All Freddie Hubbard Quotes
- Dizzy used to tell me I'm playing too hard. He'd say to not give everything. Miles told me that too. Dizzy
- When I got started in New York, if you were different from Miles & Dizzy it was very difficult. Difficult
- They always want to sell me as a hard bopper. Always Want
- [Lee Morgan] was the only young cat that scared me when he played. He had so much fire and natural feeling. I had more technique,… Beginning
- 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 to… All
- I used to try to play like [Miles Davis], and Miles caught me copying him one night at Birdland. He said, 'Hey man, why don't… All
- 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… Classical
- 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 at… Armstrong
- I quit drinking, so I can think clear. When you have chop trouble, drinking doesn't help the healing process. Chop
- A very few musicians passed across all decades. In terms of trumpet playing, Louis Armstrong does it of course but Sweets [Edison] is right up… Across
- I advise all the young kids to not overwork. You can't be out there blowing hard. You have to pace yourself. Advise
- We all kind of grew up together with Art Blakey because we all were young and he gave us a chance to write. We had… All
- Well, my sister played trumpet. Can you imagine having a sister blowing the trumpet around the house, Fred? And my brother, he played piano. Everybody… Blowing
- Dizzy used to tell me that I am playing too hard. He used to say to not give everything. Miles used to tell me that… Dizzy
- I am in discussions with a label. We are talking about doing something. Discussions
- I had heard Ornette a couple of times, but I didn't really know where he was coming from until we started the record and it… Beautiful
- I quite drinking, so I can think clear. When you have chop trouble, drinking doesn't help the healing process. Chop
- 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 easy… All
- 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… Advanced
- 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 difficult… Difficult
- 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 to. Hard