Billy Higgins Professions : Drummer Born : October 11, 1936 Died : May 3, 2001 Browse All Authors Top 19 quotes by Billy Higgins Because the stuff that they feed kids now, they'll have a bunch of idiots in the next millennium as far as art and culture is concerned. Billy Higgins culture kids art Jazz needs the help. It's the more sophisticated music. All the other music is on the TV, but jazz isn't. Billy Higgins tvs helping needs The French - they like jazz, theyve been on jazz a long time. Billy Higgins long-time jazz long Theres so much beautiful music in the world, and the kids are getting robbed. Billy Higgins beautiful kids world I enjoy seeing young people being interested in what they can do. Billy Higgins vision young people But anything that you hear about Japan is nothing like what you see when you actually go over there and see it, you know, in a real situation. Billy Higgins japan situation real If somebody would come and they're not playing music, they would encounter certain people on another level. Billy Higgins playing-music encounters people If I couldn't do it, then I'd be defeated. I've got the tools to do it. I never did question my tools. Billy Higgins defeated tools ifs It's something that - jazz is one of the few things that you can go and listen to, I don't care where you're from, what you are, what background you come from - there's something there for you. Billy Higgins backgrounds jazz care The people in Japan know more about the history of jazz and the musicians than the people in the United States do. Billy Higgins japan music people I might have played a little bit more in Europe than I have in Japan. Billy Higgins japan littles europe The Japanese actually approach the music on a high level. It's always been on a high level. Billy Higgins approach levels boots You know the drum was the first instrument besides the human voice. Billy Higgins instruments voice firsts It doesn't have anything to do with yesterday or tomorrow, it's all right now. Billy Higgins right anything tomorrow yesterday The United States is a beautiful place, you know? Billy Higgins beautiful-place place you beautiful Music. It's all creativity right here, right now. Billy Higgins right now creativity music The first thing is, jazz is one of the few things to let you know that there is a God and there is a creation. Billy Higgins know you creation god It brings people together. It brings the races together. It brings religions together. Billy Higgins religions brings together people I think that people should learn about that. In most music, there's one way that you do something, and that's the only way. In jazz, it's a lot different. Billy Higgins think you music people Similar Authors Buddy Rich drummer Brian Viglione drummer Brian Blade drummer Aynsley Dunbar drummer Billy Cobham drummer Bill Kreutzmann drummer All Authors
