"We're blues people. And blues never lets tragedy……" — Wynton Marsalis
"We're blues people. And blues never lets tragedy have the last word."
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130 Quotes by Wynton Marsalis
Wynton Marsalis has 130 quotes on this site.
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Love is the spiritual essence of what we do. Technique is the manifestation of the preparation and investment as a…
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And that's the soulful thing about playing: you offer something to somebody. You don't know if they'll like it, but…
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Jazz is not just 'Well, man, this is what I feel like playing.' It's a very structured thing that comes…
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Music is always for the listener, but the first listener is always the musician
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The first jazz musician was a trumpeter, Buddy Bolden, and the last will be a trumpeter, the archangel Gabriel.
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I think that virtuosity is the first sign of morality in a musician. It means you're serious enough to practice.
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As long as there is democracy, there will be people wanting to play jazz because nothing else will ever so…
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I always read all these books about the slaves. My mother is very educated. My father would talk to us…
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New Orleans had a great tradition of celebration. Opera, military marching bands, folk music, the blues, different types of church…
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Louis Armstrong is jazz. He represents what the music is all about.
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Blues is like the roux in a gumbo. People ask me if jazz always has the blues in it. I…
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I hope it might help players have confidence in our own ways, and not to be afraid of them, as…
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More Blues Quotes
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one of 667 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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The American press has the blues. Too many authorities have assured it that its days are numbered, too many good…
— Russell Baker
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Of course, there are a lot of ways you can treat the blues, but it will still be the blues.
— Count Basie
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Johnny Winter is one of the best blues players in the world. He's very underrated.
— Ritchie Blackmore
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I found the blues too limiting, and classical was too disciplined.
— Ritchie Blackmore
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Blues and soul and jazz music has so much pain, so much beauty of raw emotion and passion.
— Christina Aguilera
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Sure, I get the blues. But what I try to do, is apply joy to the blues, you know? I…
— Jeff Bridges
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'Tailgate Blues' is kind of a lyrical masterpiece of a country song.
— Luke Bryan
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I love the intimacy of venues like the House of Blues. When everyone is packed in and so close to…
— Gary Allan
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The blues is instilled in every musical cell that floats around your body.
— Nick Cave
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I'm an Australian, and when I grew up much of my influences were American - blues music and country music,…
— Nick Cave
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What makes my approach special is that I do different things. I do jazz, blues, country music and so forth.…
— Ray Charles
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The blues are what I've turned to, what has given me inspiration and relief in all the trials of my…
— Eric Clapton
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