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> [I'm always searching. It's the reason I'm here. It's not really about music: it's about searching for meaning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-haden/i-m-always-searching-it-s-the-reason-i-m-here-it-s-not-really-about/)

[Charlie Haden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-haden/)

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## More by Charlie Haden

> [James Cotton is a real blues guy, and he played with Muddy Waters, and it surprised me that they would want me to make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-haden/james-cotton-is-a-real-blues-guy-and-he-played-with-muddy-waters-and/)

[Charlie Haden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-haden/)

> [I just try to play music from my heart and bring as much beauty as I can to as many people as I can.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-haden/i-just-try-to-play-music-from-my-heart-and-bring-as-much-beauty-as-i/)

[Charlie Haden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-haden/)

> [Mostly I play with records. I play with my friend Bill Evans.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-haden/mostly-i-play-with-records-i-play-with-my-friend-bill-evans/)

[Charlie Haden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-haden/)

> [I used to listen to a lot of Bach on the radio, and when the basses started to sing, it made everything complete -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-haden/i-used-to-listen-to-a-lot-of-bach-on-the-radio-and-when-the-basses/)

[Charlie Haden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-haden/)

> [There's enough dismemberment going on in the world without writing music about it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-haden/there-s-enough-dismemberment-going-on-in-the-world-without-writing/)

[Charlie Haden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-haden/)

> [My dad was a great guy; my mother was wonderful. I was very lucky to be around music from the time I woke up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-haden/my-dad-was-a-great-guy-my-mother-was-wonderful-i-was-very-lucky-to-be/)

[Charlie Haden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-haden/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-haden/in-l-a-i-played-with-joe-pass-and-gabor-szabo-mick-goodrick-plays/)

[Charlie Haden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-haden/)

> [I'm always searching. It's the reason I'm here. It's not really about music: it's about searching for meaning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-haden/i-m-always-searching-it-s-the-reason-i-m-here-it-s-not-really-about/)

[Charlie Haden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-haden/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-haden/i-think-it-s-very-important-to-live-in-the-present-one-of-the-great/)

[Charlie Haden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-haden/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-haden/i-want-to-expand-jazz-i-don-t-want-to-keep-the-audience-limited-i/)

[Charlie Haden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-haden/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-haden/i-learned-at-a-very-young-age-that-music-teaches-you-about-life-when/)

[Charlie Haden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-haden/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-haden/i-think-it-s-very-important-to-live-in-the-present-one-of-the-great-2/)

[Charlie Haden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-haden/)

> [That's what I tell my students at California Institute of the Arts where I taught for 27 years. I taught them if you strive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-haden/that-s-what-i-tell-my-students-at-california-institute-of-the-arts/)

[Charlie Haden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-haden/)

> [I always felt that I was born in the wrong era. I wanted to be friends with John Garfield, for instance. He was one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-haden/i-always-felt-that-i-was-born-in-the-wrong-era-i-wanted-to-be-friends/)

[Charlie Haden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-haden/)

> [The whole underlying theme for the new music... is to communicate honest, human values, and in doing that to try to improve the quality…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-haden/the-whole-underlying-theme-for-the-new-music-is-to-communicate-honest/)

[Charlie Haden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-haden/)

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