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Lionel Hampton
American
Musician
About the author
Playing gives me as much good feeling now as it did when I was a bitty kid.
Lionel Hampton,
American
Musician
#Now
#Feeling
Gratitude is when memory is stored in the heart and not in the mind.
Lionel Hampton,
American
Musician
#Heart
#Mind
#Memory
#Gratitude
The secret is keeping busy, and loving what you do.
Lionel Hampton,
American
Musician
So I always figured I'd still be playing at this age.
Lionel Hampton,
American
Musician
#Age
Seemed to me that drumming was the best way to get close to God.
Lionel Hampton,
American
Musician
#God
Working with Benny was important for me and for black musicians in general.
Lionel Hampton,
American
Musician
#Musicians
Playing is my way of thinking, talking, communicating.
Lionel Hampton,
American
Musician
#Thinking
#Talking
Music was our wife, and we loved her. And we stayed with her, and we clothed her, and we put diamond rings on her hands.
Lionel Hampton,
American
Musician
#Wife
#Music
I worked hard learning harmony and theory when I was growing up in Chicago in the 1920s.
Lionel Hampton,
American
Musician
#Harmony
#Learning
#Theory
#Chicago
#Growing up
I feel honored to have been a part of that dramatic change.
Lionel Hampton,
American
Musician
#Change
Every day I look forward to getting with my instruments, trying new things.
Lionel Hampton,
American
Musician
#Day
#Trying
Black and white players hadn't appeared together in public before Teddy Wilson and I began working with B.G.
Lionel Hampton,
American
Musician
#Public
I think I love it more as I get older because I keep getting better on drums, vibes and piano.
Lionel Hampton,
American
Musician
#Love