Lionel Hampton Quotes

Black and white players hadn’t appeared together in public before Teddy Wilson and I began working with B.G.

– Lionel Hampton

Every day I look forward to getting with my instruments, trying new things.

– Lionel Hampton

Music was our wife, and we loved her. And we stayed with her, and we clothed her, and we put diamond rings on her hands.

– Lionel Hampton

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

– Lionel Hampton

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

– Lionel Hampton

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

– Lionel Hampton

The secret is keeping busy, and loving what you do.

– Lionel Hampton

Gratitude is when memory is stored in the heart and not in the mind.

– Lionel Hampton

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

– Lionel Hampton

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

– Lionel Hampton

Playing is my way of thinking, talking, communicating.

– Lionel Hampton

Working with Benny was important for me and for black musicians in general.

– Lionel Hampton

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

– Lionel Hampton