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Wynton Marsalis

"I got my first trumpet when I was six years old, from Al Hirt. My father was playing in Al Hirt's band at that time."

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"I got my first trumpet when I was six years old, from Al Hirt. My father was playing in Al Hirt's band at that time."

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"Jazz is not the kind of music you are going to learn to play in three or four years or that you can just get because you have some talent for music."
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"Trumpet players see each other, and it's like we're getting ready to square off or get into a fight or something."
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"I have absolutely no idea what my generation did to enrich our democracy. We dropped the ball. We entered a period of complacency and closed our eyes to the public corruption of our democracy."
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"We always hear about the rights of democracy, but the major responsibility of it is participation."
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"The 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."
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"This rebuilding of New Orleans gives us the perfect opportunity to see if we're ready to extend the legacy of Dr. King."
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"There are forces all around you who wish to exploit division, rob you of your freedom, and tell you what to think. But young folks can rekindle the weary spirit of a slumbering nation."
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"I believe in professionalism, but playing is not like a job. You have to be grateful to have the opportunity to play."
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"I sounded like myself. People be saying I sound like Miles or Clifford Brown."
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"Even in these times, there are still neighbors that will turn their backs on neighbors."
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