I don’t believe that a lot of the things I hear on the air today are going to be played — Oscar Emmanuel Peterson
We’re not like pop musicians who have to perform the same top ten tunes every night of a tour. — Oscar Emmanuel Peterson
You not only have to know your own instrument, you must know the others and — Oscar Emmanuel Peterson
Too many jazz pianists limit themselves to a personal style, a trademark, so to speak. — Oscar Emmanuel Peterson
The music field was the first to break down racial barriers, because in order — Oscar Emmanuel Peterson
Some people try to get very philosophical and cerebral about what they’re trying to say with jazz. — Oscar Emmanuel Peterson
I believe in using the entire piano as a single instrument capable of expressing every possible musical idea. — Oscar Emmanuel Peterson