Creative Quotations from . . .
Louis Armstrong
(1900-1971) born on Jul 04
US "musician, bandleader". "Satchmo has been called the world's greatest trumpeter who introduced "scat" singing."
 
   
F
There are some people that if they don't know, you can't tell 'em."

R
The memory of things gone is important to a jazz musician. Things like old folks singing in the moonlight in the back yard on a hot night or something said long ago.
A
"A lotta cats copy the Mona Lisa, but people still line up to see the original."
N
Never play a thing the same way twice.
K
Musicians don't retire; they stop when there's no more music in them.


Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F: c. 1956.
R: "In "Tne New Yorker," 8 Jul 1944."
A: When asked whether he objected to people copying his style; attributed.
N: "In "The Speaker's Electronic Reference Collection," AApex Software, 1994."
K: "In "The Observer," 'Sayings of the Week', 21 Apr 1968."



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