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
hard-times night saws
I saw A Hard Day's Night 12 or 13 times.
infinity musician looks
What I look for in musicians is a sense of infinity
thinking knowing understanding
I try to be prepared for the moment, through understanding, and being warmed up, knowing all about chords and scales, so I don't even have to think and I can get right to what it is I want to say.
play tunes lucky
I met Gary (Burton) at the Wichita Jazz Festival when I was 18 -- he was one of my favorite musicians and I got to play a few tunes with him there. Shortly after that, I joined his band, which was the equivalent of joining the Beatles for me! He was, and still is, one of the greatest musicians I have ever been lucky enough to be around.
fruit becoming verbs
It's a shame that jazz is now being turned into dried fruit. It's becoming quantized, diced and defined. It's becoming an idiom. To me if it's anything, jazz is a verb ? it's more like a process than it is a thing.
soul spirit hardware
Its more about conception and touch and spirit and soul than whether my hardware was in place.
musical verbs jazz-and-life
...to me if it's anything, jazz is a verb-it's more like a process than it is a thing.
guitar icons culture
From 1962 to 1965, the guitar became this icon of youth culture, thanks mostly to the Beatles
fields musician building
I just have never seen anyone build anything significant in any field without having a deep and detailed sense of what they are building on.
thinking difficult music-is
I think that the melodic piece of the puzzle in music is the most esoteric and difficult to quantify.
music people personality
The beauty of jazz is that it's malleable. People are addressing it to suit their own personalities.
music way jazz
Jazz music will continue to thrive, possibly in unexpected ways.
sleep lucky able
I love playing and working on music. It is something that I feel really lucky to be able to spend my life doing. And I don't sleep much!
identity trying sometimes
Sometimes I try to lose my identity, and I can't get rid of it!