Toots Thielemans Inspirational Quotes (4)

Well, being a jazz musician is not a rose garden!

My father bought me a little cardboard accordion, and when I was three I got this little machine.

And if I have a strong point, it's that I like to believe it's not cheap or schmaltzy sentimentality.

You can be in Tokyo or Alberta at four in the morning in your hotel and you can still practice if you feel like it. A trombone cannot do that at four in the morning.