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Wynton Marsalis


American
October 18, 1961
Musician
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The bandstand is a sacred place.


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Don't settle for style. Succeed in substance.


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Even in these times, there are still neighbors that will turn their backs on neighbors.


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I have friends who will critique me much harder than any review.


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Through first-class education, a generation marches down the long uncertain road of the future with confidence.
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I'm just lucky to have the type of friends and musicians and people dedicated to my music that I do.


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Trumpet players see each other, and it's like we're getting ready to square off or get into a fight or something.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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My thing is, once you start to put a backbeat on your music or something that has a machine in it, you have popularity, but you lose the flexibility. And you lose a richness.
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Jazz celebrates older generations and not just the youth movement. When you 'sell' only to people of a certain age, you get cut off from the main body of experience.
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There are forces all around you who wish to exploit division, rob you of your freedom, and tell you what to think. But young folks can rekindle the weary spirit of a slumbering nation.
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I became a man in New York. New York made me the musician that I am and the person that I am, so it's impossible for me to say I regret having lived there.
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The nerves are a problem on trumpet, because when you mess up everyone can hear it. Just remember most people are too polite to say anything about it. That should calm your nerves.
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Generally, when I wake up in the morning I set out a series of problems for myself and I write them down, and when I'm sleeping, my mind solves the problems. When I wake up in the morning, I have more clarity on the issue.
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I never minded giving my opinions. They are just opinions, and I had studied music and I had strong feelings. I was happy for my opinions to join all the other opinions. But you have to be prepared for what comes back, especially if you don't agree with the dominant mythology.
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My father is a jazz musician, so I grew up hearing jazz. My parents loved it, but I didn't like it. It went on for too long. Yes, I had certain teachers that really inspired me, like Danny Barker, and John Longo. And I had no idea that I would have any impact on jazz.
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