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If Anybody Was Mr. Jazz It Was Louis Armstrong. He Was The Epitome Of Jazz And Always Will Be. He Is What I Call An American Standard, An American Original. ... I Merely Took The Energy It Takes To Pout And Wrote Some Blues. ... I Don't Need Time, I Need A Deadline. ...there Are Two Kinds Of Music. Good Music, And The Other Kind. ... Music Is My Mistress, And She Plays Second Fiddle To No One.

I'm Sure Critics Have Their Purpose, And They're Supposed To Do What They Do, But Sometimes They Get A Little Carried Away With What They Think Someone Should Have Done, Rather Than Concerning Themselves With What He Did.

Without A Deadline, Baby, I Wouldn't Do Nothing.

Art Is Dangerous. It Is One Of The Attractions: When It Ceases To Be Dangerous, You Don't Want It.

Dancing Is Very Important To People Who Play Music With A Beat. I Think That People Who Don't Dance, Or Who Never Did Dance, Don't Really Understand The Beat... I Know Musicians Who Don't And Never Did Dance, And They Have Difficulty Communicating.