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Chico Hamilton

"A lot of musicians aren't proud; they'll do other work, just to be able to play music. I guess that's the way it's always going to be - musicians will have to suffer to a certain degree in order to obtain their outlet."

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Akiroq Brost

"88% of what we call good songs aren't really good. They merely remind us of a good time we once had."

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"Great songs don't grow on trees, yet lots of songs have been written on great trees."

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Akiroq Brost

"Music can touch that deepest portion of the soul where nothing else can reach. It can fill our hearts with indescribable ecstasy."

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"Music is the language of the heart, it makes our soul dance with joy."

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"Harpists spend half their life tuning and the other half playing out of tune."

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Akiroq Brost

"Human speech is like a cracked kettle on which we tap crude rhythms for bears to dance to, while we long to make music that will melt the stars."

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Akiroq Brost

"Music is the fertilizer for heart to bloom the flower of love and peace."

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Akiroq Brost

"All truthful music is familiar to the ear, for its notes were written into our souls long ago."

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Akiroq Brost

"Music opens the window of the soul to let the nectar of life come in."

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"Nothing is capable of being well set to music that is not nonsense."

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Chico Hamilton
"A lot of musicians aren't proud; they'll do other work, just to be able to play music. I guess that's the way it's always going to be - musicians will have to suffer to a certain degree in order to obtain their outlet."

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Chico Hamilton
"My roots and Victor's are jazz, basically, but these two young fellows that we have with us come out of rock bands. And they're tremendously exciting players."

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Chico Hamilton
"Personally, I can't see how anyone can produce any beautiful music out of being angry."

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Chico Hamilton
"The type of band that I have now, the type of music that we're playing you either like it or you dislike it. If you dislike it, you probably don't know why. By the same token, you can't even really say why you like it."

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Chico Hamilton
"I've been a little more fortunate, perhaps, than a lot of people have, for the simple reason that I've constantly been moving: so nobody can hit me - you know what I mean? Protesting is not the answer - not along those lines."

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Chico Hamilton
"And I'm happy to say that I'm able to find people wherever I go that are not black, not white - they're just human beings. That's where I am, where I've been and where I intend to stay."

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Chico Hamilton
"For the last five years I've been in the production business."

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Chico Hamilton
"Mentally and physically, I find I can play with these people."

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Chico Hamilton
"Luckily, I'm in the position now of being able to play purely because I have the desire to do so."

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Chico Hamilton
"I have a company in New York City producing music for commercials, for radio, TV, features, etc. That's how I've been making my living. And now the company is very successful - to the extent that I can afford to come out and play."

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