We really practice music and work really hard. Sometimes we'll leave at six in the morning, and we started at three the day before.

People get caught up in recreating something, and that actually hurts the genre of music because there's nothing new.

In New Orleans, we like to interact with the crowd. We don't like people sitting down.

If people aren't dancing, we're not doing our job.

All New Orleans music is based off dance music, even jazz.

We had a bunch of instruments around the house. Like, I played different instruments, trumpet, bass, drums, piano, all that, but whatever I could get my hands on.

I could just play my horn in my room for 20 minutes a day, and I will be happy.

What's crazy about my life is that the biggest things that have happened just happen.

I think The Meters are like The Beatles to us in New Orleans, you know.

I never really listened to any particular trombone players.