I'm alive, I'm suffering, and I'm grateful for both. - Charlie Parker

"I'm alive, I'm suffering, and I'm grateful for both."

Charlie Parker Gratitude

Bebop Saxophonist American 1920–1955

More from Charlie Parker

"Don't play the saxophone. Let it play you."

"Music is your own experience, your own thoughts, your wisdom."

"If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn."

"You can play a shoestring if you're sincere."

"Gratitude makes life richer."

"A grateful heart is a happy heart."

"Respect those who came before us."

"Life's greatest treasures are the people we love"