John Scofield Quotes & Sayings

“I like forms that are flexible, that can let you feel creative.”

“Generally, when a record label suggests album ideas for you, you smile politely, and then proceed to shoot it down, because it's never what you as an artist feel is right for you.”

“I find as much inspiration from the forerunners of jazz as I do the modern-day innovators of jazz.”

“I have to work at tunes to get them to come out. Sometimes I'll sit there for four or five hours and get absolutely nothing.”

“The Meters are, I think, the most influential group in our time to come out of New Orleans, to have changed and introduced us all to a way of playing, and to a groove and a level of feel in playing funk-jazz.”

“I guess I got lucky with my sound.”

“It turns out kids today still learn that four-chord progression when they're just picking up the guitar.”

“It's really good to be forced to get away and try something else, find something that's exciting.”

“In the States, this type of jam-band phenomena has opened it up for groups to improvise, admittedly more in the groove area, as opposed to the straight-ahead jazz thing - which is good for me, as that's one part of where I'm at. It's been so great playing these gigs and seeing kids come out and the whole college scene.”

“Who isn't a fan of Ray Charles?”