Dizzy used to tell me that I am playing too hard. He used to say to not give everything. Miles used to tell me that too. Freddie Hubbard dizzygivehard Change image and share on social
I advise all the young kids to not overwork. You can't be out there blowing hard. You have to pace yourself. Freddie Hubbard adviseblowhard Change image and share on social
I'm going to Yoshi's. I'm taking a few gigs. I'm playing. I'm not going to play all the time. I'm going to take it easy and take it slow and warm up so I can come back. Freddie Hubbard backeasygig Change image and share on social
I had heard Ornette a couple of times, but I didn't really know where he was coming from until we started the record and it was beautiful, Fred. It opened up my mind. Freddie Hubbard beautifulcomecouple Change image and share on social
That was the biggest thrill, going over to these guy's houses and having them want me to practice with them and they would show me a lot of stuff, which was really advanced stuff to me at my age. Freddie Hubbard advanceagebig Change image and share on social
They always want to sell me as a hard bopper. Freddie Hubbard bopperhardsell Change image and share on social
Well, my sister played trumpet. Can you imagine having a sister blowing the trumpet around the house, Fred? And my brother, he played piano. Everybody was playing some kind of music, so it was natural for me to get into it. Freddie Hubbard blowbrotherfred share on social
I am in discussions with a label. We are talking about doing something. Freddie Hubbard discussionlabeltalk Change image and share on social
When I got started in New York, it wasn't like it is now. If you were different from Miles and Dizzy, it was very difficult to make gigs and make money with your own style. Freddie Hubbard difficultdizzygig Change image and share on social
Yes, I can play. I can play. I can't play as long as I did and as hard, but I don't think I have to. Freddie Hubbard hardlongplay Change image and share on social
