I think that if you keep banging at the door all you need is a little foothold, a little tiny foothold, and then the rest will take care of itself. Branford Marsalis bangcaredoor Change image and share on social
My dad was a musician, it was just what he did, like another guy's dad drives a meat truck. Our house was normal. We weren't taken with the fact our dad was a musician. Branford Marsalis daddrivefact Change image and share on social
I think that one of the problems that jazz has is that it's so incestuous that it's starting to kill itself. Branford Marsalis incestuousjazzkill Change image and share on social
I'm not going to play funk licks on a jazz album. That makes no sense. Branford Marsalis albumfunkjazz Change image and share on social
That's kind of like how jazz is sometimes. You're out there predicting the future, and no one believes you. Branford Marsalis believefuturejazz Change image and share on social
If I were like a lot of other people, then it wouldn't be fun; but since I'm like me, it's okay. Branford Marsalis funlotpeople Change image and share on social
One of the things that I loved about listening to Miles Davis is that Miles always had an instinct for which musicians were great for what situations. He could always pick a band, and that was the thing that separated him from everybody else. Branford Marsalis banddavisgreat share on social
There's not one Tin Pan Alley song on my record. Branford Marsalis alleypanrecord Change image and share on social
If you're going to use standards as criteria for signing musicians, you can sign thousands. If you're going to use some sort of conceptual interpretation that's based on the tradition of those standards, but is trying to move away from it, you're down to about 10 people or so. Branford Marsalis baseconceptualcriterion share on social
One of the things that's clear to me from interviews that I've read is that the more popular successful jazz musicians had audiences above and beyond the music community. Branford Marsalis audienceclearcommunity Change image and share on social
