119 result(s) for Louis Armstrong Quotes.
"If you have to ask what jazz is, you’ll never know."
"I don't let my mouth say anything my brain doesn't agree with."
"There are some folks that, if they don’t know, you can’t tell 'em."
"You got to be yourself. You can’t be nobody else."
"I think that music is a way of getting to know each other and an avenue we can take to understand one another better."
"When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem begins to resemble a nail."
"There’s not a day goes by that I don’t listen to some kind of music."
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"It’s a hot time in the old town tonight."
"I’ve always said, ‘There’s no end to the possibilities of music’."
"I never tried to prove nothing, just wanted to give a good show. My whole trip is to give people a good time."
"A fine musician, must be a good person."
"What we play is life—that's what music is."
"Jazz is freedom. You think about that."
"Old folks, they think I’m with 'em because they want to be with me. Instead, I just want to be with them."
"I don’t care about a man’s religion. I care about his music."
"Satchmo has no place in his heart for color, only for music."
"You'll never know what it means to me until you've done it yourself."
"There's a lot of things I would like to change, and there's a lot of things I would like to understand better."
"You’ve got to be what you are. Just be yourself in everything you do."
"It’s wonderful to be in the world, and it’s wonderful to share"
"The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you."
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"There’s no limit to what you can do if you keep moving forward."
"I can't help it. If I feel good, I want to play. That's me."
"It's a wonderful world."
"We all do 'do, re, mi.' But you have to find the other notes yourself."
"I don't care who you are, you can always tell a great musician."
"One of the things I learned the hard way was that it doesn't pay to get discouraged."
"There's two kinds of music: the good and the bad. I play the good kind."
"I believe that the music we make... it comes from the heart, and the heart is where you find the joy of life."
"The best way to make children good is to make them happy."
"You know, I could have quit music, but I never quit music."
"Your friendship is a treasure to me."
"Jazz is about being in the moment."
"The great thing about music is that it never stops. You can always play it again."
"I'm a musician; I can't help but to create."
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"If you don't like my music, don't listen to it."
"My music is my legacy."
"Some people say that I’m a joker. These people don’t understand that I’m merely trying to express a profound truth."
"I think that music is the only thing that can bring people together."
"When you’re smiling, the whole world smiles with you."
"I never tried to prove nothing. I always figured it was much more interesting that way."
"Where there is love, there is life."
"The secret of success is to be ready when your opportunity comes."
"Goodbye, dear friend. You were a shining star."
"If you don’t like my style, you can give me my money back."
"I think to be successful in this business, you have to be a little crazy."
"There are some people that if they don’t know, you can’t tell them."
"You’ve got to be original, but you’ve also got to be the same."
"We're all for music. Music is a good thing. It’s healing."
"I never tried to prove nothing. I just always wanted to give a good show. My life has been my music."
"I love jazz because it is so joyous. It is a form of creative expression."
"You cannot find a better band than a black band."
"There’s a place for everyone in the music world."
"I’m just trying to do the best I can, with what I’ve got."
"Red beans and ricely yours."
"Music is my religion."
"I like to be treated like a human being, not like a celebrity."
"Some people are born to do music, while others are born to do something else."
"I don’t care much about music. What I like is sounds."
"It's a lowdown dirty shame, but it can't be helped."
"The time to play music is when you have the chance."
"In this world, the only one who will hear you is your own soul."
"I’m not going to be put into any kind of a box."
"I feel the music coming through my heart - I leave my troubles on the outside."
"The best thing about music is that it can be whatever you want it to be."
"My music is my expression; it's who I am."
"There is no such thing as a late musician; the music does not age."
"Don't let nobody run your life."
"If you can’t communicate and express yourself, then you’re just another person."
"I don't think there's any artist of any kind that doesn't have a little touch of a little jealousy."
"I never tried to prove nothing, just wanted to give a good show. My whole philosophy in life was to go for it."
"To me, there are two kinds of music: good music and bad music."
"Musicians don’t retire; they stop when there’s no more music in them."
"I’ve been through some of my most difficult moments without a trumpet in my hand."
"The wonderful thing about jazz is that there’s no end to it."
"All music is folk music. I ain’t never heard no horse sing a song."
"I'm not gonna quit playing until I can't play no more."
"It takes a lot of time and a lot of hard work to get where you want to go."
"What we play is life, and a little bit of sweetness is in there too."
"There are no shortcuts to any place worth going."
"Life is not complete without music."
"My life is a constant struggle between my love of comfort and the adventure of change."
"The best way to fix a hole in your heart is to use a trumpet."
"I like this music, but I have to admit I'm not a very good musician."
"You can't do anything without confidence."
"You've got to be original, and never let nobody copy you."
"Dare to be original."
"The best thing about jazz is that you can always find something new in it."
"People are not afraid of mistakes because you can always correct. People are afraid of success."
"Music is my life and I still love it more than anything."
"A lot of people have asked me how I learned to play. I never learned to play, I just listened."
"The joy of music should never be interrupted."
"What we play is life."
"If you have to ask what jazz is, you'll never know."
"Musicians don't retire; they stop when there's no more music in them."
"There are some people that, if they don't know, you can't tell them."
"You don't play what’s there; you play what’s not there."
"I'm not sure, but I think it was something I ought to have remembered."
"The memory of things gone is important to a jazz musician."
"I think a jazz musician is not a man who plays just notes. A jazz musician is a man who lives life."
"I'm just a kid at heart, and I love this music of life. That's what love is music, you know? Love is the music of life."
"Everything I play is based on the blues."
"This is a wonderful world."
"I've had a good life; I’ve had a good life!"
"You’ve got to be an artist; you’ve got to practice and play it like you feel it."
"I don't care how much it costs me as long as I'm having fun."
"What we need is a lot more music, and a lot less seriosity."
"The great thing about music is that it makes people forget their troubles."
"I don’t sing like nobody. I just sing my own way."
"You can’t play anything on a horn that isn’t in your heart."
"Love is my music, and I always play my own tune."
"Jazz is about being in the moment. It's the music of the now."
"It’s a helluva start, being able to recognize what makes you happy."
"The more I learn, the more I realize I don’t know. That’s the beauty of jazz."
"You can’t do it if you can’t say it. You gotta say it and then play it."
"Jazz is a music that represents the black experience."
"The world is my oyster, and I just want to keep living it."
"Life is a trumpet - if you don't put anything in, you won't get anything out."
"You know what I like about jazz? It’s free. You can create it however you want."
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