I decided that I would be one of the biggest new names; and I actually had some little fancy business cards printed up to announce it,

 

I decided that I would be one of the biggest new names; and I actually had some little fancy business cards printed up to announce it, "Count Basie. Beware, the Count is Here."


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This quote is just one of 8 total Count Basie quotes in our collection. Count Basie is known for saying 'I decided that I would be one of the biggest new names; and I actually had some little fancy business cards printed up to announce it, "Count Basie. Beware, the Count is Here."' as well as some of the following quotes.

All I wanted was to be big, to be in show business and to travel ... and that's what I've been doing all my life.

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I was always willing to say, "Let's see what happens," when something came up that looked like it might help me get a little closer to where I wanted to be . . .

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Of course, there are a lot of ways you can treat the blues, but it will still be the blues. -Count Basie
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It's the way you play that makes it . . . 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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If you play a tune and a person don't tap their feet, don't play the tune.

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I decided that I would be one of the biggest new names; and I actually had some little fancy business cards printed up to announce it, 'Count Basie. Beware, the Count is Here.' -Count Basie
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I, of course, wanted to play real jazz. When we played pop tunes, and naturally we had to, I wanted those pops to kick! Not loud and fast, understand, but smoothly and with a definite punch.

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