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title: "1 Want Practice Quotes By Freddie Hubbard"
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> [That was the biggest thrill, going over to these guy's houses and having them want me to practice with them and they would show me a lot of stuff, which was really advanced stuff to me at my age.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/freddie-hubbard/that-was-the-biggest-thrill-going-over-to-these-guy-s-houses-and/)

[Freddie Hubbard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/freddie-hubbard/)

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## More by Freddie Hubbard

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/freddie-hubbard/man-you-d-be-surprised-how-much-i-m-learning-not-only-about-myself/)

[Freddie Hubbard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/freddie-hubbard/)

> [Dizzy used to tell me I'm playing too hard. He'd say to not give everything. Miles told me that too.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/freddie-hubbard/dizzy-used-to-tell-me-i-m-playing-too-hard-he-d-say-to-not-give/)

[Freddie Hubbard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/freddie-hubbard/)

> [Dizzy used to tell me that I am playing too hard. He used to say to not give everything. Miles used to tell me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/freddie-hubbard/dizzy-used-to-tell-me-that-i-am-playing-too-hard-he-used-to-say-to/)

[Freddie Hubbard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/freddie-hubbard/)

> [ I used to try to play like \[Miles Davis\], and Miles caught me copying him one night at Birdland. He said, 'Hey man, why… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/freddie-hubbard/i-used-to-try-to-play-like-miles-davis-and-miles-caught-me-copying/)

[Freddie Hubbard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/freddie-hubbard/)

> [We all kind of grew up together with Art Blakey because we all were young and he gave us a chance to write. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/freddie-hubbard/we-all-kind-of-grew-up-together-with-art-blakey-because-we-all-were/)

[Freddie Hubbard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/freddie-hubbard/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/freddie-hubbard/don-t-make-the-mistakes-i-made-of-not-taking-care-of-myself-please/)

[Freddie Hubbard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/freddie-hubbard/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/freddie-hubbard/i-m-going-to-yoshi-s-i-m-taking-a-few-gigs-i-m-playing-i-m-not-going/)

[Freddie Hubbard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/freddie-hubbard/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/freddie-hubbard/when-i-got-started-in-new-york-it-wasn-t-like-it-is-now-if-you-were/)

[Freddie Hubbard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/freddie-hubbard/)

> [When you are trying to do something when you are getting started and you are trying to make records for the first time, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/freddie-hubbard/when-you-are-trying-to-do-something-when-you-are-getting-started-and/)

[Freddie Hubbard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/freddie-hubbard/)

> [When I got started in New York, if you were different from Miles & Dizzy it was very difficult.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/freddie-hubbard/when-i-got-started-in-new-york-if-you-were-different-from-miles-dizzy/)

[Freddie Hubbard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/freddie-hubbard/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/freddie-hubbard/yes-i-can-play-i-can-play-i-can-t-play-as-long-as-i-did-and-as-hard/)

[Freddie Hubbard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/freddie-hubbard/)

> [I quite drinking, so I can think clear. When you have chop trouble, drinking doesn't help the healing process.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/freddie-hubbard/i-quite-drinking-so-i-can-think-clear-when-you-have-chop-trouble/)

[Freddie Hubbard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/freddie-hubbard/)

> [They always want to sell me as a hard bopper.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/freddie-hubbard/they-always-want-to-sell-me-as-a-hard-bopper/)

[Freddie Hubbard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/freddie-hubbard/)

> [I quit drinking, so I can think clear. When you have chop trouble, drinking doesn't help the healing process.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/freddie-hubbard/i-quit-drinking-so-i-can-think-clear-when-you-have-chop-trouble/)

[Freddie Hubbard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/freddie-hubbard/)

> [Well, my sister played trumpet. Can you imagine having a sister blowing the trumpet around the house, Fred? And my brother, he played piano.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/freddie-hubbard/well-my-sister-played-trumpet-can-you-imagine-having-a-sister-blowing/)

[Freddie Hubbard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/freddie-hubbard/)

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