Chesney Henry “Chet” Baker, Jr. was an American jazz trumpeter, flugelhorn player and singer. Baker established a large following, based in part on his talent, his “matinee idol beauty, emotionally remote performances, and well publicized drug habit.” He died in 1988 after falling from a second-story window of a hotel in Amsterdam, Netherlands. #
Well, if I could play like Wynton (Marsalis), I wouldn’t play like Wynton. ∞
I think it’s a shame that there is no good, definitive collection of notable quotes by everyone’s favorite musicians. So I’ve begun collecting quotes from different books I have and from across the internet. Below you’ll see the quotes organized by musician, and the number next to each name is how many quotes I have so far for that person. — Matt Mullenweg
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