ich fand dieses Zitat von Charles Farrell ganz beeindruckend:
When I was a kid I never for a moment doubted that I was going to be a famous jazz piano player. I started getting gigs that meant something, then I got an audition with Sonny Rollins when I was 21. He offered me a gig, but he didn’t offer me enough money, so I turned him down. That’s how sure I was of myself. But I learned that the ceiling for the big time is unbelievably low. If you’re Miles Davis, you’re making a lot of money, but even Charles Mingus – one of the major group leaders – was just making a living. I thought, if that’s where it goes, there’s no reason to do it. I quit playing in public when I was 27 […]
vor allem der Aspekt, dass Jazz finanziell Spass macht, wenn man Miles Davis ist, keinen Spass mehr macht wenn man Charles Mingus ist, und wenn man nicht Charles Mingus ist, erst recht nicht… ist natuerlich was laenger her, dass er das beobachtet hat, aber so viel besser duerfte seit dem nichts geworden sein
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