Chick Corea Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“I enjoy playing the band as the band. I 'be' the whole band and I'm playing the drums, I'm playing the guitar, I'm playing the saxophone. To me, the most wonderful thing about playing music is that.”

“I got a chance to listen to and watch Thelonious Monk and his quartet play two shows a night, for six weeks. It was a great education. There was my university, man.”

“Without a doubt, my richest relationships are my long-term friendships with musical partners, because we make music together. That's what we love to do with our lives.”

“I get interested in the various ways that music is being done in the culture, and some of it I like thoroughly enough to want to learn about it. The way I have been successful at doing that is to become part of it.”

“You don't have to be Picasso or Rembrandt to create something. The fun of it, the joy of creating, is way high above anything else to do with the art form.”

“Miles Davis was a part of my life from 1947 on. I was born in 1941 and I first heard him in 1947 on a 78 rpm. And then I followed his career, starting with his first solo album in 1951. He was an icon and inspiration and a mentor to me.”

“Art is a subject that is inundated with opinions. In fact, that's all it is about is opinions.”

“I've noticed that the more adventurous and in that mode that I am, it seems that the more the audience really likes it.”

“My wife, Gayle, is a wonderful musician and singer. We share music, so it's a deep bond.”

“I don't think any artist really knows why a song gets popular.”