A Quote by Mose Allison

I'm playin' the music I like. — © Mose Allison
I'm playin' the music I like.

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If you had to call it "unison", it ain't unison. It ain't the same as somebody else. If you can hear that it's unison, and you have to name it something other than "unison", it ain't unison, you know what I mean? It's two guys playin', but one guy is playin' slightly out of tune, one is playin' slightly off meter.
I'm not up in the front office or anything; I just control what I can control: playin' ball and playin' the best I can play.
Now that I'm gettin' old enough to get some money, I'd like to have some money. I don't get much made, I need to conquer a big chunk of money. Not quit playin' but quit playin' so hard.
Now that I'm gettin old enough to get some money, I'd like to have some money. I don't get much made, I need to conquer a big chunk of money. Not quit playin but quit playin so hard.
I play music because I love it and I'll keep playin' till I'm old.
The musicians that didn't know music could play the best blues. I know that I don't want no musicians who know all about music playin' for me.
I like playin' for an audience the best, though, I think
I like playin' for an audience the best, though, I think.
I'm playin' music for a certain type of person. Fortunately, there are more and more of us. At least there are more comin' to see me than there were 30 years ago or so.
We didn't invent music, so it's been here for a reason, and it has powers for a reason. So we should pay attention to it, because we might not know the clear answers but we should at least acknowledge that it is something there. To not be playin around with it.
I am a sore loser. I've always been like that ever s'nce I started playin' sports and just life in general. I hate to lose and I play to win.
Makin' records is one art form and playin' live is another. It's like the difference between makin' a movie and doin' theatre.
You're all playin' for second place.
If you're not drinkin', then you're not playin'
It (jazz) isn't like it used to be. The guys aren't together. They're all separated. Individuals now. Bird was a symbol. It was a clique, a clique of people. Who all believed in one thing: gettin' high. And playin'.
I grew up around people, so I know 'em, and I do like playin' 'em. I'm not religious, but I am kind of a spiritual fanatic, so maybe I understand them in that way.
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