“Under so much pressure and the situation that I was in, that was the personality that came across with me.” Quote by LaToya London
“That's kind of like how jazz is sometimes. You're out there predicting the future, and no one believes you.” BelieveKindSometimesJazzPredictingPredicting The Future Author:Branford Marsalis
“The lion's share of what I hear right now are people who, intentional or accidental, have avoided all jazz prior to 1960. And all the musicians who were successful in the '60s spent their entire lives, prior to 1960, listening to all the musicians these people avoid.” PeopleSuccessfulShareListeningRight NowMusicianJazzLions1960sAvoided Author:Branford Marsalis
“It's something that jazz has gotten away from, and it's unfortunate. Players aren't physical anymore.” PlayerJazzUnfortunate Author:Branford Marsalis
“The whole point is, give me a break with the standards. You go to the average jazz label and suggest a record and they want to know which standards you're going to play. I'm saying let's break the formula.” KnowsWantGivingPlayWholeBreakRecordsStandardsGive MeJazzAverageLabelsFormulas Author:Branford Marsalis
“The piano is the X factor. People have a tough time following the structures when there's no piano there, spelling it out. It makes it more easily understood, particularly to people who don't know as much about music.” PeopleKnowsUnderstoodToughStructureFollowingFactorsPianoTough TimesSpelling Author:Branford Marsalis
“When you're dealing with music without words, titles are more a means of identification than anything else. What's the point of getting lofty?” MeanTitlesLoftyIdentification Author:Branford Marsalis
“In classical music, love is based on bitin' -- imitation. It's not based on interpretation. A jazz musician, if he plays someone else's song, has a responsibility to make a distinct and original statement.” IfsPlaySongLove IsResponsibilityMusicianOriginalsJazzStatementsInterpretationImitationClassical MusicJazz MusicMusic LoveJazz Musician Author:Todd Boyd
“Our basic civil liberties are in jeopardy, but we're going to be spending our time as a society arguing about whether or not schoolchildren should be forced to pay tribute to imaginary invisible beings who live in magical kingdoms in outer space some” ShouldSpacePayLibertySpendingArguingInvisibleKingdomsOur TimeImaginaryTributeCivil LibertiesOuter SpaceJeopardy Author:Tom Tomorrow
“It is seldom in life that one knows that a coming event is to be of crucial importance.” KnowsEventsImportanceCrucialForesight Book:The Turquoise Source: The Turquoise