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You'll find little schools of musicians experimenting with different ways of making music in Brooklyn, all through Manhattan, in Queens, in Jersey, you know? The city is still bubbling with creativity.

~Chick Corea

Topics: Brooklyn City Creativity Different Different Ways Experimenting Find Jersey Know Little Making Manhattan Music Musicians Queens Schools Still Through Ways You

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Every time I see a musician - it doesn't matter what age - that inspires me, there's always a secret little wish that maybe we'll play together, because that's how I learn and grow and so forth, you know. But hopefully there's a lot more.

~Chick Corea

Topics: Age Always Because Every Every Time Forth Grow Hopefully How Inspires Know Learn Little Lot Matter Maybe Me More Musician Play Secret See Time Together Wish You I See

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I haven't traveled in Africa nearly as much as I'd like to. I've been there a few times, and I'd like to learn more about the various cultures in Africa. But that's the basis point of where all of the music that I love is based upon, from Africa to Cuba to Puerto Rico to South America.

~Chick Corea

Topics: About Africa America Based Basis Been Cuba Cultures Few Learn Like Love Love Is More Much Music Nearly Point Puerto Puerto Rico Rico South South America Times Traveled Various Where I Love

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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.

~Chick Corea

Topics: Album Born Career Davis First Followed He Heard Him His Icon Inspiration Life Me Mentor Miles Miles Davis My Life Part Solo Starting Then I Was Born

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

~Chick Corea

Topics: Bond Deep Music Musician Share Singer Wife Wonderful

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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.

~Chick Corea

Topics: Because Doubt Friendships Lives Long-Term Love Make Music Musical Our Our Lives Partners Relationships Richest Together Without

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Talking about the body getting old, there's a sadness to it in a way.

~Chick Corea

Topics: About Body Getting Getting Old Old Sadness Talking Way

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You get a zero at the end of your age number, and you get some extra attention. That's what I found out.

~Chick Corea

Topics: Age Attention End Extra Found Get Number Out Some You Your Zero

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I like Stevie Wonder as my favorite non-pianist pianist. I mean, I shouldn't call him a non-pianist, because he's really a great pianist, but he doesn't feature it that much - he uses his keyboards and his piano technique to support his great songs and so forth, but he can really blow.

~Chick Corea

Topics: Because Blow Call Favorite Feature Forth Great Great Songs He Him His Keyboards Like Mean Much Pianist Piano Really Songs Stevie Stevie Wonder Support Technique Uses Wonder

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When I hear the piano played in a compositional way, like in a songwriter's way in a compositional way, there's a certain arc to that that I love.

~Chick Corea

Topics: Arc Certain Hear Like Love Piano Played Songwriter Way I Love

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: June 12th, 1941

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