Sonny Rollins: The Life of a Jazz Musician
- ISBN-10
- ISBN-13
- 9798367185461
- Series
- Sonny Rollins
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2022-12-06
- Publisher
- Independently Published
- Author
- Sonny R
Description
THE LIFE OF A JAZZ MUSICIAN, IS A VERY SONNY ROLLINS PRECARIOUS LIFE. I WAS JUST TALKING ABOUT A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE PIANIST, WHO YET HE'S GOT A GOOD REPUTATION. UM HE JUST HAD A SORT OF A ALTERCATION AND, HE WAS HURT YOU KNOW AND JAZZ MUSICIANS .YOU KNOW THEY WANT TO EXPRESS EVERYTHING THEY INDEED THEIR LIFE OR SORT OF RIGHT OUT. THERE ON THEIR SLEEVE BUT WE LIVE IN THE WORLD WHICH YOU CAN'T ALWAYS BE THAT WAY I MEAN PLAYING IS GREAT BUT YOU CAN'T LIVE YOUR LIFE LIKE YOU'RE ON THE BANDSTAND BECAUSE THAT'S YOU HAVE TO LIVE A DIFFERENT LIFE WHEN YOU'RE OFF OF THE BANDSTAND AND THE SENSE OF SPEAKING YOU HAVE TO BE A LITTLE MORE CONFORMIST AND MOST JAZZ MUSICIANS FIND THAT DIFFICULT MORE PROBABLY ARE THAT'S FIND IT DIFFICULT TO BE BEING MORE NORMAL PERSON WHEN THERE ARE OFF THE BANDSTAND SO THE LIFE OF A JAZZ MUSICIAN IS DIFFICULT LIFE BECAUSE YOU WANT TO PLAY YOU WANT TO BE YOU WANT TO GET TO THE INNER SPIRIT AND SOMETIMES YOU DRINK OR USE DRUGS OR YOU SMOKE A LOT YOU DO ALL THESE THINGS TO TRY TO GET THIS SPIRIT OUT SO A JAZZ MUSICIANS WELL IT'S IT'S A DIFFICULT IT'S A DIFFICULT EXISTENCE AND A LOT OF THE GREAT PEOPLE THAT I'VE KNOWN AND THAT IN HISTORY THEY KIND OF OVER INDULGE AND THEY NEVER SORT OF ABLE TO BALANCE THE MUSICAL LIFE WITH THEIR PERSONAL LIFE MAYBE IT'S NESS MAYBE IT'S NOT NECESSARY TO DO THAT THAT'S ANOTHER...
