--- title: "28 New Quotes By Trombone Shorty" description: "28 New quotes by Trombone Shorty. Plus more from Trombone Shorty and more New sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/450/trombone-shorty-4668_i-am_new-orleans-made-me-who-i-am-323252_323252.jpg" --- > [New Orleans made me who I am.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trombone-shorty/new-orleans-made-me-who-i-am/) [Trombone Shorty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trombone-shorty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/450/trombone-shorty-4668_i-am_new-orleans-made-me-who-i-am-323252_323252.jpg) > [That's the way New Orleans is. It's driven by the music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trombone-shorty/that-s-the-way-new-orleans-is-it-s-driven-by-the-music/) [Trombone Shorty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trombone-shorty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b75/trombone-shorty-4668_driven_that-s-the-way-new-orleans-is-it-s-drive_104923.jpg) > [I need New Orleans. And New Orleans needs me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trombone-shorty/i-need-new-orleans-and-new-orleans-needs-me/) [Trombone Shorty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trombone-shorty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c46/trombone-shorty-4668_me_i-need-new-orleans-and-new-orleans-needs_1071512.jpg) > [All New Orleans music is based off dance music, even jazz.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trombone-shorty/all-new-orleans-music-is-based-off-dance-music-even-jazz/) [Trombone Shorty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trombone-shorty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d5/trombone-shorty-4668_dance_all-new-orleans-music-is-based-off-dance_1637227.jpg) > [We're not really trying to do anything besides represent where we come from, and that's New Orleans.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trombone-shorty/we-re-not-really-trying-to-do-anything-besides-represent-where-we/) [Trombone Shorty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trombone-shorty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e44/trombone-shorty-4668_anything_we-re-not-really-trying-to-do-anything-b_2692862.jpg) > [Since I'm born here, my music will always have some New Orleans elements.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trombone-shorty/since-i-m-born-here-my-music-will-always-have-some-new-orleans/) [Trombone Shorty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trombone-shorty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b05/trombone-shorty-4668_born_since-i-m-born-here-my-music-will-always_616672.jpg) > [I don't know what America would be without New Orleans and the music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trombone-shorty/i-don-t-know-what-america-would-be-without-new-orleans-and-the-music/) [Trombone Shorty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trombone-shorty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bbe/trombone-shorty-4668_america_i-don-t-know-what-america-would-be-witho_3138342.jpg) > [I think The Meters are like The Beatles to us in New Orleans, you know.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trombone-shorty/i-think-the-meters-are-like-the-beatles-to-us-in-new-orleans-you-know/) [Trombone Shorty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trombone-shorty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f05/trombone-shorty-4668_beatles_i-think-the-meters-are-like-the-beatles_1613844.jpg) > [At the end of the day, I'm a New Orleans musician. Whatever that means.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trombone-shorty/at-the-end-of-the-day-i-m-a-new-orleans-musician-whatever-that-means/) [Trombone Shorty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trombone-shorty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/36f/trombone-shorty-4668_day_at-the-end-of-the-day-i-m-a-new-orleans_3203242.jpg) > [New Orleans is like a big musical gumbo. The sound I have is from being in the city my whole life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trombone-shorty/new-orleans-is-like-a-big-musical-gumbo-the-sound-i-have-is-from/) [Trombone Shorty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trombone-shorty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d8c/trombone-shorty-4668_being_new-orleans-is-like-a-big-musical-gumbo_2467212.jpg) > [In New Orleans, we celebrate everything. It's probably the only place you'll see people dancing in a funeral home.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trombone-shorty/in-new-orleans-we-celebrate-everything-it-s-probably-the-only-place/) [Trombone Shorty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trombone-shorty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/247/trombone-shorty-4668_celebrate_in-new-orleans-we-celebrate-everything-i_1722599.jpg) > [Music in New Orleans has always been the heartbeat that drives the city. It was that even before Katrina, and that's what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trombone-shorty/music-in-new-orleans-has-always-been-the-heartbeat-that-drives-the/) [Trombone Shorty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trombone-shorty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/40b/trombone-shorty-4668_city_music-in-new-orleans-has-always-been-the_163095.jpg) > [I've dreamed a lot of things and a lot of them have come true. The Grammy nomination was the last thing on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trombone-shorty/i-ve-dreamed-a-lot-of-things-and-a-lot-of-them-have-come-true-the/) [Trombone Shorty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trombone-shorty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70b/trombone-shorty-4668_before_i-ve-dreamed-a-lot-of-things-and-a-lot-o_306046.jpg) > [People get caught up in recreating something, and that actually hurts the genre of music because there's nothing new.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trombone-shorty/people-get-caught-up-in-recreating-something-and-that-actually-hurts/) [Trombone Shorty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trombone-shorty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71e/trombone-shorty-4668_music_people-get-caught-up-in-recreating-somet_127969.jpg) > [Everywhere I go around the world, we have fans of New Orleans. Sometimes we go places, and people don't really know who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trombone-shorty/everywhere-i-go-around-the-world-we-have-fans-of-new-orleans/) [Trombone Shorty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trombone-shorty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf6/trombone-shorty-4668_around-the-world_everywhere-i-go-around-the-world-we-have_1506022.jpg) > [I listen to Nine Inch Nails, Green Day, U2, and it becomes part of me, comes out in my music. Wherever it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trombone-shorty/i-listen-to-nine-inch-nails-green-day-u2-and-it-becomes-part-of-me/) [Trombone Shorty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trombone-shorty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f0d/trombone-shorty-4668_day_i-listen-to-nine-inch-nails-green-day-u2_1527044.jpg) > [From the food to the Mardi Gras Indians to the brass bands and the second liners parading through the street, Jazz Fest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trombone-shorty/from-the-food-to-the-mardi-gras-indians-to-the-brass-bands-and-the/) [Trombone Shorty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trombone-shorty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce6/trombone-shorty-4668_food_from-the-food-to-the-mardi-gras-indians_511472.jpg) > [No matter what setting I play in, I will always be New Orleans. It's one of the only cities where you can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trombone-shorty/no-matter-what-setting-i-play-in-i-will-always-be-new-orleans-it-s/) [Trombone Shorty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trombone-shorty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/376/trombone-shorty-4668_family_no-matter-what-setting-i-play-in-i-will_2098141.jpg) > [When I'm creating a song, I'm thinking of a hip-hop beat playing on a live drum set - kinda like the Roots…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trombone-shorty/when-i-m-creating-a-song-i-m-thinking-of-a-hip-hop-beat-playing-on-a/) [Trombone Shorty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trombone-shorty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/843/trombone-shorty-4668_hip-hop_when-i-m-creating-a-song-i-m-thinking-of_3109917.jpg) > [You've got different people that have different views of New Orleans. When you say 'New Orleans,' you have people who just think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trombone-shorty/you-ve-got-different-people-that-have-different-views-of-new-orleans/) [Trombone Shorty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trombone-shorty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbd/trombone-shorty-4668_brothers_you-ve-got-different-people-that-have-di_3022632.jpg) > [Sometimes it's very hard for other New Orleans musicians to break out. It starts with the musician. They have to be willing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trombone-shorty/sometimes-it-s-very-hard-for-other-new-orleans-musicians-to-break-out/) [Trombone Shorty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trombone-shorty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c5/trombone-shorty-4668_city_sometimes-it-s-very-hard-for-other-new-o_2258148.jpg) > [It doesn't matter where we are. We can be marching down the streets of New Orleans, or we can be onstage in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trombone-shorty/it-doesn-t-matter-where-we-are-we-can-be-marching-down-the-streets-of/) [Trombone Shorty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trombone-shorty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/142/trombone-shorty-4668_forward_it-doesn-t-matter-where-we-are-we-can-be_1987779.jpg) > [In New Orleans, people are still influenced by one another. You got these bands that play every week on Frenchmen Street, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trombone-shorty/in-new-orleans-people-are-still-influenced-by-one-another-you-got/) [Trombone Shorty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trombone-shorty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f64/trombone-shorty-4668_band_in-new-orleans-people-are-still-influenc_2177616.jpg) > [The only thing we try and do is just be a part of the gumbo that New Orleans is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trombone-shorty/the-only-thing-we-try-and-do-is-just-be-a-part-of-the-gumbo-that-new/) [Trombone Shorty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trombone-shorty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/19f/trombone-shorty-4668_just-be_the-only-thing-we-try-and-do-is-just-be_1562612.jpg) > [In New Orleans, we like to interact with the crowd. We don't like people sitting down.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trombone-shorty/in-new-orleans-we-like-to-interact-with-the-crowd-we-don-t-like/) [Trombone Shorty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trombone-shorty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e85/trombone-shorty-4668_crowd_in-new-orleans-we-like-to-interact-with_1113982.jpg) > [I just want to spearhead and lead a new style of New Orleans music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trombone-shorty/i-just-want-to-spearhead-and-lead-a-new-style-of-new-orleans-music/) [Trombone Shorty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trombone-shorty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ef/trombone-shorty-4668_lead_i-just-want-to-spearhead-and-lead-a-new_578310.jpg) > [We come from New Orleans, so everything is emotional - for, once the music takes over, and we start blowing, we go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trombone-shorty/we-come-from-new-orleans-so-everything-is-emotional-for-once-the/) [Trombone Shorty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trombone-shorty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b6/trombone-shorty-4668_body_we-come-from-new-orleans-so-everything-i_2338335.jpg) > [New Orleans is like my blood; it's not going anywhere. And then I just take different things that I've learned over the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trombone-shorty/new-orleans-is-like-my-blood-it-s-not-going-anywhere-and-then-i-just/) [Trombone Shorty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trombone-shorty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/401/trombone-shorty-4668_blood_new-orleans-is-like-my-blood-it-s-not-go_1348324.jpg) ## Other authors on New ## More by Trombone Shorty > [Sometimes on my show, I just play something out of the blue, and the band picks up on it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trombone-shorty/sometimes-on-my-show-i-just-play-something-out-of-the-blue-and-the/) [Trombone Shorty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trombone-shorty/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trombone-shorty/i-wanted-to-become-a-better-entertainer-and-i-learned-from-my-brother/) [Trombone Shorty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trombone-shorty/) > [That's the way New Orleans is. It's driven by the music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trombone-shorty/that-s-the-way-new-orleans-is-it-s-driven-by-the-music/) [Trombone Shorty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trombone-shorty/) > [I got a chance to work with Mystikal and Mannie Fresh and Juvenile and all these people as I was growing up, and so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trombone-shorty/i-got-a-chance-to-work-with-mystikal-and-mannie-fresh-and-juvenile/) [Trombone Shorty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trombone-shorty/) > [People get caught up in recreating something, and that actually hurts the genre of music because there's nothing new.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trombone-shorty/people-get-caught-up-in-recreating-something-and-that-actually-hurts/) [Trombone Shorty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trombone-shorty/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trombone-shorty/life-would-be-pretty-boring-if-i-didn-t-explore-it-s-about-letting-my/) [Trombone Shorty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trombone-shorty/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trombone-shorty/music-in-new-orleans-has-always-been-the-heartbeat-that-drives-the/) [Trombone Shorty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trombone-shorty/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trombone-shorty/i-ve-lost-a-bunch-of-friends-some-of-them-in-jail-some-of-them-made/) [Trombone Shorty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trombone-shorty/) > [I always dreamed of playing a show with Bono and Edge and the guys in Green Day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trombone-shorty/i-always-dreamed-of-playing-a-show-with-bono-and-edge-and-the-guys-in/) [Trombone Shorty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trombone-shorty/) > [I never really listened to any particular trombone players.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trombone-shorty/i-never-really-listened-to-any-particular-trombone-players/) [Trombone Shorty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trombone-shorty/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trombone-shorty/i-ve-dreamed-a-lot-of-things-and-a-lot-of-them-have-come-true-the/) [Trombone Shorty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trombone-shorty/) > [New Orleans made me who I am.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trombone-shorty/new-orleans-made-me-who-i-am/) [Trombone Shorty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trombone-shorty/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trombone-shorty/i-ve-had-a-strong-will-power-to-become-one-of-the-best-and-i-m-not/) [Trombone Shorty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trombone-shorty/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trombone-shorty/i-ve-been-playing-music-since-i-was-four-so-it-s-part-of-my-life-it-s/) [Trombone Shorty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trombone-shorty/) > [It's like drinking water. You have to have water every day, and music is like water for me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trombone-shorty/it-s-like-drinking-water-you-have-to-have-water-every-day-and-music/) [Trombone Shorty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trombone-shorty/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/new/trombone-shorty/#itemlist", "name": "28 New Quotes By Trombone Shorty", "numberOfItems": 28, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "New Orleans made me who I am.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Trombone Shorty" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trombone-shorty/new-orleans-made-me-who-i-am/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/450/trombone-shorty-4668_i-am_new-orleans-made-me-who-i-am-323252_323252.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/450/trombone-shorty-4668_i-am_new-orleans-made-me-who-i-am-323252_323252.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/450/trombone-shorty-4668_i-am_new-orleans-made-me-who-i-am-323252_323252.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“New Orleans made me who I am.” — Trombone Shorty", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "That's the way New Orleans is. 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