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> [... one thing people always ask me is 'How do you play outside?' ... I have no idea how to teach that, but when I was discussing this with our bass player Jesse Murphy, he said 'tell them to go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-scofield/one-thing-people-always-ask-me-is-how-do-you-play-outside-i-have-no/)

[John Scofield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-scofield/)

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## More by John Scofield

> [The Meters are, I think, the most influential group in our time to come out of New Orleans, to have changed and introduced us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-scofield/the-meters-are-i-think-the-most-influential-group-in-our-time-to-come/)

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> [When I write a tune - and it's been like this for many years - I always hear in the back of my head…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-scofield/when-i-write-a-tune-and-it-s-been-like-this-for-many-years-i-always/)

[John Scofield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-scofield/)

> [I like forms that are flexible, that can let you feel creative.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-scofield/i-like-forms-that-are-flexible-that-can-let-you-feel-creative/)

[John Scofield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-scofield/)

> [It's one thing to sit at home and write a piece with your guitar, and quite another to have it performed by four people.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-scofield/it-s-one-thing-to-sit-at-home-and-write-a-piece-with-your-guitar-and/)

[John Scofield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-scofield/)

> [In the States, this type of jam-band phenomena has opened it up for groups to improvise, admittedly more in the groove area, as opposed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-scofield/in-the-states-this-type-of-jam-band-phenomena-has-opened-it-up-for/)

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> [It turns out kids today still learn that four-chord progression when they're just picking up the guitar.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-scofield/it-turns-out-kids-today-still-learn-that-four-chord-progression-when/)

[John Scofield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-scofield/)

> [Generally, when a record label suggests album ideas for you, you smile politely, and then proceed to shoot it down, because it's never what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-scofield/generally-when-a-record-label-suggests-album-ideas-for-you-you-smile/)

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> [I have to work at tunes to get them to come out. Sometimes I'll sit there for four or five hours and get absolutely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-scofield/i-have-to-work-at-tunes-to-get-them-to-come-out-sometimes-i-ll-sit/)

[John Scofield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-scofield/)

> [... sound is what drives my solos, not verbal concepts, I never think 'I'm going to use a Lydian Dominant scale and then go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-scofield/sound-is-what-drives-my-solos-not-verbal-concepts-i-never-think-i-m/)

[John Scofield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-scofield/)

> [Hang on to your eccentricities, because they will give you a style.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-scofield/hang-on-to-your-eccentricities-because-they-will-give-you-a-style/)

[John Scofield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-scofield/)

> [I find as much inspiration from the forerunners of jazz as I do the modern-day innovators of jazz.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-scofield/i-find-as-much-inspiration-from-the-forerunners-of-jazz-as-i-do-the/)

[John Scofield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-scofield/)

> [...The key to playing with any group is you listen all the time and you listen more than you play.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-scofield/the-key-to-playing-with-any-group-is-you-listen-all-the-time-and-you/)

[John Scofield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-scofield/)

> [We don't want any vocalist messing up the music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-scofield/we-don-t-want-any-vocalist-messing-up-the-music/)

[John Scofield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-scofield/)

> [I guess I got lucky with my sound.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-scofield/i-guess-i-got-lucky-with-my-sound/)

[John Scofield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-scofield/)

> [Who isn't a fan of Ray Charles?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-scofield/who-isn-t-a-fan-of-ray-charles/)

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