American - Musician | January 2, 1986 -
I need New Orleans. And New Orleans needs me.
Trombone Shorty
MeNewNeedNew OrleansNeeds
New Orleans made me who I am.
I AmMeNewNew OrleansWhoMade
When you start playing as young as me, and you've been in front of audiences your entire life, this is literally what I grew up doing.
LifeMeStartDoingYouYoung
One thing I've learned in life is that natural talent only takes you so far, and I've always wanted to grow.
LifeTalentGrowYouAlwaysNatural
You've got different people that have different views of New Orleans. When you say 'New Orleans,' you have people who just think of the Neville Brothers. You've got people that think of Louis Armstrong. You say 'New Orleans,' and you've got people that think of Lil' Wayne.
PeopleThinkYouNewSayDifferent
The only thing we try and do is just be a part of the gumbo that New Orleans is.
NewTryNew OrleansOnlyJustPart
Being jazz-trained, things happen spontaneously. Even though it's funk rock, we still have the instincts of a jazz musician.
Things HappenJazzRockHappenFunk
Most people don't even know what a trombone is. It's not that popular as a front instrument... I picked it up and fell in love with it as a kid. It's a difficult instrument, but I like doing things that seem impossible.
LovePeopleImpossibleDoingKnow
We didn't know music had all these names. We made up SupaFunkRock on a plane when a flight attendant asked us what we play.
MusicPlayFlightKnowNamesUp
I've grown up in the Treme, and I played in a bunch of brass bands. My brother, James Andrews, had a brass band.
BrotherBandUpBrassPlayedBands
That's the way New Orleans is. It's driven by the music.
MusicNewWayNew OrleansDriven
Music brings unity.
MusicUnityBrings
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