One very fundamental thing has not changed and I realized that it will never change... is that I really need to go home and practice.
Pat MethenyThere's more bad music in jazz than any other form. Maybe that's because the audience doesn't really know what's happening.
Pat MethenyIf you plan on continuing a tradition, it might be a good idea to find out just what tradition it is that you intend to continue.
Pat MethenyAvant-garde, jazz, pop, classical, country and western, rock, free, straight-ahead, etc. are ultimately meaningless terms in the face of the music being discussed at best - at worst, those terms often serve as code words for what is in fact a cultural / political discussion more than a musical one.
Pat Metheny