Jazz is so difficult. A lot of people think once they've learned these licks they can get up and play them for the rest of their life. But that's not being truthful to the music 'cause it's not developing. Cats… — Lester Bowie Copy Share Image
They were missing all the enthusiasm, the creativity; that whole excitement about the music was lost. A lot of people are really going back looking for that. — Lester Bowie Copy Share Image
They always say that jazz doesn't sell, but it's a lie, because it does sell, and it sells consistently year in and year out. — Lester Bowie Copy Share Image
I always tell my students when you're going to be a jazz musician the first thing you've got to do is be a professional… — Lester Bowie Copy Share Image
You know when I was younger I used to look at Downbeat Magazine and I figured anybody in Downbeat must be making a living. — Lester Bowie Copy Share Image
What I've been trying to do for years is to get the music played on a station other than jazz stations, you know, to… — Lester Bowie Copy Share Image
We just can't go and try to turn the clock back, that's not happening anymore. You've got to figure something else out. — Lester Bowie Copy Share Image
Jazz is neither specific repertoire, nor academic exercise... but a way of life. — Lester Bowie Copy Share Image
Music is very important. It's important as a tool for learning, it can be a tool for healing, it can be no telling what,… — Lester Bowie Copy Share Image
Because I believe that the future of the music lies in the Internet. It can be sold on the Internet. — Lester Bowie Copy Share Image
Play as well as you can all the time, and if you're truthful to your thing, you'll succeed. — Lester Bowie Copy Share Image
