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Browse top 19 most favorite famous quotes and sayings by Steve Lacy.

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1. "Bamboo is not a weed, it's a flowering plant. Bamboo is a magnificent plant." ~ Steve Lacy
2. "Jazz is people's music, a collectivity." ~ Steve Lacy
3. "Before the work comes to you, you have to invent work." ~ Steve Lacy
4. "I heard Sidney Bechet play a Duke Ellington piece and fell in love with the soprano saxophone." ~ Steve Lacy
5. "I started in New Orleans music and played all through the history of jazz." ~ Steve Lacy
6. "I still love the whole history of jazz. The old things sound better than ever." ~ Steve Lacy
7. "I was spoiled by Monk's music because it was so good, so complete." ~ Steve Lacy
8. "Kenny G, I have to be grateful to him for proving that the instrument can be played all different kinds of ways." ~ Steve Lacy
9. "Risk is at the heart of jazz. Every note we play is a risk." ~ Steve Lacy
10. "I think it is in collaboration that the nature of art is revealed." ~ Steve Lacy
11. "Jazz is like wine. When it is new, it is only for the experts, but when it gets older, everybody wants it." ~ Steve Lacy
12. "I've performed solo for 20 years now, but I don't do much of it, because if you only play alone, you go crazy and out of tune and play foolish music." ~ Steve Lacy
13. "When I came up, it was all about originality and collective research. There is an awful lot of imitation going on now." ~ Steve Lacy
14. "Saxophone is one thing, and music is another." ~ Steve Lacy
15. "Play difficult and interesting things. If you play boring things, you risk losing your appetite. Saxophone can be tedious with too much of the same." ~ Steve Lacy
16. "You have to sound sad first of all, then maybe later you can sound good." ~ Steve Lacy
17. "I wanted to be a pianist but it just wasn't my thing. I guess I wanted to stand up rather than sit down." ~ Steve Lacy
18. "The potential for the saxophone is unlimited." ~ Steve Lacy
19. "You can work on the saxophone alone, but ultimately you must perform with others." ~ Steve Lacy

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