The top 10 most inspiring quotes by Louis Armstrong
- Music is life itself. What would this world be without good music? No matter what kind it is.
- When this ugly gangster told Joe Glaser that he must take the name of Armstrong down, off of the marquee, and it was an ‘order from Al Capone,’ Mr. Glaser looked this cat straight in the face and told him these words: ‘I think that Louis Armstrong is the world’s greatest, and this is my place, and I defy anybody to take his name down from there.’
- When I play, maybe ‘Back o’ Town Blues,’ I’m thinking about one of the old, low-down moments – when maybe your woman didn’t treat you right. That’s a hell of a moment when a woman tell you, ‘I got another mule in my stall.’
- Well, I tell you… the first chorus, I plays the melody. The second chorus, I plays the melody round the melody, and the third chorus, I routines.
- ‘Cat?’ ‘Cat’ can be anybody from the guy in the gutter to a lawyer, doctor, the biggest man to the lowest man, but if he’s in there with a good heart and enjoy the same music together, he’s a cat.
- Very few of the men whose names have become great in the early pioneering of jazz and of swing were trained in music at all. They were born musicians: they felt their music and played by ear and memory. That was the way it was with the great Dixieland Five.
- I do believe that my whole success goes back to that time I was arrested as a wayward boy at the age of thirteen. Because then I had to quit running around and began to learn something. Most of all, I began to learn music.
- When the other kids started calling me nicknames, I knew everything was all right. I have a pretty big mouth, so they hit on that and began calling me Gatemouth or Satchelmouth, and that Satchelmouth has stuck to me all my life, except that now it’s been made into ‘Satchmo’ – ‘Satchmo’ Armstrong.
- I was determined to play my horn against all odds, and I had to sacrifice a whole lot of pleasure to do so.
- I gathered that those two Big-shot Boys, Joe + Fletcher, just was afraid to let me sing, thinking maybe I’d sort of ruin their reputations with their musical public. They not knowing that I had been singing all of my life. In churches, etc. I had one of the finest All Boys Quartets that ever walked the streets of New Orleans.
Louis Armstrong (1901–1971) was a pioneering American jazz musician, widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of music. Born in New Orleans, Armstrong grew up in poverty but found solace in music, learning to play the cornet and later the trumpet.
His career took off in the 1920s when he moved to Chicago and joined King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band. Armstrong’s innovative style, characterized by his virtuosic trumpet playing, unique gravelly voice, and improvisational skills, helped popularize jazz across America and beyond.
He recorded classics like “What a Wonderful World” and “Hello, Dolly!”, leaving an indelible mark on popular culture. Known for his charismatic stage presence and infectious joy, Armstrong broke racial barriers in a segregated America, becoming a global ambassador for jazz. His contributions to music and culture remain celebrated, solidifying his legacy as a true icon of 20th-century music.
👉Listen to the best music from all over the world at www.liveonlineradio.net #Louis_Armstrong #quotes #FM #online_radio #radio #live_online_radio #live #world_radio
