Lionel Hampton Quotes

I worked hard learning harmony and theory when I was growing up in Chicago in the 1920s.
Lionel Hampton

Learning, Hard, Growing

Black and white players hadn't appeared together in public before Teddy Wilson and I began working with B.G.
Lionel Hampton

Black, Together, Before

Every day I look forward to getting with my instruments, trying new things.
Lionel Hampton

Forward, Trying, Getting

Gratitude is when memory is stored in the heart and not in the mind.
Lionel Hampton

Gratitude, Mind, Heart

I feel honored to have been a part of that dramatic change.
Lionel Hampton

Change, Dramatic, Honored

I think I love it more as I get older because I keep getting better on drums, vibes and piano.
Lionel Hampton

Love, Keep, Getting

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

Music, Wife, Put

Playing gives me as much good feeling now as it did when I was a bitty kid.
Lionel Hampton

Good, Feeling, Playing

Playing is my way of thinking, talking, communicating.
Lionel Hampton

Thinking, Playing, Talking

Seemed to me that drumming was the best way to get close to God.
Lionel Hampton

God, Best, Close

So I always figured I'd still be playing at this age.
Lionel Hampton

Age, Playing, Figured

The secret is keeping busy, and loving what you do.
Lionel Hampton

Busy, Secret, Loving

Working with Benny was important for me and for black musicians in general.
Lionel Hampton

Important, Black, Working

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Biography

Nationality: American

Born: April 20, 1908

Died: August 31, 2002

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