You play it for yourself and it becomes real. You play it fo... - Louis Armstrong

This quote is attributed to Louis Armstrong.

"You play it for yourself and it becomes real. You play it for someone else and it becomes something more."

Louis Armstrong Art

Jazz Trumpeter Vocalist American 1901–1971

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