Charlie Haden Quotes

“I wanted to do 'Oh Shenandoah' because that's the town I was born in - as a tribute to my mom and dad for giving me all this music. I don't really sing this as a singer, because I'm not a singer. But I wanted to do it for them.”

“We're here to bring beauty to the world and make a difference in this planet. That's what art forms are about.”

“Old film-noir movies. There's something comforting about watching black-and-white movies, and hearing this kind of music just puts me in a fantasy world. It's a really great escape for me.”

“I have music inside me and I'm very lucky to be able to play music and that's the way that I try to do it.”

“I've got a collection of songs that I've had, I keep adding to and they're all great American composers. I wanted to showcase American composers and I've done that on a lot of my records and played things by American composers that I really respect.”

“And there have certainly been movies I wanted to be in and milestones I wanted to surpass that did not happen.”

“But all actors go through the process, it's hit and miss, you have achievement and failure.”

“You cannot weave truth on a loom of lies.”

“...wary as any burnt child with an unfamiliar fire to contend with.”

“Do you think it’s easy for me? No, I don’t remember you. I don’t remember holding you or talking to you or falling in love with you—but I walk around with a giant hole in my heart all the time. I feel your absence every second of the day. It aches and nothing soothes it. Losing you is bad enough, but I don’t even get the comfort of remembering that I had you once.-Haden”