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The first time I ever played the trumpet in public, I played the Marine Hymn. I sounded terrible.

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I didn't want to get that ring around my lips from practicing the trumpet, because I thought the girls wouldn't like me. So I never practiced.

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

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I always read all these books about the slaves. My mother is very educated. My father would talk to us like we were grown men. We never knew what he was talking about half the time.

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It was Dr. King's tireless activism that fostered our modern way of relating to one another.

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This rebuilding of New Orleans gives us the perfect opportunity to see if we're ready to extend the legacy of Dr. King.

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The young very seldom lead anything in our country today. It's been quite some time since a younger generation pushed an older one to a higher standard.

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Whenever you face a man who's playing your instrument, there's a competition.

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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.

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People have taken time out of their day and spent their money to come sit down at a concert. And it's jazz music-it's not easy for them to get to it. I don't want them ever to feel that I'm taking their presence lightly.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: October 18th, 1961

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