Roy Haynes Quotes


"The fountain of youth with the youthful young musician is one meaning, and the fountain of youth with the youthful energy of the leader is another meaning."
- Roy Haynes
(Related: Leader, Energy, Meaning, Youth)

"What advice do I tell my grandson? I listen to him."
- Roy Haynes
(Related: Advice)

"This is my religion. I take long breaks now when I don't perform and I am not myself when I am not performing."
- Roy Haynes
(Related: Religion, Now)

"I like to express certain things that happen in my life, the joy of spring, the birds singing and young babies coming into the world. You know, the whole thing as well as the part I'm not happy with, the sad part."
- Roy Haynes
(Related: Life, Babies, Birds, Joy, Singing, Spring, World)

"I'm still growing I take each day, one day-at-a-time. I'm always thinking and dreaming. As long as this heart keeps beating, there will be new things coming along."
- Roy Haynes
(Related: Heart, Day, Thinking, Will)