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

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• Pat Metheny:

  The beauty of jazz is that it's malleable. People are addressing it to suit their own personalities

• Pat Metheny:

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

• Pat Metheny:

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

• Pat Metheny:

  I'm always trying to find 'connections' between things. That art is the juxtaposition of a lot of t

• Pat Metheny:

  If you come to my house, you won't see a wall of trophies or things like that. I'm sort of 'on to t

• Pat Metheny:

  What I look for in musicians is a sense of infinity.

• Pat Metheny:

  There are musicians who go through their lives sort of shedding their skins. For me, I've always fe

• Pat Metheny:

  I'm always inspired when there's a robustness to the material in front of me.

• Pat Metheny:

  The guitar for me is a translation device. It's not a goal. And in some ways, jazz isn't a destinat

• Pat Metheny:

  For me, let's keep jazz as folk music. Let's not make jazz classical music. Let's keep it as street