Top 5 Pete Fountain Quotes
#1. I was improvising before I was reading music. I was just trying to play things on the clarinet by ear. I think my ear is one of my greatest assets.
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#2. What we used to say was whoever had the bow tie got to lead the band. There was never any jealousy.
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#3. If you're making money people don't think you're playing Jazz. When you're not making money they think you're a great Jazz musician.
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#4. You know, it's funny ... when you're making money, people don't think you're playing jazz. Now when you're not making money, people think that you're a good jazz musician.
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#5. If I had grown up in any place but New Orleans, I don't think my career would have taken off. I wouldn't have heard the music that was around this town. There was so much going on when I was a kid.
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