26 Quotes by William Christopher Handy

Life is like a trumpet - if you don't put anything into it, you don't get anything out of it.

Setting my mind on a musical instrument was like falling in love. All the world seemed bright and changed.

Life is something like a trumpet. If you don't put anything in, you won't get anything out.

With a guitar I would be able to express the things I felt in sounds.

You've got to appreciate the things that come from the art of the Negro and from the heart of the man farthest down.

The blues - the sound of a sinner on revival day.

I think America concedes that true American music has sprung from the Negro.

Whenever I heard the song of a bird and the answering call of its mate, I could visualize the notes in scale, all built up within my consciousness as a natural symphony.

My big ears indicated a talent for music. This thrilled me.