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title: "1 Guitar Really Quotes By Pat Metheny"
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> [No two notes are ever the same volume. With the guitar, you really have to model in your mind this wider thing; you're trying to create the illusion of a bigger dynamic range.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-metheny/no-two-notes-are-ever-the-same-volume-with-the-guitar-you-really-have/)

[Pat Metheny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-metheny/)

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## More by 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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-metheny/i-don-t-know-if-i-would-qualify-as-mainstream-i-think-i-have-managed/)

[Pat Metheny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-metheny/)

> [Jazz is not something that can be defined through blunt instruments. It is much more poetic than that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-metheny/jazz-is-not-something-that-can-be-defined-through-blunt-instruments/)

[Pat Metheny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-metheny/)

> [I think I represent a more left-wing view of what jazz is](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-metheny/i-think-i-represent-a-more-left-wing-view-of-what-jazz-is/)

[Pat Metheny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-metheny/)

> [I realized that equipment really had little to do with why I sound like the way I sound](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-metheny/i-realized-that-equipment-really-had-little-to-do-with-why-i-sound/)

[Pat Metheny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-metheny/)

> [Learning to play is mostly about learning to hear, and learning to really listen deeply to sound in a musical way is a lifetime's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-metheny/learning-to-play-is-mostly-about-learning-to-hear-and-learning-to/)

[Pat Metheny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-metheny/)

> [If we are going to list guitar influences, the biggest one by far is Wes Montgomery. Also, Gary Burton was obviously huge for me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-metheny/if-we-are-going-to-list-guitar-influences-the-biggest-one-by-far-is/)

[Pat Metheny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-metheny/)

> [The best musicians are not the best players, they're the best listeners.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-metheny/the-best-musicians-are-not-the-best-players-they-re-the-best-listeners/)

[Pat Metheny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-metheny/)

> [Sometimes I try to lose my identity, and I can't get rid of it!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-metheny/sometimes-i-try-to-lose-my-identity-and-i-can-t-get-rid-of-it/)

[Pat Metheny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-metheny/)

> [Music is what you notice when it's no longer in your presence...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-metheny/music-is-what-you-notice-when-it-s-no-longer-in-your-presence/)

[Pat Metheny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-metheny/)

> [To me, there are lots of different stories to tell and you usually find the best way to tell the one you are telling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-metheny/to-me-there-are-lots-of-different-stories-to-tell-and-you-usually/)

[Pat Metheny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-metheny/)

> [If you plan on continuing a tradition, it might be a good idea to find out just what tradition it is that you intend…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-metheny/if-you-plan-on-continuing-a-tradition-it-might-be-a-good-idea-to-find/)

[Pat Metheny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-metheny/)

> [Its more about conception and touch and spirit and soul than whether my hardware was in place.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-metheny/its-more-about-conception-and-touch-and-spirit-and-soul-than-whether/)

[Pat Metheny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-metheny/)

> [From 1962 to 1965, the guitar became this icon of youth culture, thanks mostly to the Beatles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-metheny/from-1962-to-1965-the-guitar-became-this-icon-of-youth-culture-thanks/)

[Pat Metheny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-metheny/)

> [Somehow, trumpet is the reference point for me - it was actually my first instrument.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-metheny/somehow-trumpet-is-the-reference-point-for-me-it-was-actually-my/)

[Pat Metheny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-metheny/)

> [Jazz demands that you bring to it things that are valuable to you, that are personal to you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-metheny/jazz-demands-that-you-bring-to-it-things-that-are-valuable-to-you/)

[Pat Metheny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-metheny/)

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