OpenLLM-France/wikimedia huggingface dataset:
# Wynton Marsalis

Wynton Marsalis (born October 18, 1961) is an American trumpeter and composer. He has also worked in classical music.

## Attributed

* The first jazz musician was a trumpeter, Buddy Bolden, and the last will be a trumpeter, the archangel Gabriel.
* I had a trumpet, but I didn't want to be a trumpet player. I wanted to be some type of athlete or in some type of scholarly activity, be a chemist or something—I had my little chemistry set, and I like playing with it.
* Flexibility is an essential part of Jazz. It's what gives Jazz music the ability to combine with all other types of music and not lose its identity.
* I think that virtuosity is the first sign of morality in a musician. It means you're serious enough to practice.
* The reason why the music is important is that it's an art form— an ancient art form— that takes in the mythology of our people.
* Some stances are just conducive to swinging. If I stand up straight for too long it's harder to swing. Plus my feet hurt.
* (about rap and hip-hop) They take your drawers off for you, they show your ass, they sell bullshit, they call themselves 'niggaz' and the women 'bitches' and 'hos' and it's fine with everybody. That's what the essence of decadence is.

## Quotes about Wynton Marsalis

* Wynton Marsalis' skills have grown as fast as his ambition, and he is the most ambitious younger composer in Jazz.
** Jon Pareles "Review/Jazz: Wynton Marsalis Takes a Long Look at Slavery," The New York Times (4 April 1994) C-13.
* How you feel about Wynton Marsalis may indicate how you feel about jazz. To some fans he’s been a kind of saviour, restoring the music’s essence by reconnecting it to its roots in blues and swing, after its post-1960s fragmentation into fusion, free, world, acid, smooth, etc. But to others, his neo-conservatism is actually anti-jazz, restricting its evolutionary energy and creating ‘mausoleum music’. But no one doubts Marsalis’s authority, sincerity and talent. His virtuosity made him famous when he was barely out of his teens, achieving the unprecedented feat of winning Grammy awards in both classical and jazz categories in the same year. In fact, his passion for the trumpet first led him to jazz. Growing up in New Orleans in the 1970s, Marsalis was a mere dabbler in funk until his classical trumpet teacher introduced him to such jazz masters as Clifford Brown. His imagination was fired by a music that combined individuality and virtuosity, forged in African-American experience. That devotion to the heritage and expressive power of jazz still informs everything Marsalis does. It’s why he has fiercely decried the sort of all-purpose dumbing down which, to him, misrepresents the legacy of such African-American heroes as Armstrong, Ellington and Monk. As the trumpeter berated a critic: ‘We are not some hip sub-culture for your entertainment. Jazz is the most intelligent music of all time.’
** Geoffrey Smith of BBC Music (March 19, 2024)
# Humphrey Lyttelton

Humphrey Richard Adeane Lyttelton (23 May 1921 – 25 April 2008) was an English jazz musician and broadcaster, for 36 years chairman of the BBC radio programme I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue.

## Quotes

* An interviewer had researched Lyttelton's other interests and asked him about "orthinology" (sic). Lyttelton said that he kept a straight face and answered the question but 24 hours later thought of what he should have replied: "Oh, you mean word-botching".
** BBC Radio 4 Midnight News (26 April 2008)
* Now it's time to play a brand new game called Name That Barcode. Here's the first one: "Thick black, thin white, thick black, thick white, thick black, thin white." OK who's going to identify that?
** The Guardian (26 April 2008)
* Well as the vanquished charwoman of time begins to Shake-n-Vac the shagpile of eternity, I've noticed that we've just run out of time...
** The Guardian (26 April 2008)
* After tasting the meat pies, Samantha said she liked Mr Dewhurst’s beef in ale; although she preferred his tongue in cider.
** The Times (26 April 2008)
* Coincidence is a wonderful thing.
** ISIHAC after Jeremy Hardy came in on time in the round of pick up song.

## About Lyttelton

* One musn't be misled by the amiable, bumbling persona. ... He is a toughly intelligent man moving confidently in any kind of surroundings from Windsor Castle to Birdland.
** Philip Larkin cited in Times obituary (28 April 2008)
* Radio personality, humorist, writer, cartoonist, ex-Guards officer and aristocrat – Humphrey Lyttelton’s status as one of Britain’s favourite all-rounders sometimes overshadowed his true stature as a jazz musician. But jazz was always his first, abiding love. In 1936, as an Eton schoolboy, he fell under the spell of Louis Armstrong, taught himself trumpet and formed a band. After World War II, he spearheaded Britain’s trad-jazz revival, though he was always more in it than of it. Bored by the purists’ dogmatic style, he broke ranks in 1953 by adding a non-trad saxophone to his group. At the concert, outraged zealots responded with the banner: ‘Go home, dirty bopper!’ But as the title of one of Lyttelton’s books put it, I play as I please; what pleased him was imaginative, swinging jazz with plenty of emotional energy. This was evident from the washboard whimsy of his early recordings and his jovial forays into calypso, to the jump-band vigour of the mid-1950s that evolved into the smooth, hard-driving mainstream which he continued to the end of his life. In a career spanning over six decades, till his death in 2008, he encouraged and inspired many of the most prominent jazz musicians in Britain.
** Geoffrey Smith of BBC Music (March 19, 2024)
# Chris Squire

Christopher Russell Edward Squire (4 March 1948 – 27 June 2015) was an English musician, singer and songwriter best known as the bassist and backing vocalist of the progressive rock band Yes. He was the longest-serving original member, having remained in the band until his death and appearing on every studio album released from 1969 to 2014. In 2017, he was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Yes.
Squire was widely regarded as the dominant bassist among the English progressive rock bands, influencing peers and later generations of bassists with his incisive sound and elaborately contoured, melodic bass lines. His name was associated with his trademark instrument, the Rickenbacker 4001 (British model RM1999). From 1991 to 2000, Rickenbacker produced a limited-edition signature model bass in his name, the 4001CS.

## Quotes about Chris Squire

* Younger generations might remember the song ["Roundabout" by Yes] as a meme. But no matter how you got to it, there's no denying that [it] is one of the most important rock pieces of all time. Just take a listen to that bass, performed by Chris Squire.
** David Slavković of Ultimate-Guitar (Jul 16, 2021)
* In the world of progressive rock, Squire was a relative superstar, which is saying quite a lot. He co-founded legendary prog-rockers Yes, which he was part of, in some form, for almost a half-decade. Squire was known for having a melodic touch to his bass playing, which proved highly influential to many prog rock/metal bassists that followed.
** Jeff Mezydlo of Yardbarker (February 2025)
# Flea (musician)

Michael Peter Balzary (born October 16, 1962), better known by his stage name Flea, is the bassist of the Californian funk-rock band, Red Hot Chili Peppers.

## Quotes

* We're [the Red Hot Chili Peppers] jamming and that works really well. We don't talk much about songs or how songs should be constructed. We just start to play and see what happens, how they develop. We improvise a lot. We find a groove. We experiment and somehow it turns into music. The Koreans have influenced us a lot, through their loving attitude, evil dictatorship, and funky bass playing.
** Quoted from NYRock Red Hot Chili Peppers Interview
* The music industry, I've never been concerned with. I've been very fortunate that it has taken care of me. Like a baby being breast fed.
** Quoted from Guitar Center Flea Interview
* I smell like vitamin C, rose-oil and old smelly socks.
** Quoted from the 'Off The Map' Dvd (2001)
* I love, I love, I love, killer whales, and I love mangos, and Iggy Pop too, I love Iggy Pop, and eating, getting up in the morning, and going swimming, and taking a good shit, and I love all of you too!
** Quoted from Woodstock '99 clip (1999)
* People that are uptight about the kiss on the magazine are the same people that are gonna be watching macho football players in tight pants wrestle around and slap each other on the butt and think it's the all russian macho thing to do.

## Quotes about Flea

* In Flea’s hands the Jazz Bass becomes both a rhythm and a lead instrument, a clean and a dirty one.
** Peter Hodgson of Mixdown
* [Flea is] one of the most versatile bassists around and willing to play with anybody, anywhere. Flea's played with the likes of Jane’s Addiction, Johnny Cash, and Tom Waits. Not to mention, he's also among rock's great characters and noted for his remarkable stage presence, clothed or not.
** Jeff Mezydlo of Yardbarker (February 2025)
# Geddy Lee

Geddy Lee (born Gary Lee Weinrib on 28 July 1953) is a Canadian musician best known as the lead vocalist, bassist, and keyboardist for the Canadian rock group Rush.

## Quotes

* Working at Perfekt, Got me down on my knees. Success to failure, Just a matter of degrees. Working at Perfekt, Got me down on my knees...
** "Working at Perfekt"
* Cinderella man, Doing what you can, They can't understand what it means Cinderella man, Hang on to your plans, Try as they might, they cannot steal your dreams
** "Cinderella Man"

### Global Bass interview (2000)

    "The Consummate Geddy Lee Interview"
* For me, how I feel about what I wrote down turns into a song.
* I love to write. It's my first love.
* Music is all about wanting to be better at it.
* Once I have lyrics, being able to shape them around a song is nothing new for me, I've been doing that for 25 years. The soul searching part of it, the spontaneous part of it, that was, and remains, a really terrific process.

### Beyond the Lighted Stage documentary (2010)

* Regardless of what you want to say about KISS, musically or otherwise, there was no harder-working band than KISS. And there was no band more determined to put on a spectacular show and give people their money's worth than KISS. That was a great thing to see as an opening act. We were so impressionable, and we were so green...they were very good to us. Those guys liked to have a good time!

## Quotes about Geddy Lee

* Rush's greatness was always the sum of its individually talented three parts. Yet, Lee seemed to be the consistent face of the band. In fact, many pray to the altar of Rush, specifically Lee. While best known for his signature countertenor vocals, Lee always mastered the strings on his bass and continues to do so in life after Rush. He was exceptional in incorporating high treble to counter Alex Lifeson’s guitar, making a more fluid unity between the two instruments. Bass gods Cliff Burton and Steve Harris are just two of the countless musicians who consider Lee a major influence on their successful careers.
** Jeff Mezydlo of Yardbarker (February 2025)
# John Paul Jones (musician)

John Paul Jones (born John Baldwin; 3 January 1946) is an English musician and record producer who was the bassist and keyboardist for the rock band Led Zeppelin. He was a session musician and arranger when he formed the band with Jimmy Page in 1968. Jones developed a solo career after drummer John Bonham died and Led Zeppelin disbanded in 1980. He has collaborated with musicians in a variety of genres, including the supergroup Them Crooked Vultures with Dave Grohl, Josh Homme, and Alain Johannes. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995 as a member of Led Zeppelin.

## Quotes about John Paul Jones

* It takes a special kind of musician to stand onstage with Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Bonham and hold their own. John Paul Jones is that musician twice over, primarily on bass but also on keys. Jonesy’s Jazz Bass is an integral part of the Led Zeppelin sound, with its thunderous harmonic overtones providing a solid bed for Page to go ham all over while also not getting lost underneath the almighty power of Bonham’s gloriously animalistic drumming style.
** Peter Hodgson of Mixdown
* Perhaps the most interesting and undoubtedly impressive aspect of Jones' run is the fact he's essentially had two careers. The first came with Led Zeppelin, where he was arguably the most unheralded member of the legendary rock outfit . When Led Zeppelin disbanded following drummer John Bonham's death, Jones ensured he kept his bass plugged in. Jones, whose professional career began as a technically sound session player capable of playing anything from blues to hard rock, had no trouble making a living while working with the likes of R.E.M, Foo Fighters, and Peter Gabriel in his post-Zeppelin world.
** Jeff Mezydlo of Yardbarker (February 2025)
# Cliff Burton

Clifford Lee Burton (February 10, 1962 – September 27, 1986) was an American musician who served as the bassist for the thrash metal band Metallica from 1982 until his death in 1986. He is renowned for his musicianship and influence.

## Quotes about Cliff Burton

* No one can deny the talent and spark of energy that Burton left with Metallica and his inspiration and influence to bass players is still strong. His iconic style of speed picking the bass and convulsion like head movements are the essence and model of head banging. Though Metallica have gone on to become arguably the biggest band in heavy metal, the era of Cliff Burton cannot and should not be forgotten, the spirit, speed and musicianship be brought to the band can’t be matched, no offense to Newsted or Trujillo.
** Alex Distefano of OC Weekly (May 11, 2017)
* When it comes to Cliff Burton, it's a tale of what could have been. A legend in the making with Metallica, Burton was only 24 when he was killed after the band's tour bus crashed on an icy road in rural Sweden in 1986. In the wake of that tragedy, Burton's legacy continued to live on even as Metallica became one of the biggest bands in the world. The hair-swinging, spaceship-sounding, bass-playing Burton was a major presence on the band's first three albums that remain metal masterpieces. For a true taste of Burton's greatness, listen to his work "(Anesthesia) – Pulling Teeth," "The Call of Ktulu," "For Whom the Bell Tolls," and "Orion."
** Jeff Mezydlo of Yardbarker (February 2025)
# Geezer Butler

Terence Michael Joseph "Geezer" Butler (born 17 July 1949) is an English musician and songwriter. Butler is best known as the bassist and primary lyricist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath. He has also recorded with Heaven & Hell, GZR, and Ozzy Osbourne.

## Quotes

* I went vegetarian when I was about… 8 years old. One day I cut this piece of meat open and blood came out of it, and I realized, I asked my mother, “Where did this come from?,” and she said, “From animals,” and that was it.
** "Black Sabbath's Geezer Butler", interview with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (5 May 2009)
* I’ve grown up with animals in the house, I have 3 brothers and 3 sisters, and all of us had cats, dogs, mice, chickens, frogs, tortoises, so they’ve always been a big part of my life. My dog, Scamp, was my best friend when I was growing up, and he was just as much a brother to me as my human brothers. Someone threw acid on him, and he almost died, but my parents spent their life savings having him treated. It appalled me that people could be so cruel, and ever since I have stuck up for animals. It is something I can be active in, unlike trying to figure out the appalling things humans do to each other.
** "Black Sabbath's Geezer Butler", interview with Devils Gate Media (24 March 2016)
* Ronnie was so enthusiastic, and he could play instruments which Ozzy couldn't play, so it was easy to communicate with him, and for him to communicate musically with us. That enthusiasm gives us all a kick up the bum.
** "BLACK SABBATH's Geezer Butler Talks DIO Era - 'I Was So Pissed Off Writing Lyrics Towards The End Of The OZZY Era'", interview with Brave Words (29 March 2021)

## Quotes about Geezer Butler

* In the hard rock and heavy metal world, Butler is a downright god. Known for his early use of the wah-wah pedal and down-tuning his instrument (which would become a favorite technique among grunge guitarists and bass players), Butler is one of the most celebrated bassists within the genre. Butler, who was also the primary lyricist in Black Sabbath, has been claimed by such greats as Steve Harris, Billy Sheehan, and Jason Newstead when it comes to posing as an influential figure. Butler’s performance on the Sabbath classic "Paranoid" holds the whole song together.
** Jeff Mezydlo of Yardbarker (February 2025)
# Madagascar (video game)

Madagascar is a 2005 action-adventure video game based on the animated movie of the same name.

## Dialogue

    Alex: This zoo sucks!
    Gloria: You probably should stop kicking ostriches at some point.
    [Marty kicks the cart]
    Zoo Hunter: [jumps over the cart, laughing] Ha, ha! You missed me! You're stuck here!
    Marty: Oh, jeez.
    Zoo Hunter: I don't let you get away this time!
    [the column hits the zoo hunter]
    [Police cars arrive as Alex wanders the streets, looking for Marty]
    Alex: Ah, finally! New York's finest! What took you so long? Spot any zebras?
    Cop: Looks like he's hostile, boys. Set your tasers to zap.
    Albino Croc: Whoever gets to the bottom of the slide first wins the right to eat Mort, which I hear he tastes like chicken.

## External links

Madagascar  (2005) · Madagascar 2: Escape to Africa  (2008) · Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted  (2012) · Madagascar 4  (TBA) · Penguins of Madagascar  (2014) :
| Short films | The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper (2005) · Merry Madagascar (2009) |
| Television series | The Penguins of Madagascar (2008-2015) · All Hail King Julien (2014-2017) · A Little Wild (2020-2022) |
| Video games | Madagascar (2005) · Madagascar 2: Escape to Africa (2008) · Madagascar 3: The Video Game (2012) · Penguins of Madagascar (2014) |
# Baten Kaitos Origins

Baten Kaitos Origins (バテン・カイトスII 始まりの翼と神々の嗣子 Baten Kaitosu II: Hajimari no Tsubasa to Kamigami no Shishi?, lit. Baten Kaitos II: Beginning of the Wings and the Heir of the Gods) is a 2005 Tokyo Game Show by Namco and Monolith Soft.

## Dialogue

    Helpless? You could drop a ton of bricks on her and the bricks would be helpless.(referring to Milly)
    Oh look Sagi! The soldiers came to wish us a happy getaway!
    Are you obsessed? A koa monkey in heat wouldn't be this clingy. (referring to Giacomo)
    I think it suits her well. You can practically see the evil oozing out of every pore. (referring to a portrait of Milly)
    Can I eat her?"(referring to Milly)
    Who throws barrels at people? What are you, some giant monkey who's made off with a pretty wench?
    Sheltered? Was it a bomb shelter? (referring to Milly's home)
    Milly! Make the mental leap! We're back in the present now!
    Oh, look. It brought its young, it must be a friendly bird. (referring to the Holo-holo Bird)
    Blasted parasites! I will eat you all!!! :(referring to the children in Azha)
    Why didn't they fight back? (end battle quote)
    Would you be quiet?! Your squawking is creating more turbulence than those clouds! (directed at Milly)
    Even a bunnycat sent to the hutch without supper would at least try to grin and bear it. (directed at Milly)
    What the Devil?!?!? Release him, wench!!! :(surprisingly, not directed at Milly)
    I'm sorry we had to break your toy. I suggest you run before we decide to break you!
    WHAT? I do NOT have a beak! (referring to the "Guillo Wanted Poster", which incorrectly portrays Guillo with a beak)
    Is this the half-wit's witless half speaking?! (referring to Milly)
    Sagi... This wench actually thinks she's coming with us. (referring to Milly)
    ...Please, will you stop that offensive giggling. (directed at Milly)
    A predictable win...(end of battle quote)
    Another foe vanquished...what a strange feeling.(end of battle quote)
# Crash Bandicoot (video game)

Crash Bandicoot is a 1996 platformer by Naughty Dog and the first installment of the Crash Bandicoot franchise.

## Dr. Neo Cortex

* Moron! This bandicoot will be the first of my Cortex Commandos to set foot on Wumpa Island! This time, I shall reign triumphant!
* Quickly, into the Vortex!
* Failure again! Capture him!
* Prepare the female bandicoot!
* Darn you, Crash Bandicoot!

## Dr. Nitrus Brio

* But, Dr. Cortex, the Vortex is not ready! We don’t know what it could do!
# South Park: Snow Day!

South Park: Snow Day! is a 2024 action-adventure game developed by Question LLC and published by THQ Nordic in association with South Park Digital Studios. The game is based on the South Park animated series and takes place after the events of the previous games The Stick of Truth and The Fractured but Whole.

## Dialogue

    Stan: New Kid, You're no match for my Marshwalker powers. So, I'm just gonna have my friend Kenny kick your ass.
    Cartman: All right New Kid. Take out Princess Kenny. Don't let her kiss you or you're totally get pussy whipped.
    Kenny: [In Japanese Translation] Datte, jyunjyoi na onna no ko Desu wa~
    だって、 順序医 な 女 の 子 です 和〜
    [In English translation]
    Because, she's a doctor.
# South Park: The Stick of Truth

South Park: The Stick of Truth is a 2014 role-playing video game developed by Obsidian Entertainment in collaboration with South Park Digital Studios and published by Ubisoft. Based on the American animated television series South Park, the game follows the New Kid, who has moved to the eponymous town and becomes involved in an epic role-play fantasy war involving humans, wizards, and elves, who are fighting for control of the all-powerful Stick of Truth. Their game quickly escalates out of control, bringing them into conflict with aliens, Nazi zombies, and gnomes, threatening the entire town with destruction. A sequel South Park: The Fractured but Whole released on 2017, and South Park: Snow Day! on 2024.

## Dialogue

    Stephen: There you are, Butters! Do you know what time it is, mister?! It is way past your bedtime!
    Cartman: Oh, shit, it's past our bedtime?!
    Kyle: Dude, I'm gonna get it!
    Cartman: So what do you guys wanna play now?
    Stan: How about dinosaur hunters?
    Kyle: Or Pharoahs and Mummies!
    Cartman: Let's ask douchebag, What do you wanna play next, dude?
    New Kid: [speaks] Screw you guys. I'm going home. [Walks away]
    Cartman: Wow, what a dick.