Author: Lionel Hampton

Quotes

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

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

- Lionel Hampton

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

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

- Lionel Hampton

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

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

- Lionel Hampton

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

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

- Lionel Hampton

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

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

- Lionel Hampton

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

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

- Lionel Hampton

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