"They always want to sell me as a…" — Freddie Hubbard
"They always want to sell me as a hard bopper."
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21 Quotes by Freddie Hubbard
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Dizzy used to tell me I'm playing too hard. He'd say to not give everything. Miles told me that too.
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When I got started in New York, if you were different from Miles & Dizzy it was very difficult.
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[Lee Morgan] was the only young cat that scared me when he played. He had so much fire and natural…
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Don't make the mistakes I made of not taking care of myself. Please, keeps your chops cool and don't overblow.…
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I used to try to play like [Miles Davis], and Miles caught me copying him one night at Birdland. He…
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Jazz isn't like pop, where you sell millions of records with a hit. Your spirit and soul aren't important in…
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Man, you'd be surprised how much I'm learning - not only about myself, but about the musicians who came before…
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I quit drinking, so I can think clear. When you have chop trouble, drinking doesn't help the healing process.
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A very few musicians passed across all decades. In terms of trumpet playing, Louis Armstrong does it of course but…
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I advise all the young kids to not overwork. You can't be out there blowing hard. You have to pace…
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We all kind of grew up together with Art Blakey because we all were young and he gave us a…
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Well, my sister played trumpet. Can you imagine having a sister blowing the trumpet around the house, Fred? And my…
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