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Inspirational Quotes by Pat Metheny
- Listening is the key to everything good in music.
- I saw A Hard Day's Night 12 or 13 times.
- More and more as time has gone on, I realize that playing is really more about listening than it is about playing.
- I think I have a basic sound aesthetic that is in most of what I do
- I was deep in the zone of practicing almost constantly
- Music is what you notice when it's no longer in your presence...
- There's more bad music in jazz than any other form. Maybe that's because the audience doesn't really know what's happening.
- The best musicians are not the best players, they're the best listeners.
- The first thing I learned was the theme from Peter Gunn.
- Whatever my recorded output is, it's a reflection of a general love of music.
More Inspirational Quotes
- This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes. — Hannah Arendt
- There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous. — Hannah Arendt
- Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
- By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality. — Hannah Arendt
- To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would be enough… — Hannah Arendt
- Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless. — Hannah Arendt
- These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties. — Hannah Arendt
- I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore… — Pietro Aretino
- Perugia is my true fatherland because there I grew to manhood. — Pietro Aretino
- I want to do what I want when I want to do it not be dictated to by audiences. — Dario Argento
- I went through a phase where I thought nostalgia was a bad thing. — Dario Argento
- In Italy the censor is very old and there are many judges and psychiatrists who analyse you. — Dario Argento