Chico Hamilton
Chico Hamilton
Foreststorn "Chico" Hamilton,was an American jazz drummer and bandleader...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDrummer
Date of Birth20 September 1921
CountryUnited States of America
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We incorporate various electronic devices - the echo plugs and things like that. Actually, all we're trying to do is make that sound musical. As opposed to just making sounds, we do musical things with them.
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I've changed my drumming considerably. I've had to, in order to play this way, in order to have a fulfilment with regard to the overall sound.
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At Ronnie's, we had young kids who enjoyed it so much they came in every night. Something else - a lot of the old jazz diehards dug it, too.
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You know, there are a lot of jazz players that aren't as contemporary as these young pop players are; they haven't kept up with it.
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Most people would be disappointed, myself particularly, if I were to come up with the sound of the early 'sixties, or of the 'fifties even.
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Mentally and physically, I find I can play with these people.
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Luckily, I'm in the position now of being able to play purely because I have the desire to do so.
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Musicians have to suffer to a certain degree in order to obtain their outlet.
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Personally, I can't see how anyone can produce any beautiful music out of being angry.
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At this stage of my life, I've dedicated myself to playing what I want to play, how I want to play it for the rest of my time. Regardless of whether one might like it or one might not like it, this is where I am.
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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.
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My roots and Victor's are jazz, basically, but these two young fellows that we have with us come out of rock bands. And they're tremendously exciting players.
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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.