"Luckily, I'm in the position now of being……" — Chico Hamilton

"Luckily, I'm in the position now of being able to play purely because I have the desire to do so."

— Chico Hamilton

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18 Quotes by Chico Hamilton

Chico Hamilton has 18 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Personally, I can't see how anyone can produce any beautiful music out of being angry.
At this stage of my life, I've dedicated myself to playing what I want to play, how I want to…
The type of band that I have now, the type of music that we're playing you either like it or…
I'm quite sure that all true professional artists, of every description, in all walks of life, whether their craft is…
My roots and Victor's are jazz, basically, but these two young fellows that we have with us come out of…
A lot of musicians aren't proud; they'll do other work, just to be able to play music. I guess that's…
And I'm happy to say that I'm able to find people wherever I go that are not black, not white…
But you can't extend, or go beyond any point musically, without the basic fundamentals.
For the last five years I've been in the production business.
I have a company in New York City producing music for commercials, for radio, TV, features, etc. That's how I've…
I mean, there's a hell of a lot of grounds for protest, but you don't do it through music.
I've been a little more fortunate, perhaps, than a lot of people have, for the simple reason that I've constantly…

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