I think the music that’s called ‘future stuff’ is the soundtrack to the few people who have the nerve and the courage to continue, to go to the end of the line and not be deterred. Wayne Shorter Read Quote
I always say that music is a small drop in the ocean of life. I was told a long time ago that your horn, or whatever instrument you play, is a means to be in the world. Wayne Shorter Read Quote
I’m making strides to have dialogue with life. I’m walking down a garden path, something like that. And you’re looking at the trees, and then you start to look at them through your inner eye. Wayne Shorter Read Quote
You know the actor John Garfield? In one movie he walked up to this train station, the ticket booth, and the guy says, ‘Yes, where are you going?’ And he says, ‘I want a ticket to nowhere.’ I thought: that’s it. The freedom to do that. I want a ticket to nowhere. Wayne Shorter Read Quote
You’re like the girl who left her shadow in the drawer, but when she went to get it, it wasn’t there. Wayne Shorter Read Quote
There are colors we can’t see, but they’re connected to the ones we can, There’s a connection between everything. Wayne Shorter Read Quote
Jazz is a fighter. The word ‘jazz’ means to me, ‘I dare you. Let’s jump into the unknown!’ Wayne Shorter Read Quote
