Pat Metheny
Pat Metheny
Patrick Bruce "Pat" Methenyis an American jazz guitarist and composer...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionGuitarist
Date of Birth12 August 1954
CityLee's Summit, MO
CountryUnited States of America
excelled musical
One of the things jazz has always excelled at is translating the reality of the times through its musical prism.
I'm always inspired when there's a robustness to the material in front of me.
absolute band chris second
I can't really say enough about Chris Potter. He is one of the greatest musicians I have ever known, and every second I have been on the band stand with him has been an absolute pleasure.
attention fabric life music
The reality of music itself, which is the fabric of life for me, is where most of my attention is.
duet extended mix tunes
With Christian, Antonio and David, I will mix it up, as usual, some tunes as a Trio, some as a Quartet, extended duet sections, and more,
felt lives sort
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.
amount case certain geniuses rarely talented themselves
There are some musicians who are talented and see themselves as some kind of natural geniuses or something because of a certain amount of natural ability. But that is often rarely the case over the long term.
dates david fall fun knew next playing tour
We were all having so much fun playing off each other. I knew that my next tour in the fall had to have as many dates with David as possible.
bigger dynamic mind model notes trying wider
No two notes are ever the same volume. With the guitar, you really have to model in your mind this wider thing; you're trying to create the illusion of a bigger dynamic range.
biggest davis far gary huge list miles obviously
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.
explore four full mix palette possibilities saxophone together watch work
I like to explore the full gamut of possibilities ... as many possibilities as possible. With David's saxophone in the mix we have a full palette to work from. With the four of us together on stage, watch out.
family great hanging kids love three
I have three young kids and a great family. I love hanging out with them more than anything.
changed relatively short
In their relatively short careers, they've changed everything,
influenced seemed
The chorused thing, I would have to say I was the first to use extensively in jazz, and that seemed to have influenced a lot of other guys.