For the last five years I've been in the production business.
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And it's impossible for me to have those players play with me at this stage of the game all those guys are famous and, I suppose, wealthy now.Chico Hamilton
The type of band that I have now, the type of music that we're playing you either like it or you dislike it. If you dislike it, you probably don't know why. By the same token, you can't even really say why you like it.
Chico Hamilton
A lot of musicians aren't proud; they'll do other work, just to be able to play music. I guess that's the way it's always going to be - musicians will have to suffer to a certain degree in order to obtain their outlet.
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And I'm happy to say that I'm able to find people wherever I go that are not black, not white - they're just human beings. That's where I am, where I've been and where I intend to stay.
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But you can't extend, or go beyond any point musically, without the basic fundamentals.
Chico Hamilton
Mentally and physically, I find I can play with these people.
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