7 Quotes by Sunny Murray

I was able to interpret the difference between the sharp, quick sound and the slow, deep sound of percussion and manipulate it, get a third sound out of things, if the beats were rapid enough.

And when I play they know I exist, and it leaves a space when I go.

When you take two notes on the piano, an octave apart, and play them in rapid alternation, you get a third tone.

For me that was like the beginning of a system that I could use to really find my way in what I wanted to play.

We met at the right time - we needed each other in a sense.

I was moving in the right direction, but it was difficult to go beyond swing/bebop.

The vibrations that all things create, because you know if you play a sound under certain conditions, it changes.