American - Musician | November 29, 1940 -
Music is meant to be a beautiful thing.
Chuck Mangione
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My goal was never to sell many records.
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My music has always been strong in melodic content.
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Then I loved the fact that we were actually recording live.
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To do it always right, that is what music is to me.
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1972 was a year of many pleasant and rewarding experiences for me:
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Because I don't believe music can be free unless it has something to be free from.
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I do not mind having written the song at all. I just wish that I had written it in a different key, as the high d is hard to play. I am glad that I wrote something that brought joy to millions of people.
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I find it very difficult to compose when I'm not playing.
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In 1994, I started touring again and I recorded two albums for Chesky Jazz.
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My brother had a big band in high school; after that we continued to play together, eventually forming a group called the Jazz Brothers, that recorded for Riverside Records.
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Not compromising the music, but there is a way, by just showing the people that you're sincere and honest with what you're doing, and by talking to them.
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