Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong, nicknamed Satchmo or Pops, was an American trumpeter, composer, singer and occasional actor who was one of the most influential figures in jazz. His career spanned five decades, from the 1920s to the 1960s, and different eras in jazz...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTrumpet Player
Date of Birth4 August 1900
CityNew Orleans, LA
CountryUnited States of America
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There is two kinds of music, the good, and the bad. I play the good kind.
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There are some people that if they don't know, you can't tell them.
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There is two kinds of music the good and bad. I play the good kind.
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I never tried to prove nothing, just wanted to give a good show. My life has always been my music, it's always come first, but the music ain't worth nothing if you can't lay it on the public. The main thing is to live for that audience, 'cause what you're there for is to please the people.
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When you're dead, you're done.
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Not too slow, not too fast. Kind of like half-fast.
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If it hadn't been for Jazz, there wouldn't be no rock and roll.
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I had a chance to play with the best musicians that were coming through because I was pretty good myself or else they wouldn't have tolerated with me.
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Never play a thing the same way twice.
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Never play anything the same way twice.
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When I go to the Gate, I'll play a duet with Gabriel. Yeah, we'll play 'Sleepy Time Down South' and 'Hello, Dolly!.' Then he can blow a couple that he's been playing up there all the time.
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My life has always been my music, it's always come first, but the music ain't worth nothing if you can't lay it on the public. The main thing is to live for that audience, 'cause what you're there for is to please the people.