Top 9 Quotes & Sayings by Clark Terry

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American musician Clark Terry.

Last updated on December 22, 2024.

Clark Virgil Terry Jr. was an American swing and bebop trumpeter, a pioneer of the flugelhorn in jazz, and a composer and educator.

American - Musician | December 14, 1920 - February 21, 2015

Source: Wikipedia

I believe that regardless of how many people you've listened to or emulated over the years, your sound is you and what you really feel inside.

Clark Terry

Well, I'm too old to pimp, and too young to die, so I'm just gonna keep playin'

Clark Terry

Your sound is you & what you really feel inside.

Clark Terry

I was very thrilled to witness the workby my ol' buddy Jim Widner whose expertise in the field of jazz education proved invaluable in putting this masterful CD (Yesterdays & Today) together.

Clark Terry

[Sweets Edison] was one of the greatest stylists in Jazz of all time. And on top of that, when you listen to him, you say 'yes, that's Sweets' and you automatically smile. This is really unique. He changed the way how to play this instrument.

Clark Terry

Count Basie was college, but Duke Ellington was graduate school.

Clark Terry

Your mind is a positive asset. Use it for positive thoughts.

Clark Terry

Imitate, assimilate, and innovate.

Clark Terry

Imitate, assimilate & innovate.

Clark Terry