Tommy Chong (Thomas B. Kin Chong) Quotes

I've always been into improvisation.

Tommy Chong

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• When I sit down to write a song, it's a kind of improvisation, but I formalize it a bit to get it into the studio, and when I step up to a microphone, I have a vague idea of what I'm about to do.

  

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• I believe in improvisation. All musicians improvise. Even Bach, Mozart and Beethoven improvised. Improvisation and freedom are synonymous. The goal of every musician is to be free, but freedom is rare.

  

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• There's more improvisation, and it's a little bit louder live.

  

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• It's kind of bittersweet. The human spirit is not measured by the size of the act, but by the size of the heart.

  

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• Dr Johnson died in 1944. The suspicion exists that he was silenced...However two federal inspectors did examine his hospital record in the late 1950's. They concluded it was likely that he was poisoned.

  

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• I've always been into improvisation.

  

  Tommy Chong
  • Improvisation