I'm always inspired when there's a robustness to the material in front of me. — Pat Metheny Always Copy Share Image
The guitar for me is a translation device. It's not a goal. And in some ways, jazz isn't a destination for me.… — Pat Metheny About Copy Share Image
And if I ever DO see [Kenny G] anywhere, at any function - he WILL get a piece of my mind, and… — Pat Metheny Composer Copy Share Image
As much as I have done collaborations over the years, I am actually kind of a reluctant partner. — Pat Metheny Collaboration Copy Share Image
I love playing and working on music. It is something that I feel really lucky to be able to spend my life… — Pat Metheny Able Copy Share Image
There are some musicians who are talented and see themselves as some kind of natural geniuses or something because of a certain… — Pat Metheny Ability Copy Share Image
I can't really say enough about Chris Potter. He is one of the greatest musicians I have ever known, and every second… — Pat Metheny About Copy Share Image
People sometimes say it takes a long time to become a Jazz fan, but for me it took about five seconds. — Pat Metheny Fans Copy Share Image
I didn't want there to be a computer on stage. When I see people with computers on stage, I think, 'Are you… — Pat Metheny Computer Copy Share Image
Smokin' at the Half Note is the absolute greatest jazz-guitar album ever made. It is also the record that taught me how… — Pat Metheny Absolutes Copy Share Image
I have three young kids and a great family. I love hanging out with them more than anything. — Pat Metheny Anything Copy Share Image
I have to admit that more and more lately, the whole idea of jazz as an idiom is one that I've completely… — Pat Metheny Demand Copy Share Image
It's a shame that jazz is now being turned into dried fruit. It's becoming quantized, diced and defined. It's becoming an idiom.… — Pat Metheny Becoming Copy Share Image
The beauty of jazz is that it's malleable. People are addressing it to suit their own personalities. — Pat Metheny Beauty Copy Share Image
No two notes are ever the same volume. With the guitar, you really have to model in your mind this wider thing;… — Pat Metheny Bigger Copy Share Image
I think I have a basic sound aesthetic that is in most of what I do — Pat Metheny Aesthetic Copy Share Image
The pianist Cecil Taylor is extremely melodic; the guitarist Derek Bailey is extremely melodic, and Ornette Coleman. — Pat Metheny Extremely Copy Share Image
A lot of jazz artists think people should like what they're doing just because it's jazz. I don't buy that. — Pat Metheny Art Copy Share Image
I try to be prepared for the moment, through understanding, and being warmed up, knowing all about chords and scales, so I… — Pat Metheny Be prepared Copy Share Image
Players get to that intermediate level where they can already play pretty good, and that's kind of a dangerous period because they… — Pat Metheny Dangerous Copy Share Image
There has to be a real strong reason to do something with someone for me. — Pat Metheny Real Copy Share Image
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