Always Quote by Julian Barratt

I cut myself off from the mainstream of jazz. It stood me in good stead later on, as a musician.

— Dave Van Ronk

Man, I just feel so fortunate to be a jazz musician at all. I have a hard time thinking of it any other way.…

— Kurt Elling

I was really falling in love with jazz and dedicating myself in that direction.

— Jon Gordon

I studied the lives of jazz singers who would tour Europe, and... what I learned was life was big ride for them. They'd seen…

— Gary Carr

I was totally into jazz in my teens.

— Andy Summers

I was trained in jazz, which I love.

— Jesse Andrews

My secret dream has always been to be a jazz musician. I tried the saxophone for a year or two when I was younger,…

— Gaspard Ulliel

Growing up, I was very much interested in jazz music.

— Jan Hammer

I was a total music nerd. I grew up on Perry Street in the '80s. My father wrote books about jazz, so I was…

— Andrew Wyatt

I was exposed to jazz early on.

— Mark White

I missed jazz, kind of. And by the time I came to it in life, it was too intimidating to enjoy thoroughly.

— Warren Zevon

I went to jazz school. Not to say I'm a great jazz musician, but I studied under some great teachers. It was an important…

— Robert Trujillo