« All Inspirational Quotes · Wynton Marsalis's Page
Inspirational Quotes by Wynton Marsalis
- And that's the soulful thing about playing: you offer something to somebody. You don't know if they'll like it, but you offer it.
- Music is always for the listener, but the first listener is always the musician
- Louis Armstrong is jazz. He represents what the music is all about.
- Don't bullshit' just play.
- Sustained intensity equals ecstacy.
- The bandstand is a sacred place.
- Jazz is democracy in music.
- Those who play for applause....Tha t’s all they get.
- If you're not making mistakes, you're not trying.
- What I really have in my head, my imagination, my understanding of music, I never really get that out.
- Thank the good Lord for a job.
- Ethics are more important than laws.
- Even in these times, there are still neighbors that will turn their backs on neighbors.
- Don't wish for someone else to do later what you can do now.
- I have friends who will critique me much harder than any review.
- My schedule is always tight. But I like to have the pressure of having to finish doing something; it gives me an added edge.
- The heart of a music is its rhythm. The heart of rhythm section music is the rhythm.
- The musicians I respected were much older than me. I expected them to cut my head, and they did.
- We looked up to our father. He still is much greater than us.
- When did we begin to lose faith in our ability to effect change?
More Inspirational Quotes
- This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes. — Hannah Arendt
- There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous. — Hannah Arendt
- Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
- By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality. — Hannah Arendt
- To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would be enough… — Hannah Arendt
- Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless. — Hannah Arendt
- These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties. — Hannah Arendt
- I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore… — Pietro Aretino
- Perugia is my true fatherland because there I grew to manhood. — Pietro Aretino
- I want to do what I want when I want to do it not be dictated to by audiences. — Dario Argento
- I went through a phase where I thought nostalgia was a bad thing. — Dario Argento
- In Italy the censor is very old and there are many judges and psychiatrists who analyse you. — Dario Argento