Always Quote by Pat Metheny

I don't know if I would qualify as mainstream. I think I have managed to function pretty successfully on the fringes of the music…

— Pat Metheny

Jazz is not something that can be defined through blunt instruments. It is much more poetic than that.

— Pat Metheny

I think I represent a more left-wing view of what jazz is

— Pat Metheny

I realized that equipment really had little to do with why I sound like the way I sound

— Pat Metheny

Learning to play is mostly about learning to hear, and learning to really listen deeply to sound in a musical way is a lifetime's…

— Pat Metheny

If we are going to list guitar influences, the biggest one by far is Wes Montgomery. Also, Gary Burton was obviously huge for me…

— Pat Metheny

The best musicians are not the best players, they're the best listeners.

— Pat Metheny

Sometimes I try to lose my identity, and I can't get rid of it!

— Pat Metheny

Music is what you notice when it's no longer in your presence...

— Pat Metheny

To me, there are lots of different stories to tell and you usually find the best way to tell the one you are telling…

— Pat Metheny

If you plan on continuing a tradition, it might be a good idea to find out just what tradition it is that you intend…

— Pat Metheny

Its more about conception and touch and spirit and soul than whether my hardware was in place.

— Pat Metheny