John Abercrombie Quotes
You're just sort of searching for this hing and sometimes you get it and sometimes you don't. All music is imperfect, but in jazz since you're improvising, at least the way I play, I'm trying to follow my train of thought in a solo. - John Abercrombie
This kid can do both well. We really saved us a pick by taking him because he can do both.
- John Abercrombie
They're young, and I'm getting older every game.
- John Abercrombie
One thing we're lacking when we get close to the end zone is toughness. We were in a position to get back into the game in the third quarter and we turned the ball over. But I give Hillcrest a lot of credit they're a good team and have a lot of good players.
- John Abercrombie
If you listen to a lot of music, it gradually seeps into your consciousness or your unconsciousness and comes out in your music.
- John Abercrombie
I felt like there's a lot of kids that could have played quarterback. We picked (Doolittle) because he's a big kid, got a great arm and he runs the offense that we're going to be using.
- John Abercrombie
I don't remember what was going through my mind, but what was going through my body was fear and terror. I had been on the road with Johnny and working gigs and playing a lot of the organ clubs.
- John Abercrombie
Every time I listen back to solos of mine I'll hear something I like and then another phrase that I can't stand. You have to live with what you play. And the recording medium puts that on us. When I play live gigs I don't think so much like that.
- John Abercrombie
Classical musicians do this all the time. They want perfection. So they piece things together. Eight bars of this and six bars of that. Glenn Gould said that with a recording he wanted to make perfect versions of pieces.
- John Abercrombie
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