Actually, I started off playing by ear and being around a bunch of musicians playing in the streets in the different parades. — Trombone Shorty Copy Share Image
Certain jazz musicians just copy what was done 100 years ago. The music won't grow if nobody takes a risk. — 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
I have to continue to make the older musicians proud and brush up on my skills. — Trombone Shorty Copy Share Image
I'm big fans of all those musicians, B.B. King, Mick Jagger - they're all on my iPod. — Trombone Shorty Copy Share Image
Sometimes it's very hard for other New Orleans musicians to break out. It starts with the musician. They have to be willing… — Trombone Shorty Copy Share Image
Hopefully, I can stay around a lot of young musicians and feed off of them. — Trombone Shorty Copy Share Image
I had a lot of older musicians looking out for me, teaching me, and showing me things when they saw how interested… — 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
