If You Have to Ask What Jazz Is

If you have to ask what jazz is, you'll never know.

Louis Armstrong · Музыка · Previously Unseen Louis Armstrong Interview (1959)

Louis Armstrong

American trumpet and vocalist, twentieth-century jazz legend and pioneer of vocal improvisation.

All Music Is Folk Music — Louis Armstrong
All music is folk music. I ain't never heard a horse sing a song.
Always Be a Good Human — Louis Armstrong
I've always tried to be a good human being. That's what matters.
The Music Is Your Own Wisdom — Louis Armstrong
The music is your own experience, your own thoughts, your wisdom.
My Life Has Been Happiness — Louis Armstrong
All my life has been happiness because I did what I loved.
Music From the Soul — Louis Armstrong
Jazz is played from the soul. That's what it is.

Documenting History — Questlove
As a documentarian, I feel a responsibility to preserve the history of Black music and culture
Birth of a Legend — Paul McCartney
The Beatles were about growth. We changed every single day.
All Music Is Folk Music — Louis Armstrong
All music is folk music. I ain't never heard a horse sing a song.
The Art of Service — John Legend
As an artist, I see my role as serving humanity and raising my voice for justice
Alien Artist — David Bowie
I never tried to fit in. I prefer to be myself, even if it's alien.
Humble Beginnings — Paul McCartney
Nobody believed in us at first. We just believed in ourselves and the music.