Johnny Frigo Quotes

"Oh, yeah. You know, the bus. It’s that same old thing. I never “took” anything, you know. I’ve yet to smoke a normal cigarette in my entire life. It was very strange. All kids that are young want to emulate their peers, and, luckily, I never got into that bag. I’m not bragging. I’m just lucky." - Johnny Frigo

source: digitalinterviews.com

Joe Pass Quotes

"I'm a little tired. I haven't been out for more than five or six weeks in the States, and that's really a lot for me. You know, to me, music is important, it's the way I make my living and I like it and I enjoy playing. But it's not the most important thing in my life - that's my family." - Joe Pass

source: Interview with Guitar Magazine (June, 1974)

Mary Lou Williams Quotes

"I wonder what an agent would do if he had to travel with the band he's booking." - Mary Lou Williams

Hoagy Charmichael Quotes

"Traveling with a big band is like being an inmate in a traveling zoo." - Hoagy Charmichael

Gerry Mulligan Quotes

"Life on the road is murder. It's as though life begins and ends when you have your horn in your mouth." - Gerry Mulligan

Kenny G Quotes

"I learned so much about playing and touring being on the road and in the studio with Jeff [Lorber], but I'd always played a lot of gigs in Seattle even prior to joining the Fusion." - Kenny G

Chuck Mangione Quotes

"The hiatus you spoke about happened in 1998. I was somewhat numb from being out on the road every night. I had to stop because I was emotionally and physically drained." - Chuck Mangione

Oscar Peterson Quotes

"We're not like pop musicians who have to perform the same top ten tunes every night of a tour." - Oscar Peterson

Wes Montgomery Quotes

"Well, I got pretty good and went on the road with a group. We starved. At that time I didn't realize that you'd work one gig in Kansas City, the next in Florida and the next gig will be in Louisville. You know, a thousand miles a night. That was really rough, man." - Wes Montgomery