I think I started to come into my own when I started doing more original material, and that, I think, culminated in 1998's Modern Cool. I insisted on going my own way. I think until you're more prolific, people don't… — Patricia Barber Copy Share Image
I would like to have people hear dissonance, but I don't want it to be so off-putting that they never get there to begin with. That's actually how I hear it; that's what's pleasant to me. I don't like dense,… — Patricia Barber Copy Share Image
I must say, I don't think there's any more challenging music out there in jazz than what we're doing. — Patricia Barber Copy Share Image
Something special can happen late at night in a jazz club. As the crowd thins, the musicians intuitively sense that those few who have stayed, have stayed for a reason. A reciprocity of need and desire inspires the musicians to dig as deeply into their talent and souls as they are able. This mysterious and transformative confluence of events rarely… — Patricia Barber Copy Share
As soon as I sat down to write music, really, with Café Blue. I just can't think about that when I sit down to write. I don't let myself. I actually don't allow myself to look at sales figures. Ever. I get the general impression that I'm not selling like Norah Jones, but I don't really pay too much attention,… — Patricia Barber Copy Share
All music now, I think, is fair game for jazz musicians to interpret, and they have been. I would consider those songs standards now.… — Patricia Barber Copy Share Image
I have a good life. I have nothing to complain about, and the music is just too interesting. — Patricia Barber Copy Share Image
I think I started to come into my own when I started doing more original material, and that, I think, culminated in 1998's Modern… — Patricia Barber Copy Share Image
I would like to have people hear dissonance, but I don't want it to be so off-putting that they never get there to begin… — Patricia Barber Copy Share Image
I am a fan of the compositions of The Beatles, but I don't care for their interpretation of them. But as compositions, I just… — Patricia Barber Copy Share Image
