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William Christopher Handy
American
Musician
About the author
With a guitar I would be able to express the things I felt in sounds.
William Christopher Handy,
American
Musician
#Guitar
Setting my mind on a musical instrument was like falling in love. All the world seemed bright and changed.
William Christopher Handy,
American
Musician
#Love
#World
#Mind
You've got to appreciate the things that come from the art of the Negro and from the heart of the man farthest down.
William Christopher Handy,
American
Musician
#Art
#Heart
#Man
Whenever I heard the song of a bird and the answering call of its mate, I could visualize the notes in scale, all built up within my consciousness as a natural symphony.
William Christopher Handy,
American
Musician
#Song
#Consciousness
The name of my ailment was longing, and it was not cured till I finally went to the department store and counted out the money in small coins before the dismayed clerk. When I came to the house, I held up the instrument before the eyes of the astonished household.
William Christopher Handy,
American
Musician
#Money
#Eyes
#Name
#Longing
The blues - the sound of a sinner on revival day.
William Christopher Handy,
American
Musician
#Day
#Sound
Nature was my kindergarten.
William Christopher Handy,
American
Musician
#Nature
My big ears indicated a talent for music. This thrilled me.
William Christopher Handy,
American
Musician
#Talent
#Music
Life is something like a trumpet. If you don't put anything in, you won't get anything out.
William Christopher Handy,
American
Musician
#Life
Life is like a trumpet - if you don't put anything into it, you don't get anything out of it.
William Christopher Handy,
American
Musician
#Life
I think America concedes that true American music has sprung from the Negro.
William Christopher Handy,
American
Musician
#American
#America
#Music
I knew the whistle of each of the river boats on the Tennessee.
William Christopher Handy,
American
Musician
#Boats
Saving was slow and painful.
William Christopher Handy,
American
Musician