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title: "2 Free Unless Quotes By Chuck Mangione"
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> [I don't believe music can be free unless it has something to be free from.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-mangione/i-don-t-believe-music-can-be-free-unless-it-has-something-to-be-free/)

[Chuck Mangione](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-mangione/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c68/chuck-mangione-19138_believe_i-don-t-believe-music-can-be-free-unless_583783.png)

> [Because I don't believe music can be free unless it has something to be free from.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-mangione/because-i-don-t-believe-music-can-be-free-unless-it-has-something-to/)

[Chuck Mangione](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-mangione/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2cb/chuck-mangione-19138_because_because-i-don-t-believe-music-can-be-fre_1164015.png)

## More by Chuck Mangione

> [My brother had a big band in high school; after that we continued to play together, eventually forming a group called the Jazz Brothers,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-mangione/my-brother-had-a-big-band-in-high-school-after-that-we-continued-to/)

[Chuck Mangione](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-mangione/)

> [A studio recording is perfection, but emotion and passion come only when you turn on the machine and go for the groove. If you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-mangione/a-studio-recording-is-perfection-but-emotion-and-passion-come-only/)

[Chuck Mangione](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-mangione/)

> [My goal was never to sell many records.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-mangione/my-goal-was-never-to-sell-many-records/)

[Chuck Mangione](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-mangione/)

> [My music has always been strong in melodic content.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-mangione/my-music-has-always-been-strong-in-melodic-content/)

[Chuck Mangione](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-mangione/)

> [I am glad that I wrote something that brought joy to millions of people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-mangione/i-am-glad-that-i-wrote-something-that-brought-joy-to-millions-of/)

[Chuck Mangione](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-mangione/)

> [I find it very difficult to compose when I'm not playing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-mangione/i-find-it-very-difficult-to-compose-when-i-m-not-playing/)

[Chuck Mangione](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-mangione/)

> [I don't believe music can be free unless it has something to be free from.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-mangione/i-don-t-believe-music-can-be-free-unless-it-has-something-to-be-free/)

[Chuck Mangione](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-mangione/)

> [There's not much in the way of written-down arrangements - just things that Gerry and I have worked out, from playing spontaneously together and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-mangione/there-s-not-much-in-the-way-of-written-down-arrangements-just-things/)

[Chuck Mangione](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-mangione/)

> [In 1994, I started touring again and I recorded two albums for Chesky Jazz.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-mangione/in-1994-i-started-touring-again-and-i-recorded-two-albums-for-chesky/)

[Chuck Mangione](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-mangione/)

> [Not compromising the music, but there is a way, by just showing the people that you're sincere and honest with what you're doing, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-mangione/not-compromising-the-music-but-there-is-a-way-by-just-showing-the/)

[Chuck Mangione](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-mangione/)

> [I have been recording for five decades now.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-mangione/i-have-been-recording-for-five-decades-now/)

[Chuck Mangione](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-mangione/)

> [Not with the Rochester Philharmonic, but I formed my own orchestra, made up of musicians from the Eastman School, where I'm on the faculty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-mangione/not-with-the-rochester-philharmonic-but-i-formed-my-own-orchestra/)

[Chuck Mangione](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-mangione/)

> [Because I don't believe music can be free unless it has something to be free from.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-mangione/because-i-don-t-believe-music-can-be-free-unless-it-has-something-to/)

[Chuck Mangione](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-mangione/)

> [To pay 60 musicians for rehearsal and performance is quite something, and I decided I wouldn't be able to handle that kind of situation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-mangione/to-pay-60-musicians-for-rehearsal-and-performance-is-quite-something/)

[Chuck Mangione](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-mangione/)

> [I tend to not want to put labels or categories on the music, only because people come with preconceived ideas about what they're going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-mangione/i-tend-to-not-want-to-put-labels-or-categories-on-the-music-only/)

[Chuck Mangione](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-mangione/)

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