mindspiel
Thursday, May 12, 2005
Another Quote
“He [Glenn Miller] had what you call a ‘Republican Band,' kind of straight-laced, middle of the road-and Miller was that kind of guy, he was a businessman. He was sort of the Lawrence Welk of jazz and that’s one of the reasons he was so big-people could identify with what he did…. But the biggest problem [was that] his band never made a mistake. And if you never make a mistake, you’re not trying, you’re not playing at the edge of your ability. You’re playing safely within limits…and it sounds, after awhile, extremely boring.”
-- Artie Shaw
