Always look ahead, but never look back.
I ain't no entertainer, and ain't trying to be one. I am one thing, a musician.
When we edit the music, I always remember, "It's my band. Save me a place to play."
If you love them in the morning with their eyes full of crust; if you love them at night with their hair full of rollers, chances are, you're in love.
You can't play anything on a horn that Louis Armstrong hasn't played
I think every Negro over fifty should get a medal for putting up with all that crap.