My parents were on the Grand Ole Opry. They traveled all over the country singing hillbilly music. That's what they called it back then. They were friends with Roy Acuff and the Delmore Brothers and the Carter Family. And all… — Charlie Haden Copy Share Image
People ask me how could I go from country to jazz. It's been a natural convergence for me. — Charlie Haden Copy Share Image
James Cotton is a real blues guy, and he played with Muddy Waters, and it surprised me that they would want me to make… — Charlie Haden Copy Share Image
I just try to play music from my heart and bring as much beauty as I can to as many people as I can.… — Charlie Haden Copy Share Image
I used to listen to a lot of Bach on the radio, and when the basses started to sing, it made everything complete -… — Charlie Haden Copy Share Image
There's enough dismemberment going on in the world without writing music about it. — Charlie Haden Copy Share Image
My dad was a great guy; my mother was wonderful. I was very lucky to be around music from the time I woke up… — Charlie Haden Copy Share Image
In L.A., I played with Joe Pass and Gabor Szabo. Mick Goodrick plays guitar in the Liberation Music Orchestra, and he's a real special… — Charlie Haden Copy Share Image
I'm always searching. It's the reason I'm here. It's not really about music: it's about searching for meaning. — Charlie Haden Copy Share Image
I think it's very important to live in the present. One of the great things that improvising teaches you is the magic of the… — Charlie Haden Copy Share Image
I want to expand jazz; I don't want to keep the audience limited. I want to reach people who have never come to a… — Charlie Haden Copy Share Image
I learned at a very young age that music teaches you about life. When you're in the midst of improvisation, there is no yesterday… — Charlie Haden Copy Share Image
I think it’s very important to live in the present. One of the great things that improvising teaches you is the magic of the moment that you’re in … because when you improvise you’re in right now. You’re not in yesterday or tomorrow—you’re right in the moment. Being in that moment really gives you a perspective of life that you… — Charlie Haden Copy Share
