63 Quotes by Herb Alpert

I was taken in by the bravado and the sounds of Mexico... not so much the music, but the spirit.

The Japanese seem to be a loyal audience.

The trumpet was not a lyrical singing instrument.

There's something interesting about playing live; you're in the moment, and I think it would be beneficial.

This was during a period when I was producing Brazil '66 records and got infected by Brazilian music.

We finally got our big break when Ed Sullivan put us on his show.

He has a method that likens the musician to an athlete, so I do physical exercises designed to keep a musician in shape in order to perform the function, which is to play music.

My first instinct was not to do it. I didn't want to trample on ( Whipped Cream ).

I was obligated to do a bunch of concerts and a television show, but something in my stomach was telling me this wasn't what I wanted to do.