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Prince got some Marvin Gaye and Jimi Hendrix and Sly in him, also, even Little Richard. He's a mixture of all those guys and Duke Ellington.
“Prince got some Marvin Gaye and Jimi Hendrix and Sly in him, also, even Little Richard. He's a mixture of all those guys and Duke Ellington.”
— Miles Davis · Duke
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“Prince got some Marvin Gaye and Jimi Hendrix and Sly in him, also, even Little Richard. He's a mixture of all those guys and Duke Ellington.”
“The music I was really listening to in 1968 was James Brown, the great guitar player Jimi Hendrix, and a new group... Sly and the Family Stone, led by Sly Stewart from San Francisco.”
“You can dominate a game if you dominate on the line... We're just going to have to go out there and work hard and blow people off the ball, and let our runners do what they do best.”
“Prince might be bringing that low sound back, because he has that double bass.”
“He comes in on the beat and plays on top of the beat. I think when Prince makes love, he hears drums instead of Ravel.”
“For me, music and life are all about style.”
“Duke has a lot of haters, but I know it means you're doing something right if they're hating you.”
“My Duke of Edinburgh interview for his 90th in June 2011 was not one of my successes. I knew what to expect: there were some very uncomfortable moments and put-downs, but I think it made for entertaining viewing.”
“I don't believe in anti-heroes. Duke Wayne played a mean guy but never an anti-hero.”
“I fell in love with jazz when I was 12 years old from listening to Duke Ellington and hearing a lot of jazz in New York on the radio.”
“I got used to throwing a lot of lobs, got used to finding shooters, finding cutters. Each year at Duke I have had to score in different spots. I think that has helped me so much.”
“The parson knows enough who knows a Duke.”