Pete Fountain

If you want to play somebody’s music, you’d better go into his house.

It’s up to the individual to keep up with the times.

Music and life are all about style.

A good player can make any instrument sound good.

Of course there are a lot of ways you can treat the blues, but it will still be the blues.

I’ll be writing songs till I die. There’s just no question.

It’s taken me all my life to learn what not to play.

I regard singing pretty much like acting. Each song is like playing a different role. I get very involved with my material. I feel a responsibility for the emotion it brings out in the listener.

I’m always thinking about creating. My future starts when I wake up in the morning and see the light. Then I’m grateful.

I never really thought about becoming a professional musician.

I’ve never recorded anything I didn’t like.

I didn’t know the right names for anything at first, but I knew what knocked me out. Changes… man I dug.

What I’m doing, I prefer to call that jazz, because it is a beautiful word – I love it.

I guess what everyone wants more than anything else is to be loved. And to know that you loved me for my singing is too much for me. Forgive me if I don’t have all the words. Maybe I can sing it and you’ll understand.

I think I love it more as I get older because I keep getting better on drums, vibes and piano.