For me, let's keep jazz as folk music. Let's not make jazz classical music. Let's keep it as street music, as people's… — Pat Metheny Copy Share Image
People sometimes say it takes a long time to become a Jazz fan, but for me it took about five seconds. — Pat Metheny Copy Share Image
I didn't want there to be a computer on stage. When I see people with computers on stage, I think, 'Are you… — Pat Metheny Copy Share Image
The beauty of jazz is that it's malleable. People are addressing it to suit their own personalities. — Pat Metheny Copy Share Image
A lot of jazz artists think people should like what they're doing just because it's jazz. I don't buy that. — Pat Metheny Copy Share Image
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… — Pat Metheny Copy Share Image
Jazz is not something that can be defined through blunt instruments. It is much more poetic than that. — Pat Metheny Copy Share Image
I realized that equipment really had little to do with why I sound like the way I sound — Pat Metheny Copy Share Image
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… — Pat Metheny Copy Share Image
If we are going to list guitar influences, the biggest one by far is Wes Montgomery. Also, Gary Burton was obviously huge for me… — Pat Metheny Copy Share Image
The best musicians are not the best players, they're the best listeners. — Pat Metheny Copy Share Image
To me, there are lots of different stories to tell and you usually find the best way to tell the one you are telling… — Pat Metheny Copy Share Image
If you plan on continuing a tradition, it might be a good idea to find out just what tradition it is that you intend… — Pat Metheny Copy Share Image
Its more about conception and touch and spirit and soul than whether my hardware was in place. — Pat Metheny Copy Share Image
