19 ordspråk av Allen Toussaint
Allen Toussaint
Dr. John is phenomenal. Dr. John is a heavyweight and one of the nicest guys in the world -- unhurried, and he plays very unhurried. His life is that way. And as for being an ambassador for New Orleans sound and New Orleans music, he's doing it to the bone.
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holed up at the New Orleans Superdome hoping to get on a bus for Houston's Astrodome.
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I resolved really early on about Katrina, there'll be some lemonade coming out of it. Like this right here.
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It was so good to see Irma's face when we made this album, ... She did us proud.
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It was the real thing ... When we were recording, sometimes we'd make a 'human fade' - we would just play softer and softer. We didn’t have any overdubbing. When one guy took a solo, the other guys would stand up and snap their fingers and dance around the studio. We were having a wonderful time.
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It's surprising to me how much has happened in such a short length of time,
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My music is homegrown from the garden of New Orleans. Music is everything to me short of breathing. Music also has a role to lift you up -- not to be escapist but to take you out of misery.
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My whole zone is dead. No electricity, no gas, no stores open nearby, but the spirit is there.
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Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues).
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So many people have reached out in wonderful ways. New York has been wonderful.
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Southern Nights.
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the great American songbook.
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The next hurricane, I'll greet it.
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There's so much love that has been sent to that area, ... And I'm proud to be one of the senders. But I'm a receiver, as well.
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This is quite a time. Maybe the most unique time ever for me. But I can't thank everyone enough for what they've done for New Orleans. We have really gotten a chance to find out who we are at a time like this. And where we are. We're in the greatest country in the world.
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