I don't think people understood what it was I was doing at Shaffer. I wasn't there to...
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Terence Fletcher:
I don't think people understood what it was I was doing at Shaffer. I wasn't there to conduct. Any fucking moron can wave his arms and keep people in tempo. I was there to push people beyond what's expected of them. I believe that is... an absolute necessity. Otherwise, we're depriving the world of the next Louis Armstrong. The next Charlie Parker. I told you that story about how Charlie Parker became Charlie Parker, right?
Andrew:
Jo Jones threw a cymbal at his head.
Terence Fletcher:
Exactly. Parker's a young kid, pretty good on the sax. Gets up to play at a cutting session, and he fucks it up. And Jones nearly decapitates him for it. And he's laughed off-stage. Cries himself to sleep that night, but the next morning, what does he do? He practices. And he practices and he practices with one goal in mind, never to be laughed at again. And a year later, he goes back to the Reno and he steps up on that stage, and plays the best motherfucking solo the world has ever heard. So imagine if Jones had just said, "Well, that's okay, Charlie. That was all right. Good job." And then Charlie thinks to himself, "Well, shit, I did do a pretty good job." End of story. No Bird. That, to me, is an absolute tragedy. But that's just what the world wants now. People wonder why jazz is dying.
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Truth is I don't think people understood
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what it was I was doing at Shaffer
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I wasn't there to conduct
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Any fucking moron can wave his arms and keep people in tempo
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I was there to push people beyond what's expected of them
Clip duration: 20 seconds
Views: 167
Timestamp in movie: 01h 18m 54s
Uploaded: 20 March, 2022
Genres: drama, music
Summary: Under the direction of a ruthless instructor, a talented young drummer begins to pursue perfection at any cost, even his humanity.
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