Top 5 Quotes & Sayings by Earl Hines

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American musician Earl Hines.

Last updated on September 18, 2024.

Earl Kenneth Hines, also known as Earl "Fatha" Hines, was an American jazz pianist and bandleader. He was one of the most influential figures in the development of jazz piano and, according to one source, "one of a small number of pianists whose playing shaped the history of jazz".

American - Musician | December 28, 1903 - April 23, 1983

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I always challenge myself. I get out in deep water and I always try to get back. But I get hung up. The audience never knows, but that's when I smile the most, when I show the most ivory.

Earl Hines

You may have holes in your shoes, but don't let the people out front know it. Shine the tops.

Earl Hines

I don't think I think when I play. I have a photographic memory for chords, and when I'm playing, the right chords appear in my mind like photographs long before I get to them.

Earl Hines

I always thought jazz was like the trunk of a tree. After the tree has grown, many branches have spread out. They're all with different leaves and they all look beautiful. But at the end of the season, they fold back up and it's still the tree trunk.

Earl Hines

If you see me up there on the stand smiling, I'm lost!

Earl Hines

Top 5 Quotes & Sayings by Earl Hines

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