"I expect the audience to come up to my level. I am not interested in compromising my music to make it palatable to an assumed sub-standard mass"
- Don Ellis
About this Quote
In this quote, Don Ellis, a distinguished musician, expresses his belief that the audience need to fulfill him at his level instead of him lowering his standards to cater to a viewed lower standard of music. He values his creative stability and declines to jeopardize it for the sake of pleasing a bigger, possibly less discerning audience. Ellis's statement highlights his devotion to his craft and his unwillingness to comply with social expectations or popular patterns. He expects his audience to appreciate and understand his music on a much deeper level, rather than just consuming it as a type of home entertainment. This quote showcases Ellis's passion and dedication to producing significant and authentic music.
This quote is written / told by Don Ellis between July 25, 1934 and December 17, 1978. He/she was a famous Musician from USA.
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