Comedy is the ultimate truth. Jazz is hitting the notes that that no one else would hit, and comedy is saying words that no one else would say. Tommy Chong comedyhitjazz Change image and share on social
You know, I left the country when Reagan got in; I went to France. Tommy Chong countryfranceleave Change image and share on social
One night all the James Brown band was playing on stage and I look in the back and I could see Mick Jagger and Keith Richards trying to get in the club and they couldn't get in cause it was to crowded. Tommy Chong backbandbrown share on social
Music has always been a big part of Cheech & Chong's career, so it's just natural. You know, I was a musician before I met Cheech and had a record with Motown, and so I've got the cred. Tommy Chong bigcareercheech Change image and share on social
What made me a comedian was that I wasn't really a songwriter, I was more of a poet. Tommy Chong comedianmakepoet Change image and share on social
To be in a situation where you have no rights whatsoever is something I wish everybody could experience. People's attitudes would change. It would be a better place. Tommy Chong attitudechangeexperience Change image and share on social
I know, because I tried all sorts of ways of being in character, and the best way is to be totally straight. Tommy Chong charactersortstraight Change image and share on social
My incarceration was actually a positive thing from the beginning. I needed a gimmick to get my act going again, it gave me material. Tommy Chong actbegingimmick Change image and share on social
The way jazz works is that we take a theme, and then we write using the same structure, same chord changes, and then we can do different tunes. Tommy Chong chordjazzstructure Change image and share on social
