Quotes by Charlie Parker

“Music is your own experience, your own thoughts, your wisdom. If you dont live it, it wont come out of your horn. They teach you theres a boundary line to music. But, man, theres no boundary line to art.”

“Dont play the saxophone. Let it play you.”

“Youve got to learn your instrument. Then, you practice, practice, practice. And then, when you finally get up there on the bandstand, forget all that and just wail.”

“If you dont live it, it wont come out your horn.”

“I realized by using the high notes of the chords as a melodic line, and by the right harmonic progression, I could play what I heard inside me. Thats when I was born.”

“Any musician who says he is playing better either on tea, the needle, or when he is juiced, is a plain straight liar . . . You can miss the most important years of your life, the years of possible creation.”

“They teach you theres a boundary line to music. But, man, theres no boundary line to art.”

“We want to have the place jumping, ... Traditional British people have to start re-examining themselves and their culture in terms of addressing the new age.”

“Thats what we all wanted,”

“It was a bit of a switch-up, really,”

Dont be afraid, just play the music.

First you learn the instrument, then you learn the music, then you forget all that s**t and just play.

Music is your own experience your thoughts your wisdom. If you dont live it it wont come out of your horn.

Music is your own experience, your own thoughts, your wisdom. If you dont live it, it wont come out of your horn. They teach you theres a boundary line to music. But, man, theres no boundary line to art.