Jazz isn't like pop, where you sell millions of records with a hit. Your spirit and soul aren't important in pop music. But jazz is like classical music. If people like you, they'll remember you and you'll last forever. — Freddie Hubbard Copy Share Image
Man, you'd be surprised how much I'm learning - not only about myself, but about the musicians who came before me. You don't realize… — Freddie Hubbard Copy Share
Dizzy used to tell me I'm playing too hard. He'd say to not give everything. Miles told me that too. — Freddie Hubbard Copy Share
Dizzy used to tell me that I am playing too hard. He used to say to not give everything. Miles used to tell me… — Freddie Hubbard Copy Share
I used to try to play like [Miles Davis], and Miles caught me copying him one night at Birdland. He said, 'Hey man, why… — Freddie Hubbard Copy Share
We all kind of grew up together with Art Blakey because we all were young and he gave us a chance to write. We… — Freddie Hubbard Copy Share
Don't make the mistakes I made of not taking care of myself. Please, keeps your chops cool and don't overblow. If you are going… — Freddie Hubbard Copy Share
I'm going to Yoshi's. I'm taking a few gigs. I'm playing. I'm not going to play all the time. I'm going to take it… — Freddie Hubbard Copy Share
When I got started in New York, it wasn't like it is now. If you were different from Miles and Dizzy, it was very… — Freddie Hubbard Copy Share
When you are trying to do something when you are getting started and you are trying to make records for the first time, you… — Freddie Hubbard Copy Share
When I got started in New York, if you were different from Miles & Dizzy it was very difficult. — Freddie Hubbard Copy Share
Yes, I can play. I can play. I can't play as long as I did and as hard, but I don't think I have… — Freddie Hubbard Copy Share
I quite drinking, so I can think clear. When you have chop trouble, drinking doesn't help the healing process. — Freddie Hubbard Copy Share
I quit drinking, so I can think clear. When you have chop trouble, drinking doesn't help the healing process. — Freddie Hubbard Copy Share
Well, my sister played trumpet. Can you imagine having a sister blowing the trumpet around the house, Fred? And my brother, he played piano.… — Freddie Hubbard Copy Share
