[Yet other artists and culture mavens say that the city has always swayed to its own meandering rhythm and will somehow find a way to keep following its riffing, improvisational instincts.] To get to New Orleans you don't pass through anywhere else. That geographical location, being aloof, lets it hold onto the ritual of its own pace more than other places that have to keep up with the progress, ... Lady Marmalade. |
Dr. John is phenomenal. Dr. John is a heavyweight and one of the nicest guys in the world -- unhurried, and he plays very unhurried. His life is that way. And as for being an ambassador for New Orleans sound and New Orleans music, he's doing it to the bone. |
holed up at the New Orleans Superdome hoping to get on a bus for Houston's Astrodome. |
I resolved really early on about Katrina, there'll be some lemonade coming out of it. Like this right here. |
It was so good to see Irma's face when we made this album, ... She did us proud. |
It was the real thing ... When we were recording, sometimes we'd make a 'human fade' - we would just play softer and softer. We didn’t have any overdubbing. When one guy took a solo, the other guys would stand up and snap their fingers and dance around the studio. We were having a wonderful time. |
It's surprising to me how much has happened in such a short length of time, |
My music is homegrown from the garden of New Orleans. Music is everything to me short of breathing. Music also has a role to lift you up -- not to be escapist but to take you out of misery. |
My whole zone is dead. No electricity, no gas, no stores open nearby, but the spirit is there. |
Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues). |
So many people have reached out in wonderful ways. New York has been wonderful. |
Southern Nights. |
the great American songbook. |
The next hurricane, I'll greet it. |
There's so much love that has been sent to that area, ... And I'm proud to be one of the senders. But I'm a receiver, as well. |