“If music is sound & came from silence, then silence is potentially greater than sound.”
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Famous Keith Jarrett Quotes
“Wynton Marsalis is jazzy the same way someone who drives a BMW is sporty.”
“I think you have to be completely merciless with yourself.”
“I cannot say what I think is right about Music. I only know the rightness of it.”
“When you're up against an electric band like that, it's like you're on two separate planets.”
“Ideally, I'd like to be the eternal novice, for then only the surprises would be endless.”
“Creativity is what makes humanity move. We were created to participate.”
“I actually get a metallic taste in my mouth when I think about electric music.”
“I don't like recording studios - except my own, which is just a little room above the garage.”
“If you already have a piece of music ingrained in your body, why would you not play it?”
“Musicians are always gigging and never have a chance to stop for a minute.”
“I grew up with the piano. I learned its language as I learned to speak.”
“If I'm not a jazz player all the time, I've at least been cued in to what I do by jazz.”
“One thing you learn: if you want to reveal yourself, you also have to know where to stop.”
“The way I think about the practicing, it is my undercover work.”
“Your own music comes out of your head and emotions, but it's not etched in your system.”