Armstrong Quote by Ray Stevens

I do a very good impression of Louis Armstrong.

— Joe Lycett

Man, you'd be surprised how much I'm learning - not only about myself, but about the musicians who came before me. You don't realize…

— Freddie Hubbard

Louis Armstrong was really like my pops. He was very generous to my mom and I.

— Leslie Uggams

I met Porter Robinson in, like, 2016 at Shaky Beats after one of his sets. Me and my friends ran backstage really quickly to…

— Chandler Riggs

His last 2 shows in the U.S. were in Chicago and St. Louis. I don't know what made me go on the trip with…

— Nancy Sinatra

Joe Sample was one of my heroes. I met him at the Curacao Jazz festival, and I fanned out like he was the Beatles!

— India Arie

I met Gary (Burton) at the Wichita Jazz Festival when I was 18 -- he was one of my favorite musicians and I got…

— Pat Metheny

My first Hip Hop concert was at the Apollo at the age of 12. Southpaw's father was interviewing Queen Latifah and Treach as well…

— Immortal Technique

I met Elvis first in Las Vegas. I think I was appearing with Tom Jones and he came backstage to say hello to Tom…

— Norm Crosby

My dad's also a musician, so jazz was always around the house. When I was 11, I developed an interest in it, and he…

— Kamasi Washington

I met Les Paul when I was about 5. I was taken to see him perform and the place was sold out, just packed…

— Steve Miller

The first place I ever performed was at CU Boulder. I went there my freshman year and discovered stand-up after my friends talked me…

— Nikki Glaser