Quote by Sonny Terry

So I went out and bought Hard Again by Muddy Waters. That was a big learning curve. I listened to that album again and again and again. James Cotton was the harmonica player on that album.

So I went out and bought Hard Again by Muddy Waters. That wa

Summary

The quote illustrates the speaker's eagerness to learn and evolve as a musician. They purchased the album "Hard Again" by Muddy Waters, which marked a pivotal point in their musical journey. By listening to the album repeatedly, the speaker sought to familiarize themselves with the music and gain insight into the techniques employed, particularly the harmonica playing of James Cotton. This quote suggests the speaker's dedication to their craft and the value they place in learning through repeated exposure and immersion in their chosen art form.

Topics

Learning

By Sonny Terry

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

I only seem negative to the fortunate. That's because I show

I only seem negative to the fortunate. That's because I show the less fortunate that they aren't less fortunate after all.

Happiness Wealth Peace Poverty Philosophy Contentment Inspirational Fortune Positivity Negativity Underdogs Fortunate

You are exactly what you seem, and so you always assume that

You are exactly what you seem, and so you always assume that other people are, too.

Orson Scott Card

People

My stay-married secret would probably be exercising good com

My stay-married secret would probably be exercising good communication, not when you have to but all the time. I think if you do that, you kinda just cleanse the situations, so there's not build up. I think that's probably the best way to do it.

Best

His departure gave Catherine the first experimental convicti

His departure gave Catherine the first experimental conviction that a loss may be sometimes a gain.

Loss Gain

You may feel like dwelling on your limits or your fears. Don

You may feel like dwelling on your limits or your fears. Don't do it. A perfect prescription for a squandered, unfulfilled life is to accommodate self-defeating feelings while undercutting your finest, most productive ones.

Control

You have to watch all sides of your advancement, you have to

You have to watch all sides of your advancement, you have to make sure people's bodies and minds are healthy and their morale is cool before you can really go out and play great music.

Cool

Imagination is a beast that has to be put in a cage.

Imagination is a beast that has to be put in a cage.

Imagination

Life moves out of a red flare of dreams into a common light

Life moves out of a red flare of dreams into a common light of common hours, until old age bring the red flare again.

William Butler Yeats

Life Age Dreams Light

Until he extends his circle of compassion to include all liv

Until he extends his circle of compassion to include all living things, man will not himself find peace.

Albert Schweitzer

Peace

Life is what we make it, and the world is what we make it. T

Life is what we make it, and the world is what we make it. The eyes of the cheerful and of the melancholy man are fixed upon the same creation; but very different are the aspects which it bears to them.

Life

Knowledge comes by taking things apart, but wisdom comes by

Knowledge comes by taking things apart, but wisdom comes by putting things together.

John A. Morrison

Wisdom Science Knowledge

The narrator, a time traveler from 2011, scoffs at the despo

The narrator, a time traveler from 2011, scoffs at the despondency caused by the Cuban Missile Crisis -- especially the drug and alcohol use of a resident of 1962 he supposedly cares about. Then he finds his compassion because he remembers he is the exception in being able to see beyond the immediate -- and foreboding -- horizon.

Prophecy Perspective Anxiety Compassion