Usually, no one quite knew where Django Reinhardt was going to be, but I met his brother and about an hour later in walks Django with an entourage of friends. He always traveled with a large group-carried his own admirers… — Charlie Byrd Copy Share Image
A person should design the way he makes a living around how he wishes to make a life. — Charlie Byrd Copy Share Image
A musician has to find a way to make his music mean something special - spiritually or however you can — Charlie Byrd Copy Share Image
And a musician has to learn to be frugal and to carefully manage financial affairs — Charlie Byrd Copy Share Image
I had been to São Paulo the year before and became pretty well acquainted with the music of composer Antonio Carlos Jobim, I had already started playing that music, and the audience response had been pretty good because those songs are so melodic. I knew it would be something that would be appealing; I wasn't thinking that it would make… — Charlie Byrd Copy Share
Usually, no one quite knew where Django Reinhardt was going to be, but I met his brother and about an hour later in walks… — Charlie Byrd Copy Share Image
That jam was so much fun that by the end of the tour, we just jammed on all of the songs. — Charlie Byrd Copy Share Image
We would play, then they would play a set, then we would jam on the last song. — Charlie Byrd Copy Share Image
Music's not like becoming a doctor, who can walk into a community and find people who need him. — Charlie Byrd Copy Share Image
The guitar is a means of expressing music, When you get into the emotional side of it, then it's not the guitar that matters… — Charlie Byrd Copy Share Image
