Roy Ayers Quotes

The true beauty of music is that it connects people. It carries a message, and we, the musicians, are the messengers.
Roy Ayers

Beauty, Music, True

I don't trip on that much. I just like to enjoy life and be happy.
Roy Ayers

Life, Happy, Enjoy

Soul has no musical geographical or racial boundaries.
Roy Ayers

Soul, Boundaries, Musical

Some people really trip on success or popularity. My friends would talk to me about that, about tripping on all this stuff, but you know what I tripped on? I started buying property.
Roy Ayers

Success, Friends, Talk

A lot of the hip hop artists don't write music. They write words.
Roy Ayers

Music, Words, Write

DJs and people in the street know what they like.
Roy Ayers

I always had this energy level that made me want to come to New York.
Roy Ayers

Energy, Level, York

I don't like rap that you can't understand. The youth is so quick and alert.
Roy Ayers

Understand, Youth, Rap

I think music all the time.
Roy Ayers

I was with PolyGram; that was the big label that I was with for the longest, like 12 years.
Roy Ayers

Big, Longest, Label

I'd definitely love to play in Nashville again. That would be really good.
Roy Ayers

Love, Good, Play

I'm celebrating my 40th year in show business this year.
Roy Ayers

Business, Show, Year

I've been sampled so much and I'm glad it's happened, it's a great compliment.
Roy Ayers

Great, Happened, Compliment

It's a wonderful feeling just being in this creative motif.
Roy Ayers

Feeling, Creative, Wonderful

Now I get exposure first with people directly in the clubs. This is a unique situation for me.
Roy Ayers

Unique, Situation, Clubs

You grow and learn a lot about the industry and what happens behind closed doors over the years.
Roy Ayers

Learn, Happens, Grow

Artists don't always know. Almost every song I ever recorded that was a hit at the majors that the promotional people picked I didn't think it would be a hit. I was wrong every time!
Roy Ayers

Time, Wrong, Song

Back in the day, I used to be in the studio recording 20 hours a day. And that was all of the time. I still record a lot of hours, but I don't go as long as I used to.
Roy Ayers

Time, Long, Used

Having good health, being able to breathe and be happy, that's one of the most beautiful gifts. On top of that, I have the gift to play music and make people happy through that. I'm just telling you from my heart, I'm so in love with life.
Roy Ayers

Life, Love, Music

I couldn't get my album played over the so-called smooth jazz stations. Jazz stations would not play it. You don't always know who you're making that soul connection with.
Roy Ayers

Play, Soul, Making

I don't think I'm really so unique. If every black person looked at their life they would quickly discover that they have been influenced by every type of music prevalent in America.
Roy Ayers

Life, Music, Person

I generally sell my records online or at the show. You can undersell the distributor and the stores, and people know what they're getting cause they've just seen you live.
Roy Ayers

Live, Show, Getting

I still look good. I'm trippin', but people tell me that all the time. So check it out, I'm 63, and still kicking. I've been putting records out every year.
Roy Ayers

Time, Good, Tell

I was being an artist, being sensitive and technical as artists are. I'm sure Leonardo Da Vinci did that. Artists don't always feel the same as others feel about their work.
Roy Ayers

Work, Same, Others

Most artists have contracts directly with the record company, and when they do music, all of their music is owned by the record company. But I did mine through a production company.
Roy Ayers

Music, Through, Company

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Nationality: English

Born: September 10, 1940

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