Top 4 Quotes & Sayings by Nicholas Payton

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American musician Nicholas Payton.
Last updated on November 13, 2024.
Nicholas Payton

Nicholas Payton is an American trumpet player and multi-instrumentalist. A Grammy Award winner, he is from New Orleans, Louisiana. He is also a prolific and provocative writer who comments on a multitude of subjects, including music, race, politics, and life in America.

[Louis Armstrong is] the father of us all, regardless of style or how modern we get. His influence is inescapable. Some of the things he was doing in the 20's and 30's, people still haven't dealt with.
Don't go in and out of meditative spaces - stay there with that awareness, always. Everything in life is meditative. — © Nicholas Payton
Don't go in and out of meditative spaces - stay there with that awareness, always. Everything in life is meditative.
Tis better to hit an air ball, than to force a note that don't wanna come out.
Okay, you can stay at home and Spotify, or YouTube, or you can get off your ass and come listen to what real musicians making real music sound like. And, hey, it doesn't have to be me, but if I'm in town, then yeah, you should definitely check me out.
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