George Shearing

Can anybody be given a great degree of creativity? No. They can be given the equipment to develop it-if they have it in them in the first place. ↗

— George Shearing

#creativity #degree #develop #equipment #first

All my musical foundations go back to the age of 3. My family tell me that I used to listen to the old crystal set, then go to the piano and pick out the tune that I just heard. ↗

— George Shearing

#back #crystal #family #foundations #go

Having a set, popular formula does inhibit you. ↗

— George Shearing

#formula #having #inhibit #popular #set

I don't like freedom jazz - I think it's void of roots and void of foundation. ↗

— George Shearing

#freedom #i #i think #jazz #like

I don't think you can contrive any sound. ↗

— George Shearing

#contrive #i #sound #think #you

I think it was Duke Ellington who once said that we're always most pleased with our current record. I mean, you have to assume that you learn from one, and you do something better next time. ↗

— George Shearing

#assume #better #current #duke #duke ellington

I was born in London in 1919. I first went to America in 1946 for a three-month holiday. Then I came back, worked here for almost a year sold up my home and went back on immigration in 1947. ↗

— George Shearing

#america #back #born #came #first

In Braille you write your flat sign first and then your note. ↗

— George Shearing

#first #flat #note #sign #then

My affiliation with England is borne out by the fact that I do come back for periodic visits. ↗

— George Shearing

#back #borne #come #england #fact

Perfect retention. I don't think I could do that-I've never disciplined myself to do it.I suppose a lot of it is a question of discipline. Which improvisation is not. ↗

— George Shearing

#discipline #disciplined #i #improvisation #lot