#ban

Jim, as just a spoken poet, was not that good. He needed the music behind him. He felt a security and a sense of abandon when the music existed around him. ↗

— Ray Manzarek

#around #behind #existed #felt #good

My husband does not like me to give interviews because I say too much. No talk, no trouble. ↗

— Imelda Marcos

#does #give #husband #i #interviews

Our first gig was a battle of the bands. We did 45 minutes of comedy and never played a note - and we won! ↗

— Cheech Marin

#battle #comedy #did #first #gig

An early-rising man is a good spouse but a bad husband. ↗

— Gabriel Garcia Marquez

#good #husband #man #spouse

I think that if you keep banging at the door all you need is a little foothold, a little tiny foothold, and then the rest will take care of itself. ↗

— Branford Marsalis

#care #door #foothold #i #i think

One of the things that I loved about listening to Miles Davis is that Miles always had an instinct for which musicians were great for what situations. He could always pick a band, and that was the thing that separated him from everybody else. ↗

— Branford Marsalis

#always #band #could #davis #else

I got my first trumpet when I was six years old, from Al Hirt. My father was playing in Al Hirt's band at that time. ↗

— Wynton Marsalis

#band #father #first #got #i

My older brother and myself always played together in bands, but we never knew we would be professional musicians. ↗

— Wynton Marsalis

#bands #brother #knew #musicians #myself

The bandstand is a sacred place. ↗

— Wynton Marsalis

#place #sacred

There's the tradition in jazz of having the Battle of the Bands, and you do not want to get your head cut when you're playing. ↗

— Wynton Marsalis

#battle #cut #get #having #head