Bill Dixon
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The Canadians, by the paucity of invitations that have been extended to me to do things there, have obviously never been that enamored with my work.
Bill Dixon
I have hundreds of hours of this music on tape performed by orchestras at the college that, as I said, have never seen the light of any other day.
Bill Dixon
I come from a generation where the dreams and aspirations of a whole lot of young men were sacrificed at the altar of getting some kind of menial job.
Bill Dixon
Whatever I do, I attempt to do it fully. I try, and don't always succeed, to be thorough. There are musicians who do not know their worth, and if they knew it at one time, it has eluded them. I know my worth. You try not to dwell in the past.
Bill Dixon
Interested listeners have only to hear the recording to find out if those guys, who go to such pains to undervalue my work, are right. All people have to do is listen to realize it is a beautiful record.
Bill Dixon
I do not, as a rule, do encores. When I have finished playing, I have indeed finished playing. I have nothing left; there has been no reserve.
Bill Dixon
Most of my recorded material has been in small group configurations. I have not released large orchestral works as recordings because it hasn't been within the realm of possibility.
Bill Dixon
While everyone has a right to his or her opinion, the people who are informed have more of a right.
Bill Dixon
The magic of playing has to do with how much everyone wants it to succeed. If you have five players in a situation where the music is being improvised and one is determined it is not going to succeed, it won't succeed even if one of the musicians takes control.
Bill Dixon
If musicians don't do any music, then there isn't any music. Musicians are very tricky and can be quite elusive.
Bill Dixon
