Best Wynton Marsalis Sayings
- When me and my brother would go to see our daddy playing, there'd be 30 people in the audience. I was only 14 or 15,… Audience
- I believed in studying just because I knew education was a privilege. It was the discipline of study, to get into the habit of doing… Believed
- I have absolutely no idea what my generation did to enrich our democracy. We dropped the ball. We entered a period of complacency and closed… Absolutely
- I believe in professionalism, but playing is not like a job. You have to be grateful to have the opportunity to play. Believe
- People have taken time out of their day and spent their money to come sit down at a concert. And it's jazz music-it's not easy… Come Sit
- Only a few act - the rest of us reap the benefits of their risk. Act
- Don't settle for style. Succeed in substance. Music
- We always hear about the rights of democracy, but the major responsibility of it is participation. Always Hear
- It was Dr. King's tireless activism that fostered our modern way of relating to one another. Activism
- Trumpet players see each other, and it's like we're getting ready to square off or get into a fight or something. Each
- Many a revolution started with the actions of a few. Only 56 men signed the Declaration of Independence. A few hanging together can lead a… Action
- There are forces all around you who wish to exploit division, rob you of your freedom, and tell you what to think. But young folks… All
- Even in these times, there are still neighbors that will turn their backs on neighbors. Backs
- I didn't want to get that ring around my lips from practicing the trumpet, because I thought the girls wouldn't like me. So I never… From
- The nerves are a problem on trumpet, because when you mess up everyone can hear it. Just remember most people are too polite to say… Calm
- You need a team. You need people to push you. You need opponents. Need Opponents
- The young very seldom lead anything in our country today. It's been quite some time since a younger generation pushed an older one to a… Been
- I wanted to make somebody feel like Coltrane made me feel, listening to it. Coltrane
- Jazz is not the kind of music you are going to learn to play in three or four years or that you can just get… Four
- Maybe the preoccupation with technological progress has overshadowed our concern with human progress. Concern
- What, other than injustice, could be the reason that the displaced citizens of New Orleans cannot be accommodated by the richest nation in the world? Accommodated
- Don't wish for someone else to do later what you can do now. Funny
- I almost never watch TV, except for '60 Minutes' and pro football. I love Drew Brees, the Manning brothers and the Steelers' linebackers. Almost Never
- I dress up a certain way because I respect the music. Certain
- I got my first trumpet when I was six years old, from Al Hirt. My father was playing in Al Hirt's band at that time. Al
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