Quotes by Chuck Mangione

1972 was a year of many pleasant and rewarding experiences for me:. (Chuck Mangione)

A studio recording is perfection, but emotion and passion come only when you turn on the machine and go for the groove. If you do that with no mistakes, it sounds beautiful. (Chuck Mangione)

As a matter of fact, Gerry and I grew up in the same neighbourhood; he was in school the same year with my sister. (Chuck Mangione)

Because I don't believe music can be free unless it has something to be free from. (Chuck Mangione)

Dizzy Gillespie was a great influence. (Chuck Mangione)

For me, anyhow, theres something kinda special about the Quartet; in one sense the music is very organised and yet in another sense its very loose. (Chuck Mangione)

I find it very difficult to compose when I'm not playing. (Chuck Mangione)

I have been recording for five decades now. (Chuck Mangione)

I remember, when I grew up, going to dances was just a lot of fun. But when people get together now, music is the first thing that happens. (Chuck Mangione)

I tend to not want to put labels or categories on the music, only because people come with preconceived ideas about what they're going to hear, or won't come for this reason. (Chuck Mangione)