Pat Metheny Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)

“I saw A Hard Day's Night 12 or 13 times.”

“I was able to work with the best musicians in Kansas City starting when I was really young.”

“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.”

“I have three young kids and a great family. I love hanging out with them more than anything.”

“I think jazz is actually quite unforgiving in its disdain for nostalgia. It demands creativity and change at its highest level.”

“I would always contend that talent is an element, but over the long run, ultimately, a minor part of it all; it is mostly hard work.”

“I'm always inspired when there's a robustness to the material in front of me.”

“One of the things jazz has always excelled at is translating the reality of the times through its musical prism.”

“The reality of music itself, which is the fabric of life for me, is where most of my attention is.”

“There are musicians who go through their lives sort of shedding their skins. For me, I've always felt backward-compatible to Version 1.0.”