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I don't dig staying in one groove.

Chico Hamilton

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Chico Hamilton
Age: 92 †
Born: 1921
Born: September 21
Died: 2013
Died: November 25
Composer
Drummer
Film Score Composer
Jazz Musician
Percussionist
LA
California
Music
Groove
Staying
Jazz

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I mean, there's a hell of a lot of grounds for protest, but you don't do it through music.
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I have a company in New York City producing music for commercials, for radio, TV, features, etc. That's how I've been making my living. And now the company is very successful - to the extent that I can afford to come out and play.
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For the last five years I've been in the production business.
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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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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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But you can't extend, or go beyond any point musically, without the basic fundamentals.
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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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Personally, I can't see how anyone can produce any beautiful music out of being angry.
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I've been a little more fortunate, perhaps, than a lot of people have, for the simple reason that I've constantly been moving: so nobody can hit me - you know what I mean? Protesting is not the answer - not along those lines.
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