Bud Freeman Quotes

"I believe a great jazz musician is no different from a great artist in any of the arts. If he hadn't been a player he would have written a poem or acted in a play or painted a picture. How many times have we heard musicians say: 'I couldn't make a living so I got out of the business'? A real artist couldn't have said that. He has to play as he has to breathe." - Bud Freeman