The people are not coming because of me. They didn't come before me. It's because of a lack of education and understanding, so it makes me more motivated. It's like my mother said about having an artistic child - she learned more from him and he gets more attention and more of the love, not less.
Wynton MarsalisAnd that's the soulful thing about playing: you offer something to somebody. You don't know if they'll like it, but you offer it.
Wynton MarsalisThrough first-class education, a generation marches down the long uncertain road of the future with confidence.
Wynton MarsalisI didn't want to get that ring around my lips from practicing the trumpet, because I thought the girls wouldn't like me. So I never practiced.
Wynton MarsalisMilk in a mother's breast-that's cool. Milk in a mouth-that's cool too. But milk in my trumpet? Not so cool. I have to play that thing.
Wynton Marsalis