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> [Any material can be treated in any number of ways. Sometimes I might hear something, or someone else might hear something, and say, "Wow, that sounds like classical music." Somebody else might think it sounds like a slow jam.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-dieterich/any-material-can-be-treated-in-any-number-of-ways-sometimes-i-might/)

[John Dieterich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-dieterich/)

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## More by John Dieterich

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-dieterich/that-s-just-the-way-people-s-brains-work-if-you-want-to-talk-about/)

[John Dieterich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-dieterich/)

> [When I dream about music, or think about music, by myself, I try to be as free as possible and allow my creative mind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-dieterich/when-i-dream-about-music-or-think-about-music-by-myself-i-try-to-be/)

[John Dieterich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-dieterich/)

> [Some of my favorite music is incredibly repetitive, or on the surface has an element of repetition. But once you go beneath the surface,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-dieterich/some-of-my-favorite-music-is-incredibly-repetitive-or-on-the-surface/)

[John Dieterich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-dieterich/)

> [I'm pretty resigned to the fact that I never hear music the way anyone else does, and I no longer find it surprising.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-dieterich/i-m-pretty-resigned-to-the-fact-that-i-never-hear-music-the-way/)

[John Dieterich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-dieterich/)

> [When I joined the band I was coming largely from an improvising background, and the idea of a fluid rhythm that was really coherent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-dieterich/when-i-joined-the-band-i-was-coming-largely-from-an-improvising/)

[John Dieterich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-dieterich/)

> [For me, the voice expresses things that there are just no other ways to express.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-dieterich/for-me-the-voice-expresses-things-that-there-are-just-no-other-ways/)

[John Dieterich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-dieterich/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-dieterich/i-make-sure-to-hold-onto-everything-even-the-stuff-i-ve-gotten-rid-of/)

[John Dieterich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-dieterich/)

> [I think I know what my bandmates like or are interested in or would be interested in doing. I take ideas and I develop…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-dieterich/i-think-i-know-what-my-bandmates-like-or-are-interested-in-or-would/)

[John Dieterich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-dieterich/)

> [Any material can be treated in any number of ways. Sometimes I might hear something, or someone else might hear something, and say, "Wow,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-dieterich/any-material-can-be-treated-in-any-number-of-ways-sometimes-i-might/)

[John Dieterich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-dieterich/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-dieterich/there-s-something-bigger-than-improvised-music-versus-pop-music/)

[John Dieterich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-dieterich/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-dieterich/i-can-talk-about-feelings-but-i-can-t-talk-about-why-this-chord-on/)

[John Dieterich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-dieterich/)

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