Freddie Hubbard Quotes & Sayings
12 most famous Freddie Hubbard quotes and sayings. These are the first 10 quotes we have for him. He was an American musician who passed away on 29 December, 2008.
“Dizzy used to tell me that I am playing too hard. He used to say to not give everything. Miles used to tell me that too.”
“When I got started in New York, it wasn't like it is now. If you were different from Miles and Dizzy, it was very difficult to make gigs and make money with your own style.”
“I advise all the young kids to not overwork. You can't be out there blowing hard. You have to pace yourself.”
“I am in discussions with a label. We are talking about doing something.”
“I quit drinking, so I can think clear. When you have chop trouble, drinking doesn't help the healing process.”
“I had heard Ornette a couple of times, but I didn't really know where he was coming from until we started the record and it was beautiful, Fred. It opened up my mind.”
“They always want to sell me as a hard bopper.”
“Yes, I can play. I can play. I can't play as long as I did and as hard, but I don't think I have to.”
“Well, my sister played trumpet. Can you imagine having a sister blowing the trumpet around the house, Fred? And my brother, he played piano. Everybody was playing some kind of music, so it was natural for me to get into it.”
“I'm going to Yoshi's. I'm taking a few gigs. I'm playing. I'm not going to play all the time. I'm going to take it easy and take it slow and warm up so I can come back.”
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