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" I listen to Nine Inch Nails, Green Day, U2, and it becomes part of me, comes out in my music. Wherever it goes, there will always be the fabric of New Orleans in it. "

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" It was just music all day... My neighbors were musicians, and my brother and my family and everybody... It was just a musical neighborhood. I think the neighborhood was such a good family type of vibe for me that I didn't even realize some of the people weren't my real family till later on in life. "

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" In New Orleans, we like to interact with the crowd. We don't like people sitting down. "

" I just don't like looking at the crowd and seeing them just staring and listening to the music. When I get them involved, whatever type of music I'm playing, they leave there feeling better. "

" I'm very proud of my band and my musicians. "

" Everyone who hears our music loves it, but how many people get to hear it? "

" I just play music. That makes my whole day. I can practice and be happy. "

" We come from New Orleans, so everything is emotional - for, once the music takes over, and we start blowing, we go into a different zone that takes over our whole body. "

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" I've lost a bunch of friends - some of them in jail, some of them made bad choices, some of them aren't where they should be. "

" As a musician, as a horn player, sometimes I even get bored listening to all instrumental music. "

" My only time off is when I'm sleeping. "

" I didn't grow up during the time that Louis Armstrong or Miles Davis and all those people were playing. So it's not really my responsibility to keep it up, what they were doing. "

" I was given a horn at an early age. I never really got a chance to think about doing anything else until I was about 18, when I realized I could do something else if I wanted to. In my teens, I was rolling in it. "

" To be able to do what you truly love for a living is a gift. "

" I just want to spearhead and lead a new style of New Orleans music. "

" No matter what kinds of problems we might be going through, or what kinds of problems the world might be going through, music is the place where we can all get along. We can all jam. "

" My grandfather influenced my brother, and my brother was my biggest influence. "

" One thing I've learned in life is that natural talent only takes you so far, and I've always wanted to grow. "

" You always want to learn, you know. "

" I've been playing music since I was four, so it's part of my life. It's all I know. It's just a part of my everyday living. "

" Music should be pushed forward. "

" No matter what setting I play in, I will always be New Orleans. It's one of the only cities where you can hang out with the Marsalis family, the Neville brothers, whoever it might be, and we all play together. "

" Rock guitar is one of my favourite sounds. "

" I'm very proud of 'Backatown,' and usually I don't like to listen to my records. "

" Whenever we can, we try to talk to students. If I can, I'll invite kids from a school to a sound check and take questions from them. I want to show them it's cool to play the trombone. Kids are influenced by what's accessible to them. It's hard for kids to be introduced to music other than what they see on TV and video. "

" Sometimes it's very hard for other New Orleans musicians to break out. It starts with the musician. They have to be willing to take a risk. Playing in the city, you can get comfortable. You think things are going well, but you're always in the city. "

" All New Orleans music is based off dance music, even jazz. "

" My parents pushed me toward trombone because they didn't need another trumpet player. "

" I just wanted to keep growing and touring with my band. "

" I could just play my horn in my room for 20 minutes a day, and I will be happy. "

" I never really listened to any particular trombone players. "