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" Somehow, trumpet is the reference point for me - it was actually my first instrument. "
Pat Metheny
Trumpet
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" I have three young kids and a great family. I love hanging out with them more than anything. "
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" If we are going to list guitar influences, the biggest one by far is Wes Montgomery. Also, Gary Burton was obviously huge for me in a number of ways. But beyond that, Clifford Brown, Miles Davis and Freddie Hubbard. "
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" I think I represent a more left-wing view of what jazz is. "
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" I don't worry too much about the fundamentalist principles that are in almost any discussion about jazz. "
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" The first thing I learned was the theme from Peter Gunn. "
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" Someone who knew me when I was 14 said I was the oldest 14-year-old on the planet. Now I'm a 14-year-old who is 60. "
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" When talking about writing, I often use the analogy of archaeology. There are these great tunes all around. Your skill as a musician allows you to pick them out without breaking them. "
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" One of the things jazz has always excelled at is translating the reality of the times through its musical prism. "
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" The reality of music itself, which is the fabric of life for me, is where most of my attention is. "
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" A lot of jazz artists think people should like what they're doing just because it's jazz. I don't buy that. "
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" 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. "
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" I realized that equipment really had little to do with why I sound like the way I sound. "
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" I was deep in the zone of practicing almost constantly. "
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" People sometimes say it takes a long time to become a jazz fan, but for me it took about five seconds. "
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" I saw A Hard Day's Night 12 or 13 times. "
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" I didn't want there to be a computer on stage. When I see people with computers on stage, I think, 'Are you sending e-mail?' That's so corny. "
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Want
" I think I have a basic sound aesthetic that is in most of what I do. "
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