Joe Zawinul

Music can’t save the world, but can make one a little calmer.

It pulled me like a magnet, jazz did, because it was a way that I could express myself.

You can’t go to the store and buy a good ear and rhythm.

By and large Jazz has always been like the kind of a man you wouldn’t want your daughter to associate with.

What makes my approach special is that I do different things. I do jazz, blues, country music and so forth. I do them all, like a good utility man.

If a Jazz musician plays someone else’s song, he has a responsibility to make a distinct and original statement.

Music’s been around a long time, and there’s going to be music long after Ray Charles is dead. I just want to make my mark, leave something musically good behind. If it’s a big record, that’s the frosting on the cake, but music’s the main meal.

I try stuff. I synthesize what’s of value with some of the other things I have at my disposal.

Just because a man lacks the use of his eyes doesn’t mean he lacks vision.

I’m always looking for ways to develop as a Jazz artist, to find different ways of using my voice.

I’ve been married twice. Most women would rather not be married to a traveling blues singer.

Jazz is a beautiful woman whose older brother is a policeman.

You can’t sing about love unless you know about it.

If I’m not a jazz player all the time, I’ve at least been cued in to what I do by jazz.

If your dreams don’t scare you they’re not big enough!

Other than conversation, no other art form can give the satisfaction of spontaneous interaction like Jazz.