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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
Pat Metheny
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Pat Metheny
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: August 12
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Avant-garde, jazz, pop, classical, country and western, rock, free, straight-ahead, etc. are ultimately meaningless terms in the face of the music being discussed at best - at worst, those terms often serve as code words for what is in fact a cultural / political discussion more than a musical one.
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Jazz demands that you bring to it things that are valuable to you, that are personal to you.
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I saw A Hard Day's Night 12 or 13 times.
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To me, there are lots of different stories to tell and you usually find the best way to tell the one you are telling once you are in it.
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I was able to work with the best musicians in Kansas City starting when I was really young
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What I look for in musicians is a sense of infinity
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If you plan on continuing a tradition, it might be a good idea to find out just what tradition it is that you intend to continue.
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As much as I have done collaborations over the years, I am actually kind of a reluctant partner.
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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!
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Smokin' at the Half Note is the absolute greatest jazz-guitar album ever made. It is also the record that taught me how to play.
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More and more as time has gone on, I realize that playing is really more about listening than it is about playing.
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I just have never seen anyone build anything significant in any field without having a deep and detailed sense of what they are building on.
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I don't worry too much about the fundamentalist principles that are in almost any discussion about Jazz.
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The main thing in my life...is that I really need to go home and practice.
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The first thing I learned was the theme from Peter Gunn.
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From 1962 to 1965, the guitar became this icon of youth culture, thanks mostly to the Beatles
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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.
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The more I can learn about music, the more I learn about other things.
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The beauty of jazz is that it's malleable. People are addressing it to suit their own personalities.
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I hate the way chorus boxes sound
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