I love guys like Charlie Parker.Walter BeckerTheWorldMotivation.comTry New ThemeDownloadSharePin ItCopied to clipboard!“I love guys like Charlie Parker.
“I'm glad we turned into a big-time touring band later in life. In fact, it's almost like we planned it out that way.”Walter BeckerGlad
“I learned music from a book on piano theory. I was only interested in knowing about chords. From that, and from the 'Harvard Dictionary of Music,' I learned everything I wanted to know.”Walter Becker
“Carlos Beruff supported Charlie Crist after he left the Republican Party. Does that should like someone who is a conservative Republican?”Carlos Lopez-CanteraCharlie
“I'm not going to say that a very young Charlie Weber is without his indiscretions. But not anymore; I'm way past those days.”Charlie WeberCharlie
“I know Charlie Kaufman really well, for instance. Charlie Kaufman starts a story, and he has no freaking idea where he's going. None. Zero. And he doesn't want to know, because there's a little bit of death in that.”
“What gets people into trouble with records now is that they want to build something up without substantial musical ideas. Without that as a foundation, you can add all the layers of sound you want - it's still going to sound like a mess.”Walter BeckerAdd
“There was a time in my life when one aspect of my lifestyle called for watching a lot of television.”Walter BeckerAspect
“'Deacon Blues' was special for me. It's the only time I remember mixing a record all day and, when the mix was done, feeling like I wanted to hear it over and over again. It was the comprehensive sound of the thing: the song itself, its character, the way the instruments sounded, and the way Tom Scott's tight horn arrangement fit in.”Walter BeckerAll Day
“Given a choice between Charlie Mingus and Eric Dolphy or Joe Strummer and Lou Reed, there was no choice. I like Reed and Strummer, but it's kiddie music.”Walter BeckerCharlie
“Charlie would be so proud of what these young people are accomplishing today and, in true Charlie fashion, would encourage them to walk to the very edge of their comfort zone and then take another step.”Lynn SchustermanCharlie
“Charlie Parker is my greatest inspiration as a saxophone player - anything that involves him entails a large amount of respect.”Miguel ZenonCharlie