Now, guitar was pretty cool. Everybody knew something on the guitar. So I wanted to play guitar, but I told my dad if he wanted me to keep studying something, Id like to study piano. – Jackson Browne
I told my father I wanted to play the banjo, and so he saved the money and got ready to give me a banjo for my next birthday, and between that time and my birthday, I lost interest in the banjo and was playing guitar. – Jackson Browne
And my dad wanted me to play the trumpet because thats what he liked. His idol was Louis Armstrong. My dad thought my teeth came together in a way that was perfect for playing the trumpet. – Jackson Browne
Ive also gotten to play in front of a million people in Central Park when there was a grass roots movement calling for nuclear disarmament – it was about 1982 – they called it Peace Sunday. – Jackson Browne
Well, its a little harder in New York. Its not as forgiving to a film crew. You hold up a bunch of New Yorkers who cant cross the street, theyre not going to take it well. Southern California? Theyll wait. Its cool man. In New York, theyre like, Are you kidding me? I gotta get to work. – Matthew Rhys