109 Quotes by Pat Metheny

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

If you plan on continuing a tradition, it might be a good idea to find out just what tradition it is that you intend to continue.

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

Jazz is an idea that is more powerful than the details of its history.

Smokin' at the Half Note is the absolute greatest jazz-guitar album ever made. It is also the record that taught me how to play.

The main thing in my life...is that I really need to go home and practice.

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

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

Learning to play is mostly about learning to hear, and learning to really listen deeply to sound in a musical way is a lifetime's worth of work.