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> [It's something that jazz has gotten away from, and it's unfortunate. Players aren't physical anymore.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/branford-marsalis/it-s-something-that-jazz-has-gotten-away-from-and-it-s-unfortunate/)

[Branford Marsalis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/branford-marsalis/)

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## More by Branford Marsalis

> [I like to make records sound good. I'm more like a reducer than a producer. If an artist cannot produce themselves, what's the point?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/branford-marsalis/i-like-to-make-records-sound-good-i-m-more-like-a-reducer-than-a/)

[Branford Marsalis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/branford-marsalis/)

> [You hear it in your brain. Whatever makes sense. Some songs work well as quartet songs, sometimes they don't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/branford-marsalis/you-hear-it-in-your-brain-whatever-makes-sense-some-songs-work-well/)

[Branford Marsalis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/branford-marsalis/)

> [That's kind of like how jazz is sometimes. You're out there predicting the future, and no one believes you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/branford-marsalis/that-s-kind-of-like-how-jazz-is-sometimes-you-re-out-there-predicting/)

[Branford Marsalis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/branford-marsalis/)

> [There's a certain kind of motion and pacing that our music has, and this just doesn't have that. We just kind of rushed to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/branford-marsalis/there-s-a-certain-kind-of-motion-and-pacing-that-our-music-has-and/)

[Branford Marsalis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/branford-marsalis/)

> [We played it as long as we could play it on that CD and I think it might be 50 minutes, maybe. What you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/branford-marsalis/we-played-it-as-long-as-we-could-play-it-on-that-cd-and-i-think-it/)

[Branford Marsalis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/branford-marsalis/)

> [The piano is the X factor. People have a tough time following the structures when there's no piano there, spelling it out. It makes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/branford-marsalis/the-piano-is-the-x-factor-people-have-a-tough-time-following-the/)

[Branford Marsalis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/branford-marsalis/)

> [If I were like a lot of other people, then it wouldn't be fun; but since I'm like me, it's okay.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/branford-marsalis/if-i-were-like-a-lot-of-other-people-then-it-wouldn-t-be-fun-but/)

[Branford Marsalis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/branford-marsalis/)

> [The biggest problem with American music right now, is that kids don't listen. They come by it honestly, Americans don't listen anyway. When people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/branford-marsalis/the-biggest-problem-with-american-music-right-now-is-that-kids-don-t/)

[Branford Marsalis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/branford-marsalis/)

> [What is jazz? It, It's almost like asking, What is French? Jazz is a musical language. It's a musical dialect that actually embodies the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/branford-marsalis/what-is-jazz-it-it-s-almost-like-asking-what-is-french-jazz-is-a/)

[Branford Marsalis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/branford-marsalis/)

> [Everybody talks about finding your voice. Do your homework and your voice will find you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/branford-marsalis/everybody-talks-about-finding-your-voice-do-your-homework-and-your/)

[Branford Marsalis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/branford-marsalis/)

> [I'm not going to play funk licks on a jazz album. That makes no sense.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/branford-marsalis/i-m-not-going-to-play-funk-licks-on-a-jazz-album-that-makes-no-sense/)

[Branford Marsalis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/branford-marsalis/)

> [Pop doesn't really look back. It can't. What makes pop work is simplicity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/branford-marsalis/pop-doesn-t-really-look-back-it-can-t-what-makes-pop-work-is/)

[Branford Marsalis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/branford-marsalis/)

> [You know, being America, being the land of "number ones", everyone wants to be a leader before they follow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/branford-marsalis/you-know-being-america-being-the-land-of-number-ones-everyone-wants/)

[Branford Marsalis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/branford-marsalis/)

> [Walter Beasley is an anomaly: a successful performing musician who possesses the rare skill of understanding the musical process beyond the intuitive. This special…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/branford-marsalis/walter-beasley-is-an-anomaly-a-successful-performing-musician-who/)

[Branford Marsalis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/branford-marsalis/)

> [If you're going to use standards as criteria for signing musicians, you can sign thousands. If you're going to use some sort of conceptual…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/branford-marsalis/if-you-re-going-to-use-standards-as-criteria-for-signing-musicians/)

[Branford Marsalis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/branford-marsalis/)

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