Pete Fountain Professions : Clarinetist Born : July 3, 1930 Died : August 6, 2016 Browse All Authors Top 5 quotes by Pete Fountain What we used to say was whoever had the bow tie got to lead the band. There was never any jealousy. Pete Fountain bows jealousy ties If you're making money people don't think you're playing Jazz. When you're not making money they think you're a great Jazz musician. Pete Fountain music people thinking I was improvising before I was reading music. I was just trying to play things on the clarinet by ear. I think my ear is one of my greatest assets. Pete Fountain reading play thinking If I had grown up in any place but New Orleans, I don't think my career would have taken off. I wouldn't have heard the music that was around this town. There was so much going on when I was a kid. Pete Fountain taken kids thinking You know, it's funny... when you're making money, people don't think you're playing jazz. Now when you're not making money, people think that you're a good jazz musician. Pete Fountain good you money funny Similar Authors Artie Shaw clarinetist Woody Herman clarinetist All Authors
