Paul Desmond quotes

" I was unfashionable before anyone knew who I was. " # Fashion

" I think I had it in the back of my mind that I wanted to sound like a dry martini. " # Compatibility

" I could only write at the beach, and I kept getting sand in my typewriter. " # Writers and Writing # Wilderness # Patience

" I hate the way he writes. I kind of love the way he lives, though. " # Love # Writers and Writing # Hatred

" I have won several prizes as the world’s slowest alto player, as well as a special award in 1961 for quietness. " # Awards # Work # Competition

" I tried practicing for a few weeks and ended up playing too fast. " # Practice

" It's like living in a house where everything's painted red. " # Painters and Painting # Love # Home

" Not for me. If I want to tune everybody out, I just take off my glasses and enjoy the haze. " # Virtue # Music # Enjoyment

" Sometimes I get the feeling that there are orgies going on all over New York City, and somebody says, `Let's call Desmond,' and somebody else says,'Why bother? He's probably home reading the Encyclopedia Britannica.' " # Cities and City Life # Home # Books - Reading

" Well, that I'm not playing better. " # Plays