Charlie Haden Art Quotations

We're here to bring beauty to the world and make a difference in this planet. That's what art forms are about.

I always told the people at Cal Arts that if they wanted me to do Jazz studies, first of all, there couldn't be a big band within 500 miles and that I could do what I wanted to do. And they said I could.

I just try to play music from my heart and bring as much beauty as I can to as many people as I can. Just give them other alternatives, especially people who arent exposed to creative music.

Creative Arts raise a person to another level of consciousness as if you could imagine life before words.

As long as there are musicians who have a passion for spontaneity, for creating something thats never been before, the art form of jazz will flourish.