I grew up listening to the Neville Brothers and the Rebirth Brass Band. — Trombone Shorty Copy Share Image
When I was a kid, my friends and I formed a band, Trombone Shorty's Brass Band. When I was six, I was… — Trombone Shorty Copy Share Image
I grew up right in the heart of Treme, so it was a real music neighborhood, and there was a bunch of… — Trombone Shorty Copy Share Image
I've grown up in the Treme, and I played in a bunch of brass bands. My brother, James Andrews, had a brass… — Trombone Shorty Copy Share Image
Sometimes on my show, I just play something out of the blue, and the band picks up on it. — Trombone Shorty Copy Share Image
I may be taking a different approach, being a guy leading a band with a trombone, but if you take that out… — Trombone Shorty Copy Share Image
When we're ready to do the dress rehearsal, we'll rehearse in the dark. No lights. The reason why I do that is… — Trombone Shorty Copy Share Image
In New Orleans, people are still influenced by one another. You got these bands that play every week on Frenchmen Street, and… — Trombone Shorty Copy Share Image
There's pride on Bourbon Street for the musicians that work there. They take it very seriously. I've never worked there or played… — Trombone Shorty Copy Share Image
Sometimes on my show, I just play something out of the blue, and the band picks up on it. — Trombone Shorty Copy Share
I wanted to become a better entertainer, and I learned from my brother James Andrews. And I've been studying some tape of James Brown… — Trombone Shorty Copy Share
I got a chance to work with Mystikal and Mannie Fresh and Juvenile and all these people as I was growing up, and so… — Trombone Shorty Copy Share
People get caught up in recreating something, and that actually hurts the genre of music because there's nothing new. — Trombone Shorty Copy Share
Life would be pretty boring if I didn't explore. It's about letting my ears take me on an adventure to soak in everything I… — Trombone Shorty Copy Share
Music in New Orleans has always been the heartbeat that drives the city. It was that even before Katrina, and that's what we had… — Trombone Shorty Copy Share
I've lost a bunch of friends - some of them in jail, some of them made bad choices, some of them aren't where they… — Trombone Shorty Copy Share
I always dreamed of playing a show with Bono and Edge and the guys in Green Day. — Trombone Shorty Copy Share
I've dreamed a lot of things and a lot of them have come true. The Grammy nomination was the last thing on my list… — Trombone Shorty Copy Share
I've had a strong will power to become one of the best. And I'm not gonna let nothing stop me from going to my… — Trombone Shorty Copy Share
I've been playing music since I was four, so it's part of my life. It's all I know. It's just a part of my… — Trombone Shorty Copy Share
It's like drinking water. You have to have water every day, and music is like water for me. — Trombone Shorty Copy Share
