What I try to impart to a musician is to really try to practice the instrument in a really sincere way. Learn as much… — Roscoe Mitchell Copy Share Image
I felt that I had been influenced by being in the city enough and I wanted to go off by myself to see what… — Roscoe Mitchell Copy Share Image
I've always been interested in shaping music in odd ways, with odd riffs and that's been probably something that I've continued on with my… — Roscoe Mitchell Copy Share Image
I'm approaching a period in my life though where I'd like to be totally absorbed into music, doing concerts, writing something. Basically, that IS… — Roscoe Mitchell Copy Share Image
I always try to think of a vocabulary to match different musical situations. — Roscoe Mitchell Copy Share Image
If you listen to nature, all the sounds are done in a confident way. I'm trying to do that. — Roscoe Mitchell Copy Share Image
I like to hear melodies that go from one extreme to the next- saxophone to a bell to a whistle, for instance. — Roscoe Mitchell Copy Share Image
