Quotes by Mary Lou Williams

Mary Lou Williams

Anything you are shows up in your music – jazz is whatever you are, playing yourself, being yourself, letting your thoughts come through.

Being Yourself

Musical

Playing Yourself

During the years I was with Andy Kirk we starved almost. I remember not eating for practically a month several times. But we were very, very happy because the music was so interesting, and you forgot to eat, anyway.

Interesting

Struggle

Years

If you work on your talent, the plans will fall in automatically.

Fall

Plans

Talent

Offers for me to play dances, society parties, even churches, were now coming in regularly. For most dates I was paid the sum of one dollar per hour, and they always tipped me at the end of the night.

Night

Party

Play

Within a few hours I had them off, was about ready to play the shows. That night I opened, and during the week Harris was over to the house to talk my mother into letting me leave home.

Home

Mother

Night

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Quotes by Mary Lou Williams

Mary Lou Williams

Anything you are shows up in your music – jazz is whatever you are, playing yourself, being yourself, letting your thoughts come through.

During the years I was with Andy Kirk we starved almost. I remember not eating for practically a month several times. But we were very, very happy because the music was so interesting, and you forgot to eat, anyway.

If you work on your talent, the plans will fall in automatically.

Offers for me to play dances, society parties, even churches, were now coming in regularly. For most dates I was paid the sum of one dollar per hour, and they always tipped me at the end of the night.

Within a few hours I had them off, was about ready to play the shows. That night I opened, and during the week Harris was over to the house to talk my mother into letting me leave home.

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