Pat Metheny Quotes

Pat Metheny Quotes & Quotations
Name:
Pat Metheny
Type:
Musician
Nationality:
American
Birth day:
August 12
Birth year:
1954

  • 1
    From 1962 to 1965, the guitar became this icon of youth culture, thanks mostly to the Beatles. Pat Metheny
  • 2
    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 world and have been able to play exactly what I have wanted the way I have wanted. Pat Metheny
  • 3
    I don't worry too much about the fundamentalist principles that are in almost any discussion about jazz. Pat Metheny
  • 4
    I hate the way chorus boxes sound. Pat Metheny
  • 5
    I realized that equipment really had little to do with why I sound like the way I sound. Pat Metheny
  • 6
    I saw A Hard Day's Night 12 or 13 times. Pat Metheny
  • 7
    I think I have a basic sound aesthetic that is in most of what I do. Pat Metheny
  • 8
    I was able to work with the best musicians in Kansas City starting when I was really young. Pat Metheny
  • 9
    I was totally involved in trying to figure out a way of doing things with my instrument that would fit the ideas that I had in my head. Pat Metheny
  • 10
    It's more about conception and touch and spirit and soul than whether my hardware was in place. Pat Metheny
  • 11
    Jazz is not something that can be defined through blunt instruments. It is much more poetic than that. Pat Metheny
  • 12
    My older brother Mike is an excellent trumpet player. By the time he was 12, he was playing around Kansas City in classical situations. He was already an amazing talent. Pat Metheny
  • 13
    People sometimes say it takes a long time to become a jazz fan, but for me it took about five seconds. Pat Metheny
  • 14
    The beauty of jazz is that it's malleable. People are addressing it to suit their own personalities. Pat Metheny
  • 15
    The goal would be to always honor the music. That is the most important thing. I try to represent the high standards that have been set. Pat Metheny
  • 16
    Whatever my recorded output is, it's a reflection of a general love of music. Pat Metheny

 

 

 

 

 

 

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