Charlie Haden American Quotations

We're here to bring beauty to the world and make a difference in this planet. That's what art forms are about.

I want them to come away with discovering the music inside them. And not thinking about themselves as jazz musicians, but thinking about themselves as good human beings, striving to be a great person and maybe they'll become a great musician.

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.

James Cotton is a real blues guy, and he played with Muddy Waters, and it surprised me that they would want me to make a record with them, that he called me to do this record. I'd never done anything like that before. But I love blues, so I was very happy.

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

I always approach music by thinking about the person I'm playing with and listening to the way they play and trying to enhance whatever is going on.