We always hear about the rights of democracy, but the major responsibility of it is participation.
Wynton MarsalisWhen I first came to New York everybody on the scene would treat me like I could play but I couldn't.
Wynton MarsalisWhen me and my brother would go to see our daddy playing, there'd be 30 people in the audience. I was only 14 or 15, but I realised something was wrong.
Wynton MarsalisThe young very seldom lead anything in our country today. It's been quite some time since a younger generation pushed an older one to a higher standard.
Wynton Marsalis