I've had experiences where people say, 'I hated jazz before I heard you guys!' I'm like, 'You didn't hate jazz before you heard us; you hated the idea of jazz.'
Kamasi WashingtonRead
My hope is that witnessing the beautiful harmony created by merging different musical melodies will help people realize the beauty in our own differences.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote emphasizes the beauty found in diversity through music.
Kamasi Washington expresses the idea that when people observe how different musical melodies can blend harmoniously, they may come to appreciate the beauty in human differences. The merging of diverse sounds symbolizes unity and the potential for different backgrounds to complement and enrich one another, promoting a deeper understanding and acceptance of diversity in society.
Themes
HopeHarmonyDiversityMusicBeauty
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech about cultural inclusivity at a community event.
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Kamasi WashingtonRead
I kept thinking about how ironic it is how people who live in places where there is diversity tend to love it - and the people that don't live in particularly diverse places tend to be the ones attacking it. In a way, that's similar to music, which is essentially the art of bringing things together.
Kamasi WashingtonRead
In general, in my life, one of the coolest things that I've been able to do is to go to different places and meet different people and see how they view the world and to learn what their music is and what their language is, and the food they eat and everything. That idea of the beauty of the vastness of the world has just been my life.
Kamasi WashingtonRead
My third day playing saxophone, I was in front of a congregation. I still didn't know the names of all the notes. I was playing by ear, following along, but it was such an encouraging environment, I couldn't fail. It was all, 'Yeah baby, you sound real good' no matter what you play. It was a great way to learn.
Kamasi WashingtonRead
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