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Pat Metheny Biography

Patrick Bruce "Pat" Metheny (/məˈθiːni/ mə-THEE-nee; born August 12, 1954) is an American jazz guitarist and composer.

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The first thing I learned was the theme from Peter Gunn.

Firsts, Gunn, Peter, Theme

Jazz is not something that can be defined through blunt instruments. It is much more poetic than that.

Defined, Instruments, Jazz, Music, Poetic, Stupid

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.

Country, Discussed, Fact, Political, Rocks, Words

Im 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.

Add, Always Trying, Art, Connections, Juxtaposition, Recognizable

I think that the melodic piece of the puzzle in music is the most esoteric and difficult to quantify.

Difficult, Esoteric, Pieces, Think, Thinking

The more I can learn about music, the more I learn about other things.

I Can, Learn, Music, Things

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.

Play, Musician, Tunes, Burton, Greatest

People sometimes say it takes a long time to become a Jazz fan, but for me it took about five seconds.

Jazz, Long, Music, People, Time

There has to be a real strong reason to do something with someone for me.

Real, Reason, Strong

More and more as time has gone on, I realize that playing is really more about listening than it is about playing.

Gone, Listening, Realizing, Time

If jazz has to be termed as a wave, then music is a sea, but if the reflectors in the water is the chord.

Jazz, Reflectors, Sea, Termed, Water

I hate the way chorus boxes sound

Hate, Sound, Way

I think jazz is actually quite unforgiving in its disdain for nostalgia. It demands creativity and change at its highest level.

Actually, Creativity, Disdain, Levels, Nostalgia, Thinking

As much as I have done collaborations over the years, I am actually kind of a reluctant partner.

Collaboration, Done, Partner, Reluctant, Years

Somehow trumpet is the reference point for me it was actually my first instrument.

Actually, Firsts, Instruments, Point, Reference, Trumpets

I was deep in the zone of practicing almost constantly

Constantly, Deep, Practicing, Zone

Whatever my recorded output is, it's a reflection of a general love of music.

Music, Music Love, Output, Recorded, Reflection

I realized that equipment really had little to do with why I sound like the way I sound

Like, Littles, Realized, Sound, Way

My older brother Mike is an excellent trumpet player. By the time he was 12, he was playing around Kansas City in classical situations. He was already an amazing talent.

Brother, Excellent, Kansas, Older, Player

There's more bad music in jazz than any other form. Maybe that's because the audience doesn't really know what's happening.

Audience, Bad, Form, Jazz, Know, Maybe

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