Jan Hammer quotes

Emotions are the fuel to really move you along, that's the only way you can create music. If you don't feel any emotions, like it's not going to happen. (Jan Hammer)
The passion and spontaneity in music is all gone. View quote
Jan Hammer
Still for fun, I play the drums, but I don't do much recording with them. View quote
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My mother is a singer, still performs today; she's a jazz singer. View quote
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It was very hard to get any records, so the only source for us to really hear what was happening was listening to the Voice of America. We would be taping all the broadcast and then sharing the tapes and talking about it. View quote
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The problem that I have is with the music business. For some reason it seems almost impossible to get anything, any music, released which includes improvisation or soloing. View quote
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I spent well over a year on the road with Sarah Vaughn. That was amazing. View quote
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Growing up, I was very much interested in jazz music. View quote
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You never know what you find once you really get going. View quote
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The band couldn't have happened anywhere else in the world but New York. That was the catalyst. View quote
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I've been doing a lot of music for films and television for quite a few years. (Jan Hammer)