Chick Corea
Chick Corea
Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea is an American jazz and fusion pianist, keyboardist, and composer...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPianist
Date of Birth12 June 1941
CityChelsea, MA
CountryUnited States of America
rendition
Now, when I play soul piano, for instance, and I play a rendition of 'Spain,' I do it deconstructively. That's the most fun, but I can only do that when I'm on my own.
teacher
I call myself a teacher because they want me to call myself a teacher, but actually, what I'm doing is I'm studying.
american-musician musical sounds
The sound of the orchestra is one of the most magnificent musical sounds that has ever existed.
across constant expression musical playing
It's a constant challenge to get your arrangement and musical expression across to a new audience, especially when you're playing live every night like we are.
create driven goals love mainly particular reach
It's all different things, ... Mainly my goals are to reach and play. I love to create new things. Sometimes it's driven by a particular idea.
love-is america culture
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.
guitar band saxophone
I enjoy playing the band as the band. I be the whole band and Im playing the drums, Im playing the guitar, Im playing the saxophone. To me, the most wonderful thing about playing music is that.
inspiration careers icons
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.
queens creativity school
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.
art college want
I decided that I didn't want to spend my time in a liberal arts college.
truth simple feel-good
I searched through rebellion, drugs, diet, mysticism, religion, intellectualism and much more, only to begin to find that truth is basically simple and feels good, clear and right.
likes adventurous audience
I've noticed that the more adventurous and in that mode that I am, it seems that the more the audience really likes it.
wife singers musician
My wife, Gayle, is a wonderful musician and singer. We share music, so it's a deep bond.
character guy musician
As a musician, I don't have one thing that's "my thing." I like to create, and have a lot of outlets for it. Dustin Hoffman is one of the guys that sets a model for me, because of how good he is at being such different characters. Every time you see DeNiro, he's pretty much DeNiro - great, but DeNiro. Hoffman is different every time, depending on his character. That's how I see myself as a performer.