"Today jazz is still very much alive. Everywhere I go there's a new generation of musicians."

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"Today jazz is still very much alive. Everywhere I go there's a new generation of musicians."

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"The blues is the foundation, and it's got to carry the top. The other part of the scene, the rock 'n' roll and the jazz, are the walls of the blues."

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"All the classic jazz players all sang and a lot of 'em sang blues."

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Explore more quotes by Toots Thielemans

"My father bought me a little cardboard accordion, and when I was three I got this little machine."

Father

"Well, being a jazz musician is not a rose garden!"

Being

"And if I have a strong point, it's that I like to believe it's not cheap or schmaltzy sentimentality."

Sentimentality

"Today jazz is still very much alive. Everywhere I go there's a new generation of musicians."

Jazz

"My parents had a pub and each Sunday there was an accordionist. They have told me that when I was in my cradle, I already was imitating the gestures of the musician."

Parents

"You can be in Tokyo or Alberta at four in the morning in your hotel and you can still practice if you feel like it. A trombone cannot do that at four in the morning."

Practice