Best Wynton Marsalis Quotations
- I have friends who will critique me much harder than any review. Any
- I play piano and drums very poorly and French horn and tuba all equally as bad. All
- I sounded like myself. People be saying I sound like Miles or Clifford Brown. Brown
- I'm just lucky to have the type of friends and musicians and people dedicated to my music that I do. Dedicated
- Jazz comes from our way of life, and because it's our national art form, it helps us to understand who we are. Art
- Jazz music creates so many phenomenal figures. Creates
- My schedule is always tight. But I like to have the pressure of having to finish doing something; it gives me an added edge. Added
- The first time I ever played the trumpet in public, I played the Marine Hymn. I sounded terrible. Ever Played
- The heart of a music is its rhythm. The heart of rhythm section music is the rhythm. Heart
- The musicians I respected were much older than me. I expected them to cut my head, and they did. Cut
- The rebuilding of New Orleans is an important point in the history of the United States. History
- There was one thing Beethoven didn't do. When one of his string quartets was played, you can believe the second violin wasn't improvising. Beethoven
- There's so much spirit of integration and democracy in jazz. Democracy
- This rebuilding of New Orleans gives us the perfect opportunity to see if we're ready to extend the legacy of Dr. King. Dr
- We looked up to our father. He still is much greater than us. Father
- When did we begin to lose faith in our ability to effect change? Ability
- My daddy expected that my brothers and I and our generation would make the world a better place. He had lived in an America of… America
- Don't worry about what others say about your music. Pursue whatever you are hearing... but if everybody really hates your music maybe you could try… Approach
- Everything comes out in blues music: joy, pain, struggle. Blues is affirmation with absolute elegance. It's about a man and a woman. So the pain… Absolute
- I didn't have a philosophical understanding of music until I came to New York. I didn't understand how it applied to my kind and my… Applied
- I feel like a lot of the fundamental material, I've assimilated. So now the question is: Am I going to really get into my spiritual… Abilities
- I feel that for years of teaching in the country and reading criticism in books, I feel like the things most needed in our culture… Book
- I grew up in the South, in New Orleans, where guys torture you all the time. So I didn't really grow up on the self-esteem… All
- I had to figure out how to survive in New York, and most of my time was occupied in getting an apartment and getting money.… Apartment
- I never minded giving my opinions. They are just opinions, and I had studied music and I had strong feelings. I was happy for my… Agree
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