I don`t understand why Europeans and South Americans can take more sophistication. Why is it that Americans need to hear their happiness major and their tragedy minor, and as jazzy as they can handle is a seventh chord? Are they not experiencing complex emotions?
- Joni Mitchell(On whether family life produces better comedy than bachelorhood) The truth is, the family is much more creatively nourishing because you`re playing on a full keyboard. Whereas, when you`re single, you`re just playing the upbeat jazzy tunes."
- Jerry SeinfeldIf I take a less defensive tone, I`d admit that I couldn`t write today a very jazzy, contemporary look at America as I did in 1979 in States of Desire.
- Albert Guerard