Nicholas Payton Quotes

Don't go in and out of meditative spaces - stay there with that awareness, always. Everything in life is meditative.

Okay, you can stay at home and Spotify, or YouTube, or you can get off your ass and come listen to what real musicians making real music sound like. And, hey, it doesn't have to be me, but if I'm in town, then yeah, you should definitely check me out.

[Louis Armstrong is] the father of us all, regardless of style or how modern we get. His influence is inescapable. Some of the things he was doing in the 20's and 30's, people still haven't dealt with.

Tis better to hit an air ball, than to force a note that don't wanna come out.