Chad Lawson
American jazz pianist and composer
Chad Lawson (born March 26, 1975) is an American pianist and composer.
Quotes
edit- Artists, especially pianists, have to be comfortable with themselves. It's what makes us unique. We have our own voice and process of creating. I'm not entirely sure I'll ever be completely comfortable with myself, but that's probably what pushes me to work harder.
- Interview with Chad Lawson (August 2010)
- I am the complete optimist. But I'm also a very quiet, internal processor—a guy who kind of takes things in. I think that is reflected in my music for sure, just because that is my personality. I'm not a lively person but I'm animated. I'm not boisterous but peaceful, and I don't think that there is really another way to live my life.
- Chad Lawson: Crossing Over And Back (June 18, 2015)
- I’ve been playing for 38 years, and I will take lessons until I'm in the grave. There's always something to learn. We each have our own abilities — be it music, be it accounting, be it culinary. But there's this idea, why would anyone want to put a cap or put a ceiling on their craft, right?
- Piano Phenom Chad Lawson (September 4, 2018)
- I think what happens with classical music is that there is a concrete expectation of how it's done. For some people, that's their jam and I applaud that. I'm too sloppy of a classical player to be able to do that consistently. I want to hear colour and I want to hear and play something I've never played before. So that’s really where jazz came into it. You're learning a conversation, musically speaking, and then you're putting your own phrase into that.
- Chad Lawson Interview – One Day You Finally Knew (May 7, 2020)
- Melody is what makes a song a memory.
- Chad Lawson, Pianist & Composer (July 9, 2021)
