Pop doesn't really look back. It can't. What makes pop work is simplicity.
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That's kind of like how jazz is sometimes. You're out there predicting the future, and no one believes you.
Branford Marsalis
The whole point is, give me a break with the standards. You go to the average jazz label and suggest a record and they want to know which standards you're going to play. I'm saying let's break the formula.
Branford Marsalis
New Orleans is probably the only city in America that has its own culture. There are things you can't find anyplace but there.
Branford Marsalis
Jazz fans love Miles and I love him for a myriad of reasons, but the overviews are always too simplistic.
Branford Marsalis
There's a certain kind of motion and pacing that our music has, and this just doesn't have that. We just kind of rushed to the conclusion of most of the songs. I just would've preferred to done them over.
Branford Marsalis
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