Quotes by Sonny Rollins

About Sonny Rollins:

Theodore Walter is an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Rollins is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians. A number of his compositions, including "St. Thomas", "Oleo", "Doxy", and "Airegin", have become jazz standards.
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But if I didn't have to make money, I would still play my horn.

Sonny Rollins

I think the problem starts with the general appreciation of the music in the larger society.

Sonny Rollins

I am a person who thinks about the music first in trying to achieve something musically valid.

Sonny Rollins

I have always been a person who is concerned with the dignity of jazz music and the way jazz musicians have been treated and are treated, and the fact that the music has not been given the kind of due that it deserves.

Sonny Rollins

Even the most jingoistic person would have to admit that even American cultural music comes from Europe. That's what classical music is, real European music.

Sonny Rollins

Author Bio

  • NameSonny Rollins
  • DescriptionAmerican jazz saxophonist and composer
  • AliasesTheodore Walter Rollins
  • BornSeptember 7, 1930
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionComposer; Bandleader; Conductor; Saxophonist; Jazz Musician
  • AwardsNational Medal Of Arts; Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award