Herb Alpert

Instrumental music can spread the international language. ↗

— Herb Alpert

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Selfishly, I make music for me. I like to make music. I like looking for songs. I like working with interesting musicians. I like producing records. It's something I will always do. ↗

— Herb Alpert

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Clifford Brown was in the jazz circles considered to be probably the greatest trumpet player who ever lived. ↗

— Herb Alpert

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He has a method that likens the musician to an athlete, so I do physical exercises designed to keep a musician in shape in order to perform the function, which is to play music. ↗

— Herb Alpert

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I confess that I listen to my own music for my own pleasure. ↗

— Herb Alpert

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I don't think radio is selling records like they used to. They'd hawk the song and hawk the artist and you'd get so excited, you'd stop your car and go into the nearest record store. ↗

— Herb Alpert

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I find that it's nice to work with somebody and spin off on someone else's feelings. You get a little jaded by yourself. ↗

— Herb Alpert

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I like to listed to the adventurous guys - the Coltranes, Miles Davis, the guys who just let it loose. ↗

— Herb Alpert

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I like to listen to classical music... I like mainline jazz. ↗

— Herb Alpert

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I wake up in the morning, I do a little stretching exercises, pick up the horn and play. ↗

— Herb Alpert

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