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I'm motivated. The spirit hits me and I just keep going and don't stop. The more I play, the more I can invent, the more ideas come to me.

Source: Hamp: An Autobiography, 1989.
-- Lionel Hampton, (Apr 20 1908-2002), US swing jazz musician; Hamp was the first to use the vibraharp (vibes) in jazz and known for the rhythmic vitality of his playing; led his own band for 35 years.

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