The music has generated all the techniques I use. When I sit down to learn to play something . . . it is not because I want to master a technique. It is because I want to hear what an idea sounds like. — Pat Martino Copy Share Image
As an improviser you need to experience the moment- and that includes everything in the moment. Observe the people around you-the bandleader, the bartender-what they wear, how they deal with people, the simple continuity of their presence. As you do… — Pat Martino Copy Share Image
True Music, like all true Art, is an experience to be shared, not judged, for praise cannot make it better, as blame cannot make… — Pat Martino Copy Share Image
The music has generated all the techniques I use. When I sit down to learn to play something . . . it is not… — Pat Martino Copy Share Image
The guitar is of no great importance to me. The people it brings to me are what matter. They are what I'm extremely grateful… — Pat Martino Copy Share Image
As an improviser you need to experience the moment- and that includes everything in the moment. Observe the people around you-the bandleader, the bartender-what… — Pat Martino Copy Share Image
