Author: Pat Metheny

Quotes

People sometimes say it takes a long time to become a jazz fan, but for me it took about five seconds.

People sometimes say it takes a long time to become a jazz fan, but for me it took about five seconds.

- Pat Metheny

If you come to my house, you won't see a wall of trophies or things like that. I'm sort of 'on to the next thing' all the time.

If you come to my house, you won't see a wall of trophies or things like that. I'm sort of 'on to the next thing' all the time.

- Pat Metheny

I'm always trying to find 'connections' between things. That art is the juxtaposition of a lot of things that seem unrelated but add up to something recognizable.

I'm always trying to find 'connections' between things. That art is the juxtaposition of a lot of things that seem unrelated but add up to something recognizable.

- Pat Metheny

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.

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

Listening is the key to everything good in music.

Listening is the key to everything good in music.

- Pat Metheny

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

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

- Pat Metheny

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

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

- Pat Metheny

The beauty of jazz is that it's malleable. People are addressing it to suit their own personalities.

The beauty of jazz is that it's malleable. People are addressing it to suit their own personalities.

- Pat Metheny

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