Trombone Shorty

I think The Meters are like The Beatles to us in New Orleans, you know.

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All New Orleans music is based off dance music, even jazz.

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I grew up right in the heart of Treme, so it was a real music neighborhood, and there was a bunch of…

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In New Orleans, we celebrate everything. It's probably the only place you'll see people dancing in a funeral home.

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I'm always trying to emulate guitar. Especially when I'm playing the trombone, that's what I think about. Like, I listen to guitar…

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We don't want to be hot; we want to last - because eventually hot gets cooled down.

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I have to continue to make the older musicians proud and brush up on my skills.

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If I can just play, it doesn't matter where we are... Japan, Australia, or here in the neighborhood.

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Australia is one of my favorite places to play - it's a crazy experience.

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It doesn't matter where we are. We can be marching down the streets of New Orleans, or we can be onstage in…

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We really practice music and work really hard. Sometimes we'll leave at six in the morning, and we started at three the…

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No matter what setting I play in, I will always be New Orleans. It's one of the only cities where you can…

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I spent a lot of time with the Neville Brothers and Dr. John and different people. They play different styles of music,…

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In New Orleans, people are still influenced by one another. You got these bands that play every week on Frenchmen Street, and…

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I'm big fans of all those musicians, B.B. King, Mick Jagger - they're all on my iPod.

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One thing I've learned in life is that natural talent only takes you so far, and I've always wanted to grow.

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Sometimes it's very hard for other New Orleans musicians to break out. It starts with the musician. They have to be willing…

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'Supafunkrock' is a musical gumbo. We throw all those musical influences into the pot and put it out there.

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I was given a horn at an early age. I never really got a chance to think about doing anything else until…

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I was put on so many different musical stages growing up that I didn't think about what kind of music we played.…

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We come from New Orleans, so everything is emotional - for, once the music takes over, and we start blowing, we go…

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My parents pushed me toward trombone because they didn't need another trumpet player.

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Music is changing. I'm just doing what I'm doing, and hopefully in the next 20, 30 years, some kids can take what…

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My only time off is when I'm sleeping.

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I could just play my horn in my room for 20 minutes a day, and I will be happy.

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