George Duke Quotes

#1. I also hope that with the assistance and expertise of Dome Records, that I will be able to further pierce the UK and European market. I really like playing there and I want to do more! I've found that the audiences get quite involved and really listen to what's happening.

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#2. I would much prefer that they take me as I am, that way the experience is genuine between the both of us.

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#3. When I think about my new CD, the word 'joy' comes to mind. I sincerely hope that each listener will feel the earth, spirit, and aggressive creativity emanating from this album.

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#4. I'm planning a different show, though for obvious reasons some of the material will be the same, and of course I will perform material from the new CD.

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#5. I'm also working on a track for Howard Hewett, and a theme for a new NPR show.

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#6. At the same time, I definitely want to expand my fan base but not at the expense of prostituting my music or heart.

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#7. Well, since I produce and pay for my own albums, it is the ultimate freedom.

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#8. I've developed an audience over the years and I don't want to loose them.

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#9. We're performing several shows in the Canary Islands.

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#10. I grew up with Al Jarreau. We had a band together and worked these places for three years when neither one of us knew we could make a living doing music.

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#11. I work with many jazz artists as Miles Davis, Laughlin, etc.. One of the things all these artists had in common is that they had no fear.

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#12. I mean this record does not sound like somebody's maiden voyage.

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#13. I'm really looking forward to playing in Copenhagen again. Last time I stayed as long as I could, took pictures, signed autographs, and hung out until they through me out of the place!

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#14. The majority of the people I work with are more than musicians and singers, they are personal friends and friends help each other.

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#15. Artists, whether they're classical musicians or pop musicians, they have always been the reflection of society, and in many ways a healing part of whatever is wrong in society, and I think it's important for us to continue to do that, and I don't see enough of it today.

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#16. At the end of '69 I did a gig with Jean Luc Ponty here in L.A. He was an electric violinist.

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#17. Frank liked me because I went nuts on the piano using feet, head, whatever I could find to bang on the piano.

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