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Count Basie Quotes

1904–1984 United States

William "Count" Basie (August 21, 1904 – April 26, 1984) was an American jazz pianist, organist and bandleader.

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It's the way you play that makes it. What I say is, for Christ's sake, you don't have to kill yourself to sing. Play like you play. Play like you think, and then you got it, if you're going to get it. And whatever you get, that's you, so that's your story.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Count Basie (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.