Shearing Quotes

You know, when you've established a certain thing, what can you do? You're stuck with it. - George Shearing

You have a large vortex spinning around, with a smaller one inside. The large vortex has a shearing effect on the smaller one, like cake batter being stirred. The large-scale vortex acts like a giant mixer, stretching and thinning out the smaller one, transferring its energy into the larger vortex. The large-scale vortex actually acts like a vampire, sucking the energy out of the smaller one. - Gregory Eyink

When Hank Jones had his night off, I would get somebody to take my place as intermission pianist and I'd play the show with Ella, so I would get a chance to play with Ray Brown and Charlie Smith as well. - George Shearing

We're travelling for about nine-and-a-half months a year. - George Shearing

There's quite a few young guys coming into the shearing industry now. - David Fagan

The way it works: The orchestra plays a few selections of its own and I terminate the first part of the programme on piano, usually with a movement from a Mozart concerto. - George Shearing

Perfect retention. I don't think I could do that-I've never disciplined myself to do it.I suppose a lot of it is a question of discipline. Which improvisation is not. - George Shearing

My affiliation with England is borne out by the fact that I do come back for periodic visits. - George Shearing

In levying taxes and in shearing sheep it is well to stop when you get down to the skin. - Austin O'Malley