If I have to be considered any type of jazz artist, it would be New Orleans jazz because New Orleans jazz never forgot that jazz is dance music and jazz is fun. I'm more influenced by that style of jazz… — 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 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 Image
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 Image
People get caught up in recreating something, and that actually hurts the genre of music because there's nothing new. — Trombone Shorty Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
I always dreamed of playing a show with Bono and Edge and the guys in Green Day. — Trombone Shorty Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
It's like drinking water. You have to have water every day, and music is like water for me. — Trombone Shorty Copy Share Image
