Herb Alpert Men Quotations

Arts is like the power of now. When you're performing, when you're playing, when you're sculpting, painting, it's that moment. I'm in the moment of my life, and that's what I love to do.

I think jazz is a phenomenal creative force, because it's one man, one vote as you're playing, but it's a collective thing, what you're doing. You're listening to all the musicians around you and you're working within that structure.

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

The trumpet was not a lyrical singing instrument.

With tape, you capture the impact, but you bring in some other elements. Sometimes those elements are good and sometimes, they're not.