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> [My father had played cornet, although I never saw him play it. I found his mouthpiece when I was a kid. I used to buzz it. And my mother played piano and sang in the church choir for different functions.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-griffin/my-father-had-played-cornet-although-i-never-saw-him-play-it-i-found/)

Johnny Griffin

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## More by Johnny Griffin

> [Jazz is music made by and for people who have chosen to feel good in spite of conditions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-griffin/jazz-is-music-made-by-and-for-people-who-have-chosen-to-feel-good-in/)

Johnny Griffin

> [ My grammar school graduating class in 1941 had a little party for 13 or 14 year-old kids. \[Trumpeter\] King Kolax's band played for the… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-griffin/my-grammar-school-graduating-class-in-1941-had-a-little-party-for-13/)

Johnny Griffin

> [My father had played cornet, although I never saw him play it. I found his mouthpiece when I was a kid. I used to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-griffin/my-father-had-played-cornet-although-i-never-saw-him-play-it-i-found/)

Johnny Griffin

> [I like to play fast. I get excited, and I have to sort of control myself, restrain myself. But when the rhythm section gets…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-griffin/i-like-to-play-fast-i-get-excited-and-i-have-to-sort-of-control/)

Johnny Griffin

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