Growing up, I was very much interested in jazz music. Jan Hammer growinterestjazz Change image and share on social
I'm so far removed from live playing any more. Jan Hammer liveplayremove Change image and share on social
It's not really that I didn't want to perform at all. What I didn't want to do was try to put together a band, rehearse, on my own. You know what I mean? Jan Hammer bandperformput Change image and share on social
You never know what you find once you really get going. Jan Hammer find Change image and share on social
Emotions are the fuel to really move you along - that's the only way you can create music. If you don't feel any emotions, it's not going to happen. Jan Hammer createemotionfeel Change image and share on social
My mother is a singer, still performs today; she's a jazz singer. Jan Hammer jazzmotherperform Change image and share on social
Still for fun, I play the drums, but I don't do much recording with them. Jan Hammer drumfunplay Change image and share on social
The passion and spontaneity in music is all gone. Jan Hammer musicpassionspontaneity Change image and share on social
It was very hard to get any records, so the only source for us to really hear what was happening was listening to the Voice of America. We would be taping all the broadcast and then sharing the tapes and talking about it. Jan Hammer americabroadcasthappen share on social
The band couldn't have happened anywhere else in the world but New York. That was the catalyst. Jan Hammer bandcatalysthappen Change image and share on social
