26 Quotes by Art Blakey

Who knows ... we'll be playing Jazz and having a good time!

That.s what Jazz music is all about.We started the Messengers because somebody had to mind the store for jazz.No America--no Jazz. It is the only culture that America has brought forth.

They say that Jazz is back, and I don't think it's gone anywhere. But they say it's back.

All you have to do is be able to feel.

It takes an intelligent ear to listen to Jazz.

If you feel like tapping your feet, tap your feet.

Jazz, I mean, music will always move, because it can't become stagnant. Because if it becomes stagnant, it's like a river, it'll kill us all. It has to keep moving, music will always flow.

so go on and play, and if you make a mistake, make it loud so you won't make it next time.

Jazz washes away the dust of every day life.