"I'm not a jazz musician, because, I mean, firstly, I can't play anything. I'm not bad on the tamborine. I have a certain way with the triangle. But I'm not a jazz musician ... my band, they always joke, they always say that I'm a disposable, pop, jazz superstar." - Michael Buble
source: Interview with Inside Thirteen (March 1, 2010)
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Norman Granz Quotes
"The public, hearing pop music, is, without knowing it, also soaking up jazz." - Norman Granz
Mel Torme Quotes
"But, in fairness to them, too, the popular song per se is really a pretty shallow medium to perform in." - Mel Torme
Count Basie Quotes
"I, of course, wanted to play real jazz. When we played pop tunes, and naturally we had to, I wanted those pops to kick! Not loud and fast, understand, but smoothly and with a definite punch." - Count Basie
Branford Marsalis Quotes
"Pop doesn't really look back. It can't. What makes pop work is simplicity." - Branford Marsalis
