Charlie Haden Quotes

I'm a pianist - I studied jazz piano in college.

Chick Corea was a great influence on me, musically, as I was growing up.

Musicians like to converse. There's always interesting conversation with musicians - with classical musicians, with jazz musicians, musicians in general.

As far as other instrumentalists, I used to love mellow sax players like Paul Desmond. I love piano.

I became a professional musician and played all kinds of music. I played bluegrass, I played classical music, and for many years, I played jazz.

Music is a passion of mine, so I also want to continue along that path, creating with my friends.

I progressed through so many different styles of music through my teen years, both as a player and a vocalist, particularly the jazz and pop of the early 20th Century.

I'm not a great guitarist, but I do bits and bobs. I'm mainly a songwriter and a composer. I've done a lot of scoring and some stuff for British pop music that did pretty well, but I've mainly been working on my own stuff with Duncan Sheik.

I use a lot of tunings because I listen to a lot of jazz.

I love Ray Charles. He can still teach everybody a lot about how to make great music. Not necessarily how to make hits, but how to make great music. Of course, part of it is his incredible talent. Who are the greatest jazz singers in the world? Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday and Ray Charles.

I've always been around musicians and always been the songwriter who doesn't end up playing the music.

When you're talking about your own music every day, listening to bands, going to festivals, you can kind of lose sight of your initial connection with music. Instrumental music - especially jazz - helps me refocus.

Then, of course, I played alto and tenor, wherever there were jobs.

My family was all musicians. We jam all the time.

We're musicians. We make music for a living. It's that simple. Nothing else matters.

All of my kids are into music. My older daughter plays guitar, piano, sings. My young son, he sings.

Being on 'Nashville' and working with some incredible people like T-Bone Burnett and Buddy Miller - so many wonderful, incredible musicians that I've been blessed to play with and observe - that has continued to shape the process of arranging music, writing music.

The problem that I have is with the music business. For some reason it seems almost impossible to get anything, any music, released which includes improvisation or soloing.

As much as I am hip-hop, I'm soul. As much as I am soul, I'm a turntablist. As much as I'm a DJ, I love jazz and rock.

I play the harmonium. I had learned to use the guitar for a bit before becoming a part of the music industry, but unfortunately didn't pursue it fully. I would love to learn to play the piano because it holds a unique connect for me in terms of rhythm.

My father was always playing the piano. He played all kinds of music - Gershwin, all kinds of stuff.

I like all kinds of music, though I tend to prefer jazz and classics.

I like pop music. Earnestly. Most of the greatest technicians, mix engineers, and players are working in pop music.

I think the future looks great for music, musicians, bass players, and all we love about music.

I first got interested in DJing when I was a little kid. I just love music... Music's my passion; it's always been my whole life.