Louis Armstrong

I got a heart full of rhythm, and a head full of dreams.

Trumpet players don't like to admit it, but the horn is a jealous mistress.

Life is like a cornet; you blow into it what you have inside.

I don't play jazz; I play Satchmo.

The only thing better than singing is playing the trumpet.

I've been singing since I was a little baby.

Music is what I love; the rest is just details.

If you don't understand it, don't mess with it.

I hate to hear people say, 'That's not jazz.' What is jazz? It's music.

My life was music from the beginning.

The trumpet is my voice.

I learned to play the horn by listening to the masters.

Jazz is democracy in music.

I never tried to prove nothing, just wanted to give a good show.

The South is where I learned to blow.

Happiness is a thing called Joe, but for me it's my horn.

I don't need words; my trumpet speaks for me.

From my earliest days, music was my salvation.

Swing is everything.

I was born poor, but music made me rich.