Pat Metheny
Pat Metheny
Patrick Bruce "Pat" Methenyis an American jazz guitarist and composer...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionGuitarist
Date of Birth12 August 1954
CityLee's Summit, MO
CountryUnited States of America
amount case certain geniuses rarely talented themselves
There are some musicians who are talented and see themselves as some kind of natural geniuses or something because of a certain amount of natural ability. But that is often rarely the case over the long term.
excelled musical
One of the things jazz has always excelled at is translating the reality of the times through its musical prism.
influenced seemed
The chorused thing, I would have to say I was the first to use extensively in jazz, and that seemed to have influenced a lot of other guys.
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I like to explore the full gamut of possibilities ... as many possibilities as possible. With David's saxophone in the mix we have a full palette to work from. With the four of us together on stage, watch out.
different
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.
art trying unrelated
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.
computers people sending
I didn't want there to be a computer on stage. When I see people with computers on stage, I think, 'Are you sending e-mail?' That's so corny.
music firsts kind
My first relationship to any kind of musical situation is as a listener.
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Listening is the key to everything good in music.
music people long
People sometimes say it takes a long time to become a Jazz fan, but for me it took about five seconds.
listening gone realizing
More and more as time has gone on, I realize that playing is really more about listening than it is about playing.
music powerful ideas
Jazz is an idea that is more powerful than the details of its history.
music jazz environment
It is Jazz's very nature to change, to develop & adapt to the circumstances of its environment.
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The more I can learn about music, the more I learn about other things.