The memory of things gone is important to a jazz musician.

Quote by Louis Armstrong

Topics: Jazz Quotes

What we play is life.

What we play is life.

We're going to see a lot more young people entering entrepreneurial ventures.

We're going to see a lot more young people entering entrepreneurial ventures.

Musicians don't retire; they stop when there's no more music in them.

Musicians don't retire; they stop when there's no more music in them.

It really puzzles me to see marijuana connected with narcotics dope and all of that...

It really puzzles me to see marijuana connected with narcotics dope and all of that...

If you have to ask what jazz is, you'll never know.

If you have to ask what jazz is, you'll never know.

It really puzzles me to see marijuana connected with narcotics . . . dope and...

It really puzzles me to see marijuana connected with narcotics . . . dope and...

All music is folk music. I ain't never heard a horse sing a song.

All music is folk music. I ain't never heard a horse sing a song.

Musicians don't retire; they stop when there's no more music in them.

Musicians don't retire; they stop when there's no more music in them.

Music, when soft voices die Vibrates in the memory

Music, when soft voices die Vibrates in the memory

God is just a concept, but music is tangible.

God is just a concept, but music is tangible.

The conductor wielded the orchestra like a blunt instrument.

The conductor wielded the orchestra like a blunt instrument.

The majority of pop stars are complete idiots in every respect.

The majority of pop stars are complete idiots in every respect.

Music must take rank as the highest of the fine arts - as the one...

Music must take rank as the highest of the fine arts - as the one...

The sweetest music this side of heaven.

The sweetest music this side of heaven.

I've never known a musician who regretted being one. Whatever deceptions life may have in...

I've never known a musician who regretted being one. Whatever deceptions life may have in...

Cocktail music is accepted as audible wallpaper.

Cocktail music is accepted as audible wallpaper.

It (LSD) opened my eyes. We only use on-tenth of our brain. Just think of...

It (LSD) opened my eyes. We only use on-tenth of our brain. Just think of...

That moment when you hear a song and EVERY word describes your situation perfectly.

That moment when you hear a song and EVERY word describes your situation perfectly.

Many people believe that composing 'Concerto for Orchestra' kept Bartok alive through his final years...

Many people believe that composing 'Concerto for Orchestra' kept Bartok alive through his final years...

Rock and roll music - the music of freedom frightens people and unleashes all manner...

Rock and roll music - the music of freedom frightens people and unleashes all manner...

The question isn't at what age I want to retire, it's at what income.

The question isn't at what age I want to retire, it's at what income.