Bandstand Quotes

15 quotes by 13 authors

• If you got up on the bandstand at Minton's and couldn't play, you were not only going to be embarrassed by the people ignoring you… — Miles Davis
• This is our bandstand. If you don't want to play, get up off the instrument and leave. — Wynton Marsalis
• The bandstand is a sacred place. — Wynton Marsalis
• My early childhood memories center around this typical American country store and life in a small American town, including 4th of July celebrations marked by… — Frederick Reines
• The best practice you can get is on the bandstand, but in between gigs I feel I have to stay in shape. — Bill Bruford
• Cats on the bandstand, give them each a big hand, anyone who sweats like that must be all right. — Jerry Garcia
• I've known the glory of the stage and the glory of the spotlight. I still crave it. I want to be on 'American Bandstand' and… — Narada Michael Walden
• I am the Alexander Graham Bell of the phone company, the Christopher Columbus of America because after 'The Twist' everything changed, .. Watch the films… — Chubby Checker
• My granddad was an evangelist, and my grandma, she was as tough as nails. She watched 'American Bandstand' every day when she was in her… — Alice Cooper
• You've got to learn your instrument. Then, you practice, practice, practice. And then, when you finally get up there on the bandstand, forget all that… — Charlie Parker
• We got on American Bandstand, where kids would dance to a record and then rate it. We called ourselves Tom and Jerry. I was Jerry. — Paul Simon
• How great musicians demonstrate a mutual respect and trust on the bandstand can alter your outlook on the world and enrich every aspect of your… — Wynton Marsalis
• The bandstand is an incredible space. It is really a sacred space. One of the things that is really sacred about it is that you… — Stefon Harris
• Some of the wise boys who say my music is loud, blatant and that's all should see the faces of the kids who have driven… — Stan Kenton
• I have similar feelings, actually. The intimacy of a club: you can see the people, you can almost feel them; you can't beat that. People… — Benny Green

Who Wrote These Bandstand Quotes

13 authors contributed a total of 15 Bandstand Quotes as follows:

• 3 Bandstand Quotes by Wynton Marsalis
• 1 Bandstand Quote by Miles Davis
• 1 Bandstand Quote by Frederick Reines
• 1 Bandstand Quote by Bill Bruford
• 1 Bandstand Quote by Jerry Garcia
• 1 Bandstand Quote by Chubby Checker
• 1 Bandstand Quote by Charlie Parker
• 1 Bandstand Quote by Paul Simon
• 1 Bandstand Quote by Stefon Harris
• 1 Bandstand Quote by Stan Kenton
• 1 Bandstand Quote by Benny Green
• 1 Bandstand Quote by Narada Michael Walden
• 1 Bandstand Quote by Alice Cooper