Facts about Charlie Haden

Occup.Musician
FromUSA
BornAugust 6, 1937
Age86 years

Summary

Charlie Haden is a famous Musician from USA, he/she is 86 years old and still alive, born August 6, 1937.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac leo, who is known for Ruling, Warmth, Generosity, Faithful, Initiative. Our collection contains 15 quotes who is written / told by Charlie.

15 Famous quotes by Charlie Haden

Small: I want them to come away with discovering the music inside them. And not thinking about themselves as j
"I want them to come away with discovering the music inside them. And not thinking about themselves as jazz musicians, but thinking about themselves as good human beings, striving to be a great person and maybe they'll become a great musician"
Small: I just sit down at the piano and rattle it off
"I just sit down at the piano and rattle it off"
Small: I have music inside me and Im very lucky to be able to play music and thats the way that I try to do it
"I have music inside me and I'm very lucky to be able to play music and that's the way that I try to do it"
Small: I just try to play music from my heart and bring as much beauty as I can to as many people as I can.
"I just try to play music from my heart and bring as much beauty as I can to as many people as I can. Just give them other alternatives, especially people who aren't exposed to creative music"
Small: Ive got a collection of songs that Ive had, I keep adding to and theyre all great American composers.
"I've got a collection of songs that I've had, I keep adding to and they're all great American composers. I wanted to showcase American composers and I've done that on a lot of my records and played things by American composers that I really respect"
Small: I just see myself as a human being thats concerned about life
"I just see myself as a human being that's concerned about life"
Small: James Cotton is a real blues guy, and he played with Muddy Waters, and it surprised me that they would
"James Cotton is a real blues guy, and he played with Muddy Waters, and it surprised me that they would want me to make a record with them, that he called me to do this record. I'd never done anything like that before. But I love blues, so I was very happy"
Small: As long as there are musicians who have a passion for spontaneity, for creating something thats never b
"As long as there are musicians who have a passion for spontaneity, for creating something that's never been before, the art form of jazz will flourish"
Small: When we first started playing we did a lot of rehearsing. We used to write out everything. In fact, tha
"When we first started playing we did a lot of rehearsing. We used to write out everything. In fact, that's the way everybody rehearses: we play the tunes and improvise"
Small: I always told the people at Cal Arts that if they wanted me to do Jazz studies, first of all, there cou
"I always told the people at Cal Arts that if they wanted me to do Jazz studies, first of all, there couldn't be a big band within 500 miles and that I could do what I wanted to do. And they said I could"
Small: Were here to bring beauty to the world and make a difference in this planet. Thats what art forms are a
"We're here to bring beauty to the world and make a difference in this planet. That's what art forms are about"
Small: The bass, no matter what kind of music youre playing, it just enhances the sound and makes everything s
"The bass, no matter what kind of music you're playing, it just enhances the sound and makes everything sound more beautiful and full. When the bass stops, the bottom kind of drops out of everything"
Small: Theres like a special group of people that come from different parts of the planet to study with me. It
"There's like a special group of people that come from different parts of the planet to study with me. It's nice. I just gave a workshop in Boston at the New England Conservatory, which was really nice"
Small: Some tracks are with quartet and some tracks are with synthesizer
"Some tracks are with quartet and some tracks are with synthesizer"
Small: It used to be that creative music was most of the music that you heard back in the 30s and 40s, and now
"It used to be that creative music was most of the music that you heard back in the '30s and '40s, and now it's like 3 percent. So, its kind of a struggle getttin' it out there"