It's rare that I ever meet a musician who doesn't agree that music is a language. But it's very rare to meet a musician that really treats it like one. — Victor Wooten Copy Share Image
In some instances, music is actually better than the spoken word, because it doesn't need to be understood. — Victor Wooten Copy Share Image
“Many musicians,'' he said, ''are afraid of those twelve notes. If they hit the ''wrong'' one, they get scared and quickly leave that note in search for the ''right'' one. That's what you were doing when you were trying to find the key. If you make friends with whichever note you happened to land on it will give you directions… — Victor Wooten Copy Share
“Are you saying that you can play any instrument?'' I asked. ''Of course I can, and so can you!It is this knowing that separates us. A true writer can write using a typewriter, a pen, a pencil, or anything else that he chooses. You wouldn't call him a pencil writer, would you? Your understanding that the writing utensil is just… — Victor Wooten Copy Share
“Most musicians think that Music is made up of notes. They forget that notes are just a part of Music, and a small part at that. If you stopped playing them, Music would still exist. Think about that! The reason many musicians get frustrated when they start to play, especially when they start to solo, is that they rely mostly… — Victor Wooten Copy Share
Lessons are good but there's a lot inside of us that can be pulled out. — Victor Wooten Copy Share Image
“Now,'' I continued, ''in order for me to play freely, I need good technique, but I don't wanna be thinking about my technique while I'm playing any more than I wanna be thinking about my mouth when I'm talking. So, when I practice, I use 'concentration' to learn what the technique is. Then I use 'not concentrating' to get completely… — Victor Wooten Copy Share
It's rare that I ever meet a musician who doesn't agree that music is a language. But it's very rare to meet a musician… — Victor Wooten Copy Share Image
Steve Lawson is a brilliant musician. I've known about him and listened to him for many years. He may not be one of the… — Victor Wooten Copy Share Image
“Look,'' he continued, pointing at the keyboard. ''In the key of C major, the 'rule book' states that you're allowed t play the white… — Victor Wooten Copy Share Image
“Mistakes,'' he told me, ''are just things we didn't mean to play. It doesn't mean they are 'wrong.' Some of the best Music I've… — Victor Wooten Copy Share Image
