Author: Mose Allison

Quotes

I'm playin' the music I like.

I'm playin' the music I like.

- Mose Allison

I'm playin' music for a certain type of person. Fortunately, there are more and more of us. At least there are more comin' to see me than there were 30 years ago or so.

I'm playin' music for a certain type of person. Fortunately, there are more and more of us. At least there are more comin' to see me than there were 30 years ago or so.

- Mose Allison

I've been able to do pretty well. I don't work as many consecutive nights as I used to, but I'm still working over 100 nights a year, so that's good for me.

I've been able to do pretty well. I don't work as many consecutive nights as I used to, but I'm still working over 100 nights a year, so that's good for me.

- Mose Allison

But I got an audience that knows what I do. They usually show up, so I usually do pretty good.

But I got an audience that knows what I do. They usually show up, so I usually do pretty good.

- Mose Allison

I just try to do as good job with the material as I can and play some jazz as well, some improvised music, and do that every night. Just see where it goes.

I just try to do as good job with the material as I can and play some jazz as well, some improvised music, and do that every night. Just see where it goes.

- Mose Allison

There's a lot of terrible things goin' on all the time, but you gotta try and have some fun in the end.

There's a lot of terrible things goin' on all the time, but you gotta try and have some fun in the end.

- Mose Allison

I been getting good crowds. It only took 50 years.

I been getting good crowds. It only took 50 years.

- Mose Allison

I've heard some tunes in recent years that were pretty close to that same idea. The idea was you turn on the radio and you want to hear some music and up comes a commercial.

I've heard some tunes in recent years that were pretty close to that same idea. The idea was you turn on the radio and you want to hear some music and up comes a commercial.

- Mose Allison

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