Pete Fountain
Pete Fountain
Pete Fountain, is an American clarinetist based in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He has played jazz, Dixieland, Pop Jazz, Honky-Tonk Jazz, Pop, and Creole music...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionClarinet Player
Date of Birth3 July 1930
CityNew Orleans, LA
CountryUnited States of America
blood four hours ran spent
I spent four hours at the hospital, they ran all the blood tests, all the other ones, and didn't find anything. I still don't know what it was. I feel better, but not back to normal.
loved players trumpet
There will never be another like him. He was loved by trumpet players all over the world.
depression maybe messed sort stuff
I think maybe it was just depression about all the stuff that happened. All the things we lost. All the disruption. And then you look around and see all the stuff still messed up. It just sort of grinds you down.
bracelet found leave
We found a bracelet and a ring. Everything else was gone. All the things I wanted to leave to my kids.
american-musician funny good jazz people playing
You know, it's funny... when you're making money, people don't think you're playing jazz. Now when you're not making money, people think that you're a good jazz musician.
band doctor
The band called me doctor for about two days, then stopped.
thinking
I try to get it out of my mind, but I just keep thinking about things we lost.
everybody meeting question
There was no question about doing it. We had a meeting and everybody wanted to march.
best players trumpet
He was one of the best trumpet players all around the world. He had everything -- technique, stamina, education.
feeling
I'm feeling better so I want to play.
taken kids thinking
If I had grown up in any place but New Orleans, I don't think my career would have taken off. I wouldn't have heard the music that was around this town. There was so much going on when I was a kid.
reading thinking play
I was improvising before I was reading music. I was just trying to play things on the clarinet by ear. I think my ear is one of my greatest assets.
music thinking people
If you're making money people don't think you're playing Jazz. When you're not making money they think you're a great Jazz musician.
jealousy ties band
What we used to say was whoever had the bow tie got to lead the band. There was never any jealousy.