top of page
Quote_1.png
Chico Hamilton

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

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

Exlpore more Being quotes

Quote_1.png
Asa Don Brown

"There is no duty we so much underrate as the duty of being happy. By being happy we sow anonymous benefits upon the world."

Quote_1.png
Asa Don Brown

"Great is the difference betwixt a man's being frightened at, and humbled for his sins."

Quote_1.png
Asa Don Brown

"It may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird: it would be a jolly sight harder for it to learn to fly while remaining an egg. We are like eggs at present. And you cannot go on indefinitely being just an ordinary, decent egg. We must be hatched or go bad."

Quote_1.png
Asa Don Brown

"The years between fifty and seventy are the hardest. You are always being asked to do things, and yet you are not decrepit enough to turn them down."

Quote_1.png
Asa Don Brown

"It's like being a Knight of the Garter. It's an honor, but it doesn't hold up anything."

Quote_1.png
Asa Don Brown

"The nobility of a human being is strictly independent of that of his convictions."

Quote_1.png
Asa Don Brown

"To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved."

Quote_1.png
Asa Don Brown

"The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself."

Quote_1.png
Asa Don Brown

"It is a common enough case, that of a man being suddenly captivated by a woman nearly the opposite of his ideal."

Quote_1.png
Asa Don Brown

"And they write innumerable books; being too vain and distracted for silence: seeking every one after his own elevation, and dodging his emptiness."

Explore more quotes by Chico Hamilton

Quote_1.png
Chico Hamilton
"Mentally and physically, I find I can play with these people."
Quote_1.png
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."
Quote_1.png
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."
Quote_1.png
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."
Quote_1.png
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."
Quote_1.png
Chico Hamilton
"I'm quite sure that all true professional artists, of every description, in all walks of life, whether their craft is painting, music, sculpture, medicine or anything, have one primary concern - mankind."
Quote_1.png
Chico Hamilton
"We incorporate various electronic devices - the echo plugs and things like that. Actually, all we're trying to do is make that sound musical. As opposed to just making sounds, we do musical things with them."
Quote_1.png
Chico Hamilton
"At this stage of my life, I've dedicated myself to playing what I want to play, how I want to play it for the rest of my time. Regardless of whether one might like it or one might not like it, this is where I am."
Quote_1.png
Chico Hamilton
"Personally, I can't see how anyone can produce any beautiful music out of being angry."
Quote_1.png
Chico Hamilton
"For the last five years I've been in the production business."
bottom of page