Quotes by Dexter Gordon

• When you know the lyrics to a tune, you have some kind of insight as to it's composition. If you don't understand what it's about, you're depriving yourself of being really able to communicate this poem.
• What I'm doing, I prefer to call that jazz, because it is a beautiful word - I love it.
• To have a little recognition, that is very nice, you dig. It is good for the ego, for the psyche.
• The music scene is more competitive in the States.
• Music is a reservoir... of sounds.
• It's certainly not just a spot opinion; it's something that obviously has been building up for years. It is also very good for publicity, and it is the kind of recognition that maybe will help financially, also.
• In jazz, there is a lot of European influence harmonically.
• If you can't play the blues... you might as well hang it up.
• Darlin... be-bop is the music of the future.
• Jazz to me is a living music. It's a music that since its beginning has expressed the feelings, the dreams, hopes, of the people.
• A lot of times I go back to record and to make a tour, but I'm very happy to do it, because it gives me an opportunity to dig and hear what's going on.