Alex Iles
There are times when you are a trombone player and there are other times when you are the trombonist.
There are times when you are a trombone player and there are other times when you are the trombonist.
House of Cards has been a dream job in terms of the amount of freedom I have. I have one of the longest creative leashes I’ve ever had.
To this day, I don’t know why Thad took a chance on me. He didn’t know me from Adam!
When I walked out from behind the screen after being announced as the winner, there were gasps. The committee was flabbergasted. None of them expected a woman.
They say it ain’t like it used to be, well . . . when was it like it used to be? It never was like it used to be!
The kind of dirt and dust that’s created from polishing things is not conducive to a good marriage.
If it weren’t for trumpet players, I’d be flipping burgers someplace.
Just being in New York and playing music is successful.
Homogenous sounding orchestras are actually going to be the death of the orchestras. I would rather hear someone have a psychotic event during a concert.
When Tony Bennett and I (John Bunch) heard you warming up, we thought we had made the biggest mistake of our lives!
That was the night Woody started calling me Too Tall John. Someone said if he makes up a nickname for you . . . it means you’re on the band!