Best John Zorn Quotes
- I put together the influences of my life in as clear a way as I possibly can, in the same way that Beethoven or Schoenberg… Bach
- I run around, I listen to a lot of music, go to a lot of concerts. And when I see someone that gases me, I… Concerts
- I used to look at composing music as problem solving. But as I get older, it's not about problem solving anymore. There are no solutions,… Anymore
- It's a blast to watch. It's a lot more interesting live than it is on record. I mean, it really is a theatrical event. It's… Blast
- My solo music - I get up onstage, I improvise and it's my improvisation. When I get up onstage with Fred Frith and Mike Patton,… Fred
- One of the reasons I started Tzadik, which is my own label, is to keep things in print. I got tired of labels dropping things… Dropping
- That was my challenge as a composer. Like with anything, to keep yourself interested in doing what you do, you set yourself challenges. So I… Challenge
- The magic that you find in surf music, I think, is really timeless. You know, when I was very young, I was in a surf… Band
- I create work, and I devote myself to the creative process, and I try to, you know, stay pure in that process and be worthy… Create
- I don't control it at all. It's all up to the musicians in the group. They control it. They make all the cues, and they… Act
- I'm getting ready to write a piece now, and it's been six months thinking about it, changing the instrumentation, changing the name, doing more reading. Been
- It breaks even. We lose ten, twenty grand every year. But then the people who are working say, Look, I'll kick this back in, I… Breaks
- Like you have seven people with their hands up. I gotta make a choice. Y'know, that's tough. Sometimes I gotta go with someone that has… Calls
- That's where I began to ask questions that maybe don't have one specific answer. And the more people you get answers from, the richer the… Answer