That's just the way people's brains work. If you want to talk about something, you have to reduce it to a form that can be understood. That's one of the reasons I'm not good about boiling down music. — John Dieterich Copy Share Image
There's something bigger than improvised music versus pop music versus something else. What actually succeeds in being communicated are human feelings, things that people can latch onto and say, "Yeah, I feel like that sometimes." It can be inspiring or… — John Dieterich Copy Share Image
That's just the way people's brains work. If you want to talk about something, you have to reduce it to a form that can… — John Dieterich Copy Share Image
When I dream about music, or think about music, by myself, I try to be as free as possible and allow my creative mind… — John Dieterich Copy Share Image
Some of my favorite music is incredibly repetitive, or on the surface has an element of repetition. But once you go beneath the surface,… — John Dieterich Copy Share Image
I'm pretty resigned to the fact that I never hear music the way anyone else does, and I no longer find it surprising. — John Dieterich Copy Share Image
When I joined the band I was coming largely from an improvising background, and the idea of a fluid rhythm that was really coherent… — John Dieterich Copy Share Image
For me, the voice expresses things that there are just no other ways to express. — John Dieterich Copy Share Image
I make sure to hold onto everything, even the stuff I've gotten rid of, because if there's one thing I've learned about the band… — John Dieterich Copy Share Image
I think I know what my bandmates like or are interested in or would be interested in doing. I take ideas and I develop… — John Dieterich Copy Share Image
Any material can be treated in any number of ways. Sometimes I might hear something, or someone else might hear something, and say, "Wow,… — John Dieterich Copy Share Image
There's something bigger than improvised music versus pop music versus something else. What actually succeeds in being communicated are human feelings, things that people… — John Dieterich Copy Share Image
I can talk about feelings, but I can't talk about why this chord on top of this chord sounds cool to me. It just… — John Dieterich Copy Share Image
