Louis Armstrong

Music American 1901 – 1971 304 quotes

Father of jazz improvisation

Quotes by Louis Armstrong

I'm just a messenger for the music.

Interview/Anecdote

I love to make people happy with my music.

Interview/Anecdote

That's what it's all about, making people feel good.

Interview/Anecdote

I'm just a happy man, playing my horn.

Interview/Anecdote

I've always been a happy-go-lucky guy.

Interview/Anecdote

I just love life, and I love music.

Interview/Anecdote

Music is my life, and my life is music.

Interview/Anecdote

I just try to play the best I can.

Interview/Anecdote

I'm just doing my thing.

Interview/Anecdote

I'm just a simple man, with a horn.

Interview/Anecdote

I just want to spread joy with my music.

Interview/Anecdote

That's my mission in life, to make people happy.

Interview/Anecdote

I'm just a humble servant of the music.

Interview/Anecdote

I'm just thankful for everything I've been given.

Interview/Anecdote

I don't want to be a big shot, I just want to be a good musician.

Letter to a friend

Seems to me that the best part of music is the way it can make you feel.

Letter to a fan

I never tried to prove nothing, just wanted to play good music.

Autobiographical notes

Every time I close my eyes, I see my horn.

Letter to Lucille Armstrong

My whole life, my whole soul, my whole everything is music.

Diary entry

I believe that music is the best way to bring people together.

Letter to a colleague