William Christopher Handy

Life is like a trumpet - if you don't put anything into it, you don't get anything out of it. ↗

— William Christopher Handy

#anything #get #into #like #out

Life is something like a trumpet. If you don't put anything in, you won't get anything out. ↗

— William Christopher Handy

#get #life #like #out #put

I knew the whistle of each of the river boats on the Tennessee. ↗

— William Christopher Handy

#each #i #knew #river #tennessee

I think America concedes that true American music has sprung from the Negro. ↗

— William Christopher Handy

#american #american music #i #i think #music

My big ears indicated a talent for music. This thrilled me. ↗

— William Christopher Handy

#ears #indicated #me #music #talent

Nature was my kindergarten. ↗

— William Christopher Handy

#nature

Saving was slow and painful. ↗

— William Christopher Handy

#saving #slow

Setting my mind on a musical instrument was like falling in love. All the world seemed bright and changed. ↗

— William Christopher Handy

#changed #falling #falling in love #instrument #like

The blues - the sound of a sinner on revival day. ↗

— William Christopher Handy

#day #revival #sinner #sound

Whenever I heard the song of a bird and the answering call of its mate, I could visualize the notes in scale, all built up within my consciousness as a natural symphony. ↗

— William Christopher Handy

#bird #built #call #consciousness #could