Life is like a trumpet – if you don’t put anything into it, you don’t get anything out of it. William Christopher Handy Read Quote
Setting my mind on a musical instrument was like falling in love. All the world seemed bright and changed. William Christopher Handy Read Quote
Life is something like a trumpet. If you don’t put anything in, you won’t get anything out. William Christopher Handy Read Quote
You’ve got to appreciate the things that come from the art of the Negro and from the heart of the man farthest down. William Christopher Handy Read Quote
With a guitar I would be able to express the things I felt in sounds. William Christopher Handy Read Quote
Whenever I heard the song of a bird and the answering call of its mate, I could visualize the notes in scale, all built up within my consciousness as a natural symphony. William Christopher Handy Read Quote
I think America concedes that true American music has sprung from the Negro. William Christopher Handy Read Quote
