--- title: "1 Joy Creating Quotes By Chick Corea" description: "1 Joy Creating quotes by Chick Corea. Plus more from Chick Corea and more Joy Creating sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d6a/chick-corea-17007_above_you-don-t-have-to-be-picasso-or-rembrand_2538946.png" --- > [You don't have to be Picasso or Rembrandt to create something. The fun of it, the joy of creating, is way high above anything else to do with the art form.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chick-corea/you-don-t-have-to-be-picasso-or-rembrandt-to-create-something-the-fun/) [Chick Corea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chick-corea/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d6a/chick-corea-17007_above_you-don-t-have-to-be-picasso-or-rembrand_2538946.png) ## More by Chick Corea > [You've got to create the space, then fill it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chick-corea/you-ve-got-to-create-the-space-then-fill-it/) [Chick Corea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chick-corea/) > [Only a spiritual being has awareness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chick-corea/only-a-spiritual-being-has-awareness/) [Chick Corea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chick-corea/) > [I've noticed that the more adventurous and in that mode that I am, it seems that the more the audience really likes it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chick-corea/i-ve-noticed-that-the-more-adventurous-and-in-that-mode-that-i-am-it/) [Chick Corea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chick-corea/) > [It's one thing to just play a tune, or play a program of music, but it's another thing to practically create a new language…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chick-corea/it-s-one-thing-to-just-play-a-tune-or-play-a-program-of-music-but-it/) [Chick Corea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chick-corea/) > [I no longer wanted to satisfy myself. I really want to connect with the world and make my music mean something to people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chick-corea/i-no-longer-wanted-to-satisfy-myself-i-really-want-to-connect-with/) [Chick Corea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chick-corea/) > [Art is a subject that is inundated with opinions. In fact, that's all it is about is opinions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chick-corea/art-is-a-subject-that-is-inundated-with-opinions-in-fact-that-s-all/) [Chick Corea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chick-corea/) > [It's a constant challenge to get your arrangement and musical expression across to a new audience, especially when you're playing live every night like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chick-corea/it-s-a-constant-challenge-to-get-your-arrangement-and-musical/) [Chick Corea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chick-corea/) > [If I had to look at 'Now He Sings'... from outside myself, I see it as a natural part of the growth of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chick-corea/if-i-had-to-look-at-now-he-sings-from-outside-myself-i-see-it-as-a/) [Chick Corea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chick-corea/) > [Every time I see a musician - it doesn't matter what age - that inspires me, there's always a secret little wish that maybe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chick-corea/every-time-i-see-a-musician-it-doesn-t-matter-what-age-that-inspires/) [Chick Corea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chick-corea/) > [My one thing is I continue to be interested and want to be a student. I don't want to be a master. When I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chick-corea/my-one-thing-is-i-continue-to-be-interested-and-want-to-be-a-student/) [Chick Corea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chick-corea/) > [Now, when I play soul piano, for instance, and I play a rendition of 'Spain,' I do it deconstructively. That's the most fun, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chick-corea/now-when-i-play-soul-piano-for-instance-and-i-play-a-rendition-of/) [Chick Corea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chick-corea/) > [As a musician, I don't have one thing that's "my thing." I like to create, and have a lot of outlets for it. Dustin…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chick-corea/as-a-musician-i-don-t-have-one-thing-that-s-my-thing-i-like-to-create/) [Chick Corea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chick-corea/) > [I got a chance to listen to and watch Thelonious Monk and his quartet play two shows a night, for six weeks. It was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chick-corea/i-got-a-chance-to-listen-to-and-watch-thelonious-monk-and-his-quartet/) [Chick Corea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chick-corea/) > [My dad was all about music. He was a musician, leading a band when I was born. His band was active all through the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chick-corea/my-dad-was-all-about-music-he-was-a-musician-leading-a-band-when-i/) [Chick Corea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chick-corea/) > [Miles Davis was a part of my life from 1947 on. I was born in 1941 and I first heard him in 1947 on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chick-corea/miles-davis-was-a-part-of-my-life-from-1947-on-i-was-born-in-1941-and/) [Chick Corea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chick-corea/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/joy-creating/chick-corea/#itemlist", "name": "1 Joy Creating Quotes By Chick Corea", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You don't have to be Picasso or Rembrandt to create something. 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