Bessie Smith
Singer
"I don't want no drummer. I set the tempo."
Tempo quotes
Tempo
18 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Anais Nin
Writer, Diarist
"I will not adjust myself to the world. I am adjusted to myself."
Thomas Merton
Writer, Monk
"We must slow down to a human tempo and we’ll begin to have time to listen."
Jordan Knight
Singer, Songwriter
"My heart has always been in more up-tempo music you can dance to."
Miles Davis
Musician
"You ever hear Buddy Miles play the drums? You know, he doesn't vary the tempo at all."
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"Fast tempo is essential for success; do it, fix it, try it!"
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"I've gotten hernias from drummers when they drop tempo."
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"I can tell. I'm gifted with that, you know. When I hear that the tempo is slightly off, it's hard for me."
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