JAZZY SCIENTOLOGIST-CHICK COREA
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Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea is a multiple Grammy Award winning American jazz pianist, keyboardist, drummer, and composer. He is known for his work during the 1970s in the genre of jazz fusion. He participated in the birth of the electric fusion movement as a member of Miles Davis' band in the 1960s, and in the 1970s formed Return to Forever. Under the "special thanks" notes, found in all of his later albums, Corea mentions that L. Ron Hubbard, founder of Scientology, has been a continual source of inspiration. In 1968 Corea discovered Dianetics, Hubbard's principal work, and in the early 1970s developed an interest in Hubbard's science fiction novels. The two exchanged letters until Hubbard's death in 1986, and Corea even had three guest appearances on Hubbard's 1982 album Space Jazz: The Soundtrack of the Book Battlefield Earth, noting, "[Hubbard] was a great composer and keyboard player as well. He did many, many things. He was a true Renaissance Man. Corea claimed that Scientology became a profound influence on his musical direction in the early 1970s: I no longer wanted to satisfy myself. I really want to connect with the world and make my music mean something to people. (Down Beat, October 21, 1976, p.47) Corea created some of his Return to Forever compositions in collaboration with Neville Potter, a friend whom he had met through Scientology. Some of the other members of Return to Forever also took Scientology courses, and the name Return to Forever itself was, in Corea's words, "definitely influenced by the Hubbard's philosophy of the spirit. [...] It sort of nailed the spiritual intent of the music, [that it should] be pure." Many of his songs contain explicit references to Scientology and various works by Hubbard. For example, "What Game Shall We Play Today?" refers to the philosophical concept in Scientology that life consists of "games" in which the objective is to extract joy and satisfaction. His 2004 album To the Stars is a tone poem based on Hubbard's science fiction novel of the same name. His album The Ultimate Adventure, is also based on a Hubbard novel. In 1998 Chick Corea and fellow entertainers Anne Archer, Isaac Hayes, and Haywood Nelson attended the 30th anniversary of Freedom Magazine, the Church of Scientology's investigative news journal, at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, to honor 11 human rights activists. Corea also appears in the Scientology film Orientation, giving a testimonial on how Scientology has helped him.
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no I did read somewhere that hubbard would engage in musicians and people inthe arts and more important that he would finance musicians for equipment adn studio hire etc so that wsas more why corea was a "fan" hubbard got some credits on each album ie publicity and RTF got cash for theri music projects...cosy
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years ago i saw chick live and put my name down on his mailing list... a month later i was sent concert info and scientology magazines. if he wasn't the finest living musician, i would have him down as a twat.
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Well, the fact that he's a genius and a great musician makes up for the fact that he's a scientologist, in my opinion
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because, he is a Scientologist..
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Why?
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I like Jazz... but, I hate this guy...
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man why so serious? scientology is for the luls
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L Ron Hubbard was a fraud and a liar, just like the dirtball that created Mormonism.
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whenever i hear the phrase renaissance man,, i think of janeane garofalo and by bye love
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@inigoruizdgordejuela I don't think you should loose all respect for Corea just because he is a Scientologist. You may think it's stupid, but Scientologists can brainwash normal people into believing these stupid things. It's terrible :(
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@ChuckNorrisCutsMyLaw . what the hell do you know Huckabee´s lamb?
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@ChuckNorrisCutsMyLaw I'm guessing there was some hard moment in his life, where Scientology got the best of him... FUCK SCIENTOLOGY! THOSE FUCKING FUCKITY FUCKERS
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#1- Chick Corea covers the renaissance-man genius that is Hubbard's Space Jazz song Windsplitter /watch?v=CtxWlTIWRHo #2-Credibility reassessement #3-??? #4-PROFIT
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@OpheliaRising, good job. Another thing that improves society more than Scientology: horseshit, with it houses can be built. Good job you're on the path to enlightment, keep walking.
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@fardrum Horseshit!
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@OpheliaRising one shall bow in front of the essentiality of your dialectics, instead, being an idiot I'll probably burp or fart ;-) But I'am afraid that fart will be a more creative, inspired, useful act, than anything anyone has ever done in the name of Scientology (including your comments)
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@ChuckNorrisCutsMyLaw Another idiot. Do you actually KNOW anything about it?
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@fardrum Idiot
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@vaLLarrr And I would walk five hundred miles and I would walk five hundred more!!
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@therealraybaby Read the quote again. I was quoting Marc Headley, an ex-Scientologist who used to work directly under David Miscavige, leader of Scientology. Marc Headley is the author of the book "Blown for Good" and details his account within the organization. He describes that he was beaten by the leader of his "Church", which is why he did not fight back.
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