Pat Metheny quotes

More and more as time has gone on, I realize that playing is really more about listening than it is about playing. (Pat Metheny)
I'm always trying to find 'connections' between things. That art is the juxtaposition of a lot of things that seem unrelated but add up to something recognizable. View quote
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Jazz is not something that can be defined through blunt instruments. It is much more poetic than that. View quote
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The beauty of jazz is that it's malleable. People are addressing it to suit their own personalities. View quote
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I was deep in the zone of practicing almost constantly. View quote
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I'm triggering acoustic instruments. I'm literally beating, smacking, hitting, blowing, doing physical things. It's an incredibly exciting way to make music. View quote
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My older brother Mike is an excellent trumpet player. By the time he was 12, he was playing around Kansas City in classical situations. He was already an amazing talent. View quote
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Listening is the key to everything good in music. View quote
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I think jazz is actually quite unforgiving in its disdain for nostalgia. It demands creativity and change at its highest level. View quote
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The first thing I learned was the theme from Peter Gunn. View quote
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I think I represent a more left-wing view of what jazz is. (Pat Metheny)
From 1962 to 1965, the guitar became this icon of youth culture, thanks mostly to the Beatles. View quote
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It's more about conception and touch and spirit and soul than whether my hardware was in place. View quote
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I don't worry too much about the fundamentalist principles that are in almost any discussion about jazz. View quote
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I hate the way chorus boxes sound. View quote
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I love playing and working on music. It is something that I feel really lucky to be able to spend my life doing. And I don't sleep much! View quote
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People sometimes say it takes a long time to become a Jazz fan, but for me it took about five seconds. View quote
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What I look for in musicians is a sense of infinity. View quote
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Whatever my recorded output is, it's a reflection of a general love of music. View quote
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I saw A Hard Day's Night 12 or 13 times. View quote
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I think I have a basic sound aesthetic that is in most of what I do. (Pat Metheny)
I don't know if I would qualify as mainstream. I think I have managed to function pretty successfully on the fringes of the music world and have been able to play exactly what I have wanted the way I have wanted. View quote
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I realized that equipment really had little to do with why I sound like the way I sound. View quote
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The Unity Band project has been life-changing for me. I have led many groups of talented musicians, but this is unlike anything else. View quote
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I was able to work with the best musicians in Kansas City starting when I was really young. View quote
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