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Ray Conniff
American
Musician
About the author
I went to the Paradise Restaurant on 49th Street and Broadway which was where they were playing, and I sat in.
Ray Conniff,
American
Musician
#Paradise
If you believe in your art, and you love what you do, that energy will go out, and people will respond.
Ray Conniff,
American
Musician
#Love
#People
#Will
#Art
#Energy
I tell my friends about my conversations with my father - conversations with an artist.
Ray Conniff,
American
Musician
#Friends
#Father
#Artist
I sat in at every club in New York City, jamming with musicians, because it felt right - and because it felt right and we were having fun - the people dancing and sipping their drinks in the clubs felt it too and it made them smile.
Ray Conniff,
American
Musician
#Right
#People
#Fun
#Smile
#Dancing
#Musicians
#Drinks
I didn't get paid. I didn't even care that I didn't get paid.
Ray Conniff,
American
Musician
#Care
Don't make art for other artists or for 'intellectuals', make art for people - and if you can touch just one person in a lifetime and make a difference - you have succeeded.
Ray Conniff,
American
Musician
#People
#Art
#Artists
#Difference
When I started out, all I did was play my trombone.
Ray Conniff,
American
Musician
#Play