Dave Brubeck Quotes About Writing

Quotes about: Writing

• The secret of a great melody is a secret.

  Dave Brubeck

  Writing, Secret, Songwriting

• I knew I wanted to write on religious themes when I was a GI in World War II. I saw and experienced so much violence that I thought I could express my outrage best with music.

  Dave Brubeck

  Religious, War, Writing

• I started growing up in a hurry and taking a lot of the philosophy I'd heard from church as a kid a lot more seriously - especially the Ten Commandments - and wondering how 'Thou shalt not kill' could be so absolutely ignored. It took me until I was in my 40s to write what I was thinking as a young soldier.

  Dave Brubeck

  Growing Up, Philosophy, Kids

• Over the years I've had strong friendships with many priests. As a matter of fact, a group of Christian leaders from the National Council of Churches came to my house in the 1950s to ask me to write music for a Mass. I didn't think I was ready at that time. So, in a sense, I guess joining the church and writing the Mass was a culmination of a long journey that is still going on.

  Dave Brubeck

  Christian, Strong, Writing

  Source: www.commonwealmagazine.org

• I don't think you can separate a person's "style" and his persona. If you're writing or improvising honestly, you will inevitably reflect who you are.

  Dave Brubeck

  Writing, Thinking, Style

  Source: www.commonwealmagazine.org

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