Pete Fountain
Pete Fountain
Pete Fountain, is an American clarinetist based in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He has played jazz, Dixieland, Pop Jazz, Honky-Tonk Jazz, Pop, and Creole music...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionClarinet Player
Date of Birth3 July 1930
CityNew Orleans, LA
CountryUnited States of America
depression maybe messed sort stuff
I think maybe it was just depression about all the stuff that happened. All the things we lost. All the disruption. And then you look around and see all the stuff still messed up. It just sort of grinds you down.
feeling
I'm feeling better so I want to play.
loved players trumpet
There will never be another like him. He was loved by trumpet players all over the world.
american-musician funny good jazz people playing
You know, it's funny... when you're making money, people don't think you're playing jazz. Now when you're not making money, people think that you're a good jazz musician.
bracelet found leave
We found a bracelet and a ring. Everything else was gone. All the things I wanted to leave to my kids.
music thinking people
If you're making money people don't think you're playing Jazz. When you're not making money they think you're a great Jazz musician.
reading thinking play
I was improvising before I was reading music. I was just trying to play things on the clarinet by ear. I think my ear is one of my greatest assets.