Louis Armstrong
American jazz trumpeter and singer (1901–1971)
Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971) was an American Jazz musician.
Sourced quotes
- "There are some people that if they don't know, you can't tell them."[1]
- Simple: There are some people that, if they do not know something, you cannot tell them.
- "We all do 'do, re, mi,' but you have got to find the other notes yourself."[2]
- Simple: We all do 'do, re, mi,' but you have got to find the other musical notes yourself.
- "All music is folk music. I ain't never heard a horse sing a song."[3]
- Simple: All music played and sang by people, I have never heard a horse sign a song.
- "Musicians don't retire; they stop when there's no more music in them."[4]
- Simple: People who play music do not retire, they stop playing when they are not able to play anymore.
- "The memory of things gone is important to a jazz musician. Things like old folks singing in the moonlight in the back yard on a hot night or something said long ago."[5]
- Simple: The memory of things in the past is important to a jazz musician. Things like old people singing in the moonlight, in the back garden, on a hot night, or something said long ago.
References
- ↑ Creating Success from the Inside Out, Google Books.
- ↑ The Quotable American, Google Books.
- ↑ Music: A Books of Quotations, Google Books.
- ↑ Encarta Book Of Quotations, Google Books.
- ↑ Words to Make My Dream Children Live, Google Books.
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