Quotes by Chico Hamilton - Page 1

I don't dig staying in one groove.
Chico Hamilton / Drummer
Music
Groove
Jazz
Stay Strong
Staying
Dig
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Mentally and physically, I find I can play with these people.
Chico Hamilton / Drummer
Physically
Mentally
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For the last five years I've been in the production business.
Chico Hamilton / Drummer
Five
Lasts
Years
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Musicians have to suffer to a certain degree in order to obtain their outlet.
Chico Hamilton / Drummer
Music
Order
Suffering
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Personally, I can't see how anyone can produce any beautiful music out of being angry.
Chico Hamilton / Drummer
Music
Angry
Beautiful
Beautiful Music
Jazz
Produce
Personally
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But you can't extend, or go beyond any point musically, without the basic fundamentals.
Chico Hamilton / Drummer
Fundamentals
Basic
Extend
Musically
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I mean, there's a hell of a lot of grounds for protest, but you don't do it through music.
Chico Hamilton / Drummer
Hell
Mean
Protest
Grounds
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Luckily, I'm in the position now of being able to play purely because I have the desire to do so.
Chico Hamilton / Drummer
Able
Desire
Play
Luckily
Purely
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My roots and Victor's are jazz, basically, but these two young fellows that we have with us come out of rock bands. And they're tremendously exciting players.
Chico Hamilton / Drummer
Fellows
Jazz
Player
Rock Bands
Rocks
Two
Tremendously
Victor
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And I'm happy to say that I'm able to find people wherever I go that are not black, not white - they're just human beings. That's where I am, where I've been and where I intend to stay.
Chico Hamilton / Drummer
Black
Human Beings
People
White
Beings
Black I Am People
Intend
Wherever
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In fact, I had to make an enormous adjustment to this, not only in listening to it but in playing with it. It's a full sound. In some instances, you must have the volume to get the effect.
Chico Hamilton / Drummer
Adjustment
Enormous
Volume
Effect
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I'm quite sure that all true professional artists, of every description, in all walks of life, whether their craft is painting, music, sculpture, medicine or anything have one primary concern - mankind.
Chico Hamilton / Drummer
Artist
Medicine
Sculpture
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I'm quite sure that all true professional artists, of every description, in all walks of life, whether their craft is painting, music, sculpture, medicine or anything, have one primary concern - mankind.
Chico Hamilton / Drummer
Concern
Description
Mankind
Medicine
Sculpture
Walks
Craft
Primary
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We incorporate various electronic devices - the echo plugs and things like that. Actually, all we're trying to do is make that sound musical. As opposed to just making sounds, we do musical things with them.
Chico Hamilton / Drummer
Devices
Musical
Echo
Electronic
Incorporate
Opposed
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At this stage of my life, I've dedicated myself to playing what I want to play, how I want to play it for the rest of my time. Regardless of whether one might like it or one might not like it, this is where I am.
Chico Hamilton / Drummer
Music
Dedicated
My Time
Play
Want
Life Time Myself
Regardless
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A lot of musicians aren't proud; they'll do other work, just to be able to play music. I guess that's the way it's always going to be - musicians will have to suffer to a certain degree in order to obtain their outlet.
Chico Hamilton / Drummer
Order
Play
Suffering
Work Music Always
Work Music Way
Certain Degree
Degree
Obtain
Outlet
Play Music
Suffer
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The type of band that I have now, the type of music that we're playing you either like it or you dislike it. If you dislike it, you probably don't know why. By the same token, you can't even really say why you like it.
Chico Hamilton / Drummer
Music
Band
Dislike
Jazz
Music Know Why
Token
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I've been a little more fortunate, perhaps, than a lot of people have, for the simple reason that I've constantly been moving: so nobody can hit me - you know what I mean? Protesting is not the answer - not along those lines.
Chico Hamilton / Drummer
Fortunate
Lines
Mean
Moving
Simple
Me Simple People
Protesting
Simple Reason
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I have a company in New York City producing music for commercials, for radio, TV, features, etc. That's how I've been making my living. And now the company is very successful - to the extent that I can afford to come out and play.
Chico Hamilton / Drummer
New York
Etc
Features
New York City
Play
Radio
Successful
Afford
Music City New
Commercials
Extent
Producing
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