“Playing is my way of thinking, talking, communicating.” ThinkingWayTalkingMusicJazzCommunicateMy WayWay Of Thinking Author:Lionel Hampton
“Man, as long as people want to hear Jazz, I'll give it to them.” PeopleMenWantGivingLongMusicJazz Author:Lionel Hampton
“Music was our wife and we loved her. We stayed with her, clothed her and put diamond rings on her hands.” HandsMusicWifeJazzRingsDiamondDiamond Rings Author:Lionel Hampton
“It's always Jazz. You can put a new dress on her, a new hat, but no matter what kind of clothes she's the same old broad.” KindMatterMusicClothesNo Matter WhatDressesJazzHatsBroadsRagtime Author:Lionel Hampton
“All art is communication of the artists' ideas, sounds, thoughts; without that no one will support the artist.” ArtIdeasArtistSoundSupportCommunicationArt IsJazz Author:Lionel Hampton