“Some musicians, man, you hear the note almost before they hit it. Jimi, Coltrane and Charlie Parker were like that.” MenMusicMusicianNotesCharlieColtrane Author:Carlos Santana
“Thank God for books and music and things I can think about." --Charlie Gordan” ThinkingI CanBookMusicThank GodCharlieBooks And Music Author:Daniel Keyes
“Charlie Christian had no more impact on my playing than Django Reinhardt or Lonnie Johnson. I just wanted to play like him. I wanted to play like all of them. All of these people were important to me. I couldn't play like any of them, though.” PeopleImportantPlayWantedChristianMusicImpactJohnsonCharlieDjango Author:B. B. King
“He was Jimi Hendrix! He didn't sound like anybody else but himself. He was like Charlie Parker in his way of playing, he played well, he was a person that made waves. When you heard Jimi Hendrix you knew it was Jimi Hendrix, he introduced himself in his instrument... You know, many radio stations play records and a lot of the times they don't call out the names who you just listened to, but when they play Jimi Hendrix, you don't have to tell me, [you know] it's Jimi Hendrix.” KnowsWayWellsPersonsMadePlayNamesSoundMusicRecordsHeardInstrumentsWaveRadioStationsCharlieJust ListenHendrixRadio Stations Author:B. B. King