John Abercrombie Quotes
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Schlepping all of the equipment is the part I hate more than anything.
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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.
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The sound and proper exercise of the imagination may be made to contribute to the cultivation of all that is virtuous and estimable in the human character.
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If you listen to a lot of music, it gradually seeps into your consciousness or your unconsciousness and comes out in your music.
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As Eric Dolphy said 'Once you play the music, it's in the air. It's gone'. And that's true. But when you record it, it comes back to haunt you sometimes.
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To be creative and spontaneous, you have to live with imperfection.
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