“Any time you play your horn, it helps you. If you get down, you can help yourself even in a rock 'n' roll band.” IfsPlayHelpingRocksBandRock N RollHornsHelp Yourself Author:John Coltrane
“My first job was in a Bohemian polka band, the Rejcek family polka band in Abbott. The old man in the band had another blacksmith shop in Abbott, but he liked me. All he had was horns and drums, and I was set up over there with my little guitar with no amps or nothing. I would play as loud as I wanted to, and nobody could hear me.” MenFirstsLittlesPlayWantedJobsBandGuitarLoudShopsOld ManHornsBohemianPolkaBlacksmiths Author:Willie Nelson
“I love horns, and the bigger the band, the better it sounds to my ear.” SoundBandEarsBiggerHornsHorny Author:Levon Helm
“I could sing and play as well. I've got some brothers; one of them is the drummer in the band. They're good musicians. I play for fun. They play properly. Music in general, I grew up in a house of musicians. Everybody's life has a soundtrack, I'm sitting here talking to you but there are horns beeping outside. I know I'm in New York. That's an element in the film as well. How strong that sense can be.” KnowsWellsPlayFilmHouseStrongFunTalkingNew YorkBrotherGrewBandElementsGrew UpMusicianSittingHornsDrummerSoundtracks Author:Jonathan Rhys Meyers
“The electric guitar meant that you could have a band with a drummer and a couple of guitars. And that put a lot of horn players out of work.” PlayerCoupleBandGuitarElectricHornsDrummerElectric Guitar Author:Keith Richards
“The New Orleans bands, you see, didn't play with a flat sound. They'd shade the music. After the band had played with the two or three horns blowing, they'd let the rhythm have it.” TwoPlayThreeSoundBandRhythmFlatsShadeNew OrleansHorns Author:Danny Barker