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Branford Marsalis quotes: We all played bad before we played good.

We all played bad before we played good.

Branford Marsalis quotes: If it's not going to sound like Terrapin Station, what's the point of playing Terrapin Station?

If it's not going to sound like Terrapin Station, what's the point of playing Terrapin Station?

Branford Marsalis quotes: When you're dealing with music without words, titles are more a means of identification than anything else. What's the point of getting lofty?

When you're dealing with music without words, titles are more a means of identification than anything else. What's the point of getting lofty?

Branford Marsalis quotes: I gave up my base in popular culture when I left the Tonight Show.

I gave up my base in popular culture when I left the Tonight Show.

Branford Marsalis quotes: There is not a sentence in the world that could respectfully do justice to the life and music of Jerry Garcia.

There is not a sentence in the world that could respectfully do justice to the life and music of Jerry Garcia.

Branford Marsalis quotes: So much of Jazz doesn't have an audience other than music students or musicians.

So much of Jazz doesn't have an audience other than music students or musicians.

Branford Marsalis quotes: A lot of musicians have a tough time hearing what we're doing in a trio format.

A lot of musicians have a tough time hearing what we're doing in a trio format.

Branford Marsalis quotes: Jazz fans love Miles and I love him for a myriad of reasons, but the overviews are always too simplistic.

Jazz fans love Miles and I love him for a myriad of reasons, but the overviews are always too simplistic.

Branford Marsalis quotes: I'm not going to play funk licks on a jazz album. That makes no sense.

I'm not going to play funk licks on a jazz album. That makes no sense.

Branford Marsalis quotes: I think that one of the problems that jazz has is that it's so incestuous that it's starting to kill itself.

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 quotes: You hear it in your brain. Whatever makes sense. Some songs work well as quartet songs, sometimes they don't.

You hear it in your brain. Whatever makes sense. Some songs work well as quartet songs, sometimes they don't.

Branford Marsalis quotes: There's not one Tin Pan Alley song on my record.

There's not one Tin Pan Alley song on my record.

Branford Marsalis quotes: You don't know what you like, you like what you know. In order to know what you like, you have to know everything.

You don't know what you like, you like what you know. In order to know what you like, you have to know everything.

Branford Marsalis quotes: 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.

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 quotes: It's something that jazz has gotten away from, and it's unfortunate. Players aren't physical anymore.

It's something that jazz has gotten away from, and it's unfortunate. Players aren't physical anymore.

Branford Marsalis quotes: That's kind of like how jazz is sometimes. You're out there predicting the future, and no one believes you.

That's kind of like how jazz is sometimes. You're out there predicting the future, and no one believes you.

Branford Marsalis quotes: I like to make records sound good. I'm more like a reducer than a producer. If an artist cannot produce themselves, what's the point?

I like to make records sound good. I'm more like a reducer than a producer. If an artist cannot produce themselves, what's the point?

Branford Marsalis quotes: Pop doesn't really look back. It can't. What makes pop work is simplicity.

Pop doesn't really look back. It can't. What makes pop work is simplicity.

Branford Marsalis quotes: We have something that is unique. We have our craft. We have our art. We have our desire.

We have something that is unique. We have our craft. We have our art. We have our desire.

Branford Marsalis quotes: Everybody talks about finding your voice. Do your homework and your voice will find you.

Everybody talks about finding your voice. Do your homework and your voice will find you.

Branford Marsalis quotes: It's hard to get into Newsweek because, as more of our former intellectual magazines take on a pop focus, if there's no buzz, there's no interest.

It's hard to get into Newsweek because, as more of our former intellectual magazines take on a pop focus, if there's no buzz, there's no interest.

Branford Marsalis quotes: My job is to write songs that have emotional meaning to me.

My job is to write songs that have emotional meaning to me.

Branford Marsalis quotes: You know, being America, being the land of "number ones", everyone wants to be a leader before they follow.

You know, being America, being the land of "number ones", everyone wants to be a leader before they follow.

Branford Marsalis quotes: If I were like a lot of other people, then it wouldn't be fun; but since I'm like me, it's okay.

If I were like a lot of other people, then it wouldn't be fun; but since I'm like me, it's okay.