Quote by Ornette Coleman
I remember once, we got an interview, and he said, Dad, these peop

I remember once, we got an interview, and he said, Dad, these people are writing about me like Im an adult. Dont they know Im a kid? I have never tried to encourage him to get a music image like other musicians have. – Ornette Coleman

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Ive never had a relationship with a record executive. I always went to the record company by someone that liked my playing. Then they would get fired, and Id be left with the record company. And then – because they got fired – the record company wouldnt do anything for me. – Ornette Coleman

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I remember once I read a book on mental illness and there was a nurse that had gotten sick. Do you know what she died from? From worrying about the mental patients not being able to get their food. She became a mental patient. – Ornette Coleman

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Because I was starting out in my 20s. I wanted to do it on my own. I didnt want to use my dad or have people say I was using him. – Rosanne Cash

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There is too much fathering going on just now and there is no doubt about it fathers are depressing. – Gertrude Stein

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My parents loved each other. I was raised in a house of total love and respect. My dad worked very hard and my mother was incredibly devoted to him. I can unequivocally, without any peradventure of doubt, tell you that I was raised with the kind of love that we only dream of. – James Wood

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