Zoot Sims Professions : Musician Born : October 29, 1925 Died : March 23, 1985 Browse All Authors Top 8 quotes by Zoot Sims As long as you've got your horn in your mouth, you're developing. Zoot Sims music mouths long If I can't play music, what am I gonna do? Music keeps people sane. When you enjoy yourself, most of the time the people who are listening to you enjoy it. Zoot Sims music play people Music keeps people sane. Zoot Sims sane people If I don't play for a while, it's just like getting hungry. Zoot Sims hungry ifs play We were all influenced by Lester [Young]. Listen to the records that he made with [Count] Basie. Nobody's got what he's got. He's still the daddy. Zoot Sims daddy records made I just take a tune and play it the only way I can. That's it. I don't really dwell on it very much. Some people probably do. I can only say I play it the way I feel it. Zoot Sims tunes play people My mom would have liked it that I patterned myself more after Jimmy Reed. Zoot Sims reeds music mom Ninety-five percent of my audience was white. Zoot Sims jazz music white Similar Authors Adam Jones musician Izzy Stradlin musician Bon Scott musician Brad Delp musician Brad Delson musician Brian Eno musician All Authors