“Write anything you want because we'll never be heard from again.” WantWritingHeard Author:Barack Obama
“I don't want to write melodies anymore. I can only write really simple, dumb caveman melodies.” WantWritingI CanSimpleDumbMelody Author:Derek E. Miller
“The first listen is very important to me. Half of my favorite records just hit you in the face immediately with something memorable and within three-and-a-half minutes you know you've heard something really special. I want to make records like that, but it's a big challenge.” KnowsWantFirstsImportantBigsFacesThreeChallengesHalfRecordsHeardMinutesSpecialMy FavoriteMemorableBig Challenges Author:Derek E. Miller
“I'm happy to have discussions about what's going on creatively to an extent but I need final cut on absolutely everything. And that's hard to get in 2016 if you're hell-bent on doing everything your own way.” IfsWayNeedsHardHellCuttingFinalsDiscussionBent Author:Derek E. Miller
“Avant-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.” CountryFactsFacesPoliticalTermWorstRocksMusic IsJazzWesternMusicalPopsCodeDiscussionEtcMeaninglessAvant Garde Author:Pat Metheny
“To me, there are lots of different stories to tell and you usually find the best way to tell the one you are telling once you are in it.” WayDifferentStoriesBest Way Author:Pat Metheny
“Sometimes I try to lose my identity, and I can't get rid of it!” TryingI CanSometimesLosesIdentity Author:Pat Metheny
“I think that the melodic piece of the puzzle in music is the most esoteric and difficult to quantify.” ThinkingDifficultPiecesMusic IsPuzzlesEsoteric Author:Pat Metheny