I don't know if I would qualify as mainstream. I think I have managed to function pretty successfully on the fringes of… — Pat Metheny Able Copy Share Image
Jazz is not something that can be defined through blunt instruments. It is much more poetic than that. — Pat Metheny Blunt Copy Share Image
I realized that equipment really had little to do with why I sound like the way I sound — Pat Metheny Equipment Copy Share Image
Learning to play is mostly about learning to hear, and learning to really listen deeply to sound in a musical way is… — Pat Metheny Learning Copy Share Image
If we are going to list guitar influences, the biggest one by far is Wes Montgomery. Also, Gary Burton was obviously huge… — Pat Metheny Also Copy Share Image
The best musicians are not the best players, they're the best listeners. — Pat Metheny Best players Copy Share Image
Music is what you notice when it's no longer in your presence... — Pat Metheny Inspirational Copy Share Image
To me, there are lots of different stories to tell and you usually find the best way to tell the one you… — Pat Metheny Best way Copy Share Image
If you plan on continuing a tradition, it might be a good idea to find out just what tradition it is that… — Pat Metheny Continuing Copy Share Image
Its more about conception and touch and spirit and soul than whether my hardware was in place. — Pat Metheny Computers Copy Share Image
From 1962 to 1965, the guitar became this icon of youth culture, thanks mostly to the Beatles — Pat Metheny Culture Copy Share Image
Somehow, trumpet is the reference point for me - it was actually my first instrument. — Pat Metheny Actually Copy Share Image
Jazz demands that you bring to it things that are valuable to you, that are personal to you. — Pat Metheny Demand Copy Share Image
The more I can learn about music, the more I learn about other things. — Pat Metheny Education Copy Share Image
I just have never seen anyone build anything significant in any field without having a deep and detailed sense of what they… — Pat Metheny Building Copy Share Image
'The Unity Band' project has been life-changing for me. I have led many groups of talented musicians, but this is unlike anything… — Pat Metheny Anything Copy Share Image
The reality of music itself, which is the fabric of life for me, is where most of my attention is. — Pat Metheny Attention Copy Share Image
I don't worry too much about the fundamentalist principles that are in almost any discussion about Jazz. — Pat Metheny Discussion Copy Share Image
Someone who knew me when I was 14 said I was the oldest 14-year-old on the planet. Now I'm a 14-year-old who is 60. — Pat Metheny Knew Copy Share Image
My older brother Mike is an excellent trumpet player. By the time he was 12, he was playing around Kansas City in… — Pat Metheny Amazing talent Copy Share Image
My first relationship to any kind of musical situation is as a listener. — Pat Metheny Firsts Copy Share Image
1962 to 1965, where suddenly the guitar became this icon of youth culture all over the world, thanks mostly to the Beatles.… — Pat Metheny Add Copy Share Image
Jazz is an idea that is more powerful than the details of its history. — Pat Metheny Details Copy Share Image
