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Wynton Marsalis Quotes

Wynton Marsalis quotes

American Musician October 18, 1961

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I always read all these books about the slaves. My mother is very educated. My father would talk to us like we were grown men. We never knew what he was talking about half the time. Wynton Marsalis
People have taken time out of their day and spent their money to come sit down at a concert. And it's jazz music-it's not easy for them to get to it. I don't want them ever to feel that I'm taking their presence lightly. Wynton Marsalis
Wynton Marsalis quote: "The best way to be, is to do."
The best way to be, is to do. Wynton Marsalis
I didn't want to get that ring around my lips from practicing the trumpet, because I thought the girls wouldn't like me. So I never practiced. Wynton Marsalis
Many a revolution started with the actions of a few. Only 56 men signed the Declaration of Independence. A few hanging together can lead a nation to change. Wynton Marsalis
Wynton Marsalis quote: "Through first-class education, a generation marches down the..."
Through first-class education, a generation marches down the long uncertain road of the future with confidence. Wynton Marsalis
Jazz is not the kind of music you are going to learn to play in three or four years or that you can just get because you have some talent for music. Wynton Marsalis
Wynton Marsalis quote: "Thank the good Lord for a job."
Thank the good Lord for a job. Wynton Marsalis
Wynton Marsalis quote: "When did we begin to lose faith in our ability to effect change?"
When did we begin to lose faith in our ability to effect change? Wynton Marsalis
My daddy expected that my brothers and I and our generation would make the world a better place. He had lived in an America of continual social progress. Wynton Marsalis
Wynton Marsalis quote: "I got my first trumpet when I was six years old, from Al Hirt...."
I got my first trumpet when I was six years old, from Al Hirt. My father was playing in Al Hirt's band at that time. Wynton Marsalis
I believed in studying just because I knew education was a privilege. It was the discipline of study, to get into the habit of doing something that you don't want to do. Wynton Marsalis
I feel like a lot of the fundamental material, I've assimilated. So now the question is: Am I going to really get into my spiritual inheritance of music and really develop my abilities? Wynton Marsalis
When I auditioned for my high school band the band director was excited because my father was known to be a great musician. When he heard me, he said 'Are you sure you're Ellis's son?' Wynton Marsalis
Wynton Marsalis quote: "My older brother and myself always played together in bands,..."
My older brother and myself always played together in bands, but we never knew we would be professional musicians. Wynton Marsalis

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