#band

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. ↗

— Wynton Marsalis

#band #father #first #got #i

My older brother and myself always played together in bands, but we never knew we would be professional musicians. ↗

— Wynton Marsalis

#bands #brother #knew #musicians #myself

The bandstand is a sacred place. ↗

— Wynton Marsalis

#place #sacred

There's the tradition in jazz of having the Battle of the Bands, and you do not want to get your head cut when you're playing. ↗

— Wynton Marsalis

#battle #cut #get #having #head

When I auditioned for my high school band the band director was excited because my father was known to be a great musician. When he heard me, he said 'Are you sure you're Ellis's son?' ↗

— Wynton Marsalis

#band #because #director #ellis #excited

A band's only unique thing is its chemistry, especially if none of you are prodigious players or particularly handsome. The one thing you have is your uniqueness, so we hold on to that. ↗

— Chris Martin

#chemistry #especially #handsome #hold #none

I'm competitive with anyone who writes a good song - I don't care if it's a band or solo artist or whoever. ↗

— Chris Martin

#artist #band #care #competitive #good

Being such a big band is never a problem but it can be distracting. ↗

— Chris Martin

#being #big #big band #distracting #never

I can't believe we've got away with becoming this huge band. And we still haven't done anything I think is that good yet. ↗

— Chris Martin

#away #band #becoming #believe #done

I think we're a band with a lot of history now so it's nice to come up with something that doesn't have any history at all. ↗