“I ain’t scared of Beethoven or nobody when it comes to composing.”

—  Joe Zawinul

As quoted on Silvert, Conrad, “Joe Zawinul: Wayfaring Genius–Part II,” Down Beat, Jun. 15, 1978, pp. 20-22

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