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William Christopher Handy Quotes

William Christopher Handy Biography

Nationality: American
Type: Musician

Born: November 16, 1873
Death: March 28, 1958

William Christopher Handy Quotes #1

You've got to appreciate the things that come from the art of the Negro and from the heart of the man farthest down.

William Christopher Handy

Tags: Art , Heart, Down

William Christopher Handy Quotes #2

With a guitar I would be able to express the things I felt in sounds.

William Christopher Handy

Tags: Guitar, Able, Felt

William Christopher Handy Quotes #3

Whenever I heard the song of a bird and the answering call of its mate, I could visualize the notes in scale, all built up within my consciousness as a natural symphony.

William Christopher Handy

Tags: Song, Within, Bird

William Christopher Handy Quotes #4

The name of my ailment was longing, and it was not cured till I finally went to the department store and counted out the money in small coins before the dismayed clerk. When I came to the house, I held up the instrument before the eyes of the astonished household.

William Christopher Handy

Tags: Money , Small, Eyes

William Christopher Handy Quotes #5

The blues - the sound of a sinner on revival day.

William Christopher Handy

Tags: Blues, Sound, Sinner

William Christopher Handy Quotes #6

Setting my mind on a musical instrument was like falling in love. All the world seemed bright and changed.

William Christopher Handy

Tags: Love , Mind, Changed

William Christopher Handy Quotes #7

Saving was slow and painful.

William Christopher Handy

Tags: Painful, Slow, Saving

William Christopher Handy Quotes #8

Nature was my kindergarten.

William Christopher Handy

Tags: Nature ,

William Christopher Handy Quotes #9

My big ears indicated a talent for music. This thrilled me.

William Christopher Handy

Tags: Music , Big, Talent

William Christopher Handy Quotes #10

I think America concedes that true American music has sprung from the Negro.

William Christopher Handy

Tags: Music , True, America

William Christopher Handy Quotes #11

I knew the whistle of each of the river boats on the Tennessee.

William Christopher Handy

Tags: Knew, River, Boats

William Christopher Handy Quotes #12

Life is something like a trumpet. If you don't put anything in, you won't get anything out.

William Christopher Handy

Tags: Life , Put, Won

William Christopher Handy Quotes #13

Life is like a trumpet - if you don't put anything into it, you don't get anything out of it.

William Christopher Handy

Tags: Life , Put, Trumpet