until 16, I was in a boarding school-which, I believe, at that time was compulsory for blind children"
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Small: In Braille you write your flat sign first and then your note
"In Braille you write your flat sign first and then your note"
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Small: I havent written an awful lot recently, but I think I probably will start again very shortly. Being so
"I haven't written an awful lot recently, but I think I probably will start again very shortly. Being so much on the road, when you have a couple of weeks off, you're likely to avoid sitting at the piano, and taping, and giving yourself more work to do"
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Small: Can anybody be given a great degree of creativity? No. They can be given the equipment to develop it-if
"Can anybody be given a great degree of creativity? No. They can be given the equipment to develop it-if they have it in them in the first place"
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Small: Were travelling for about nine-and-a-half months a year
"We're travelling for about nine-and-a-half months a year"
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