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Bluegrass is in my blood and in my ears.

~Charlie Haden

Topics: Blood Bluegrass Ears

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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.

~Charlie Haden

Topics: Art Art Form Been Before Creating Flourish Form Jazz Long Musicians Never Passion Something Spontaneity Who Will

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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.

~Charlie Haden

Topics: Adding American Collection Composers Done Got Great Great American Had Keep Lot Played Really Records Respect Showcase Songs Things Wanted

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Some tracks are with quartet and some tracks are with synthesizer.

~Charlie Haden

Topics: Quartet Some Tracks

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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.

~Charlie Haden

Topics: Alternatives Beauty Bring Creative Exposed Give Heart Just Many Much Music Other People Play Play Music Them Try Who I Can

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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.

~Charlie Haden

Topics: Back Creative Heard Kind Like Most Music Now Out Percent Struggle Used You

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I just see myself as a human being that's concerned about life.

~Charlie Haden

Topics: About Being Concerned Human Human Being Just Life Myself See

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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.

~Charlie Haden

Topics: Able Inside Lucky Me Music Play Play Music Try Very Way

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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.

~Charlie Haden

Topics: Did Everybody Everything Fact First Improvise In Fact Lot Out Play Playing Rehearsing Started Tunes Used Way Write

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I just sit down at the piano and rattle it off.

~Charlie Haden

Topics: Down Just Off Piano Rattle Sit

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: August 6th, 1937

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