I am Charles Mingus, half black man, not even white enough to pass for nothing but black. I am Charles Mingus, a famed jazzman, but not famed enough to make a living in this society. - Charles Mingus quotes

I am Charles Mingus, half black man, not even white enough to pass for nothing but black. I am Charles Mingus, a famed jazzman, but not famed enough to make a living in this society.

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Charles Mingus Quotes - Thelonius Monk went over to Bird and Bud Powell and said, 'I told you guys to act crazy, but I didn't tell you to fall in love with the act. You're really crazy now.'

Thelonius Monk went over to Bird and Bud Powell and said, 'I told you guys to act crazy, but I didn't tell you to fall in love with the act. You're really crazy now.'

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Charles Mingus Quotes - They're singing your praises while stealing your phrases.

They're singing your praises while stealing your phrases.

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Charles Mingus Quotes - I've got a feeling that if it's so easy for you - the struggle and the initiative are not as strong as they are for a person who has to struggle and therefore has more to say.

I've got a feeling that if it's so easy for you - the struggle and the initiative are not as strong as they are for a person who has to struggle and therefore has more to say.

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Charles Mingus Quotes - If Charlie Parker were a Gunslinger, There'd be a Whole Lot of Dead Copycats

If Charlie Parker were a Gunslinger, There'd be a Whole Lot of Dead Copycats

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Charles Mingus Quotes - In my music, I'm trying to play the truth of what I am.

In my music, I'm trying to play the truth of what I am.

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Charles Mingus Quotes - Everything I do is Mingus.

Everything I do is Mingus.

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