Chris Hillman Quotes

United States, Musician
December 4, 1944

Christopher "Chris" Hillman is an American musician. He was one of the original members of The Byrds, which in 1965 included Roger McGuinn, Gene Clark, David Crosby and Michael Clarke. With frequent collaborator Gram Parsons, Hillman was a key figure in the development of country rock, defining the genre through his work with The Byrds, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Manassas and the country-rock group Desert Rose Band.

I was a lucky kid. You could have got 10 kids to be in The Byrds who were better than I was.

Chris Hillman The Byrds
- Kids
My dad founded the 'Rancho Santa Fe Times' and won a lot of journalism awards.

Chris Hillman The Byrds
- Dad

All along, I did what I was comfortable doing, which was to play the music I enjoyed and try to stretch the parameters a bit. Country and bluegrass and folk were my foundation.

Chris Hillman The Byrds
- Music
- Country
Those Laurel Canyon days were great. I have a real fondness for that era, 'til about '68. Musically, it was wonderful, and there was this great innocence, an idyllic view of the world. After that, everything got a little... edgy.

Chris Hillman The Byrds
- World
- Great
- Real
You know what I do on Sundays? I sing in a choir. I sing in a Greek Orthodox choir, and I'm the only hillbilly tenor in the Orthodox Church.

Chris Hillman The Byrds
- Church
- Greek
I loved playing the stuff we did in the Byrds. It was a good band. I was lucky to be in it.

Chris Hillman The Byrds
- Good
- Band
The Byrds weren't rock n' roll guys. We were kinda like your Seekers... folkies who took it a step further.

Chris Hillman The Byrds
- Rock
When I was playing bluegrass, I was living down in West Hollywood - starving.

Chris Hillman The Byrds

The Squirrel Barkers always have a special place in my heart.

Chris Hillman The Byrds
- Heart