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Derek Bailey Quotes

For me, Company is still the best way for me to work Picture Quote #1

I am reactive Picture Quote #1

I wouldn’t want to be ideological about it but I think of it as being the best way to approach this kind of playing. I don’t think it works in other music, other kinds of playing Picture Quote #1

I’m not much into current electronic stuff, what I think of as lounge electronics, mumbling electronics Picture Quote #1

Even if it is difficult playing with other people - sometimes it’s great, sometimes it isn’t, but that is kind of the point of it. It loses its point playing solo Picture Quote #1

But that methodology where players are pitted against other unfamiliar players has been so widely adapted now that anybody plays with everybody Picture Quote #1

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For me, playing is about playing with other people Picture Quote #1

Nowadays, I really like playing in studios Picture Quote #1

Playing music is not really susceptible to theory much. Circumstances affect it so much Picture Quote #1

Solo concerts are murder, I find; I don’t like doing them Picture Quote #1

I like duos with percussionists. I like the songs that percussionists sing Picture Quote #1

I have always been attracted to the cottage industry side of this business Picture Quote #1

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Younger players in this music often turn out to be middle aged; it is not a young music Picture Quote #1

I’ve always liked the effect of having somebody in there who hadn’t the faintest idea what was going on Picture Quote #1

Undeniably, the audience for improvisation, good or bad, active or passive, sympathetic or hostile, has a power that no other audience has. It can affect the creation of that which is being witnessed. And perhaps because of that possibility the audience for improvisation has a degree of intimacy with the music that is not achieved in any other situation Picture Quote #1

If you could only play a record once, imagine the intensity you’d have to bring into the listening Picture Quote #1

Personally, I’ve found that the kind of thing that I like is going into somebody else’s area and not playing their music but doing whatever I do in their area Picture Quote #1

Personally, I’ve found one of the more stimulating ways of playing in recent times has been to kind of move outside the free improvised area and work with people who are probably improvisers but they have a particular way of working Picture Quote #1

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In the absence of that, I am happy to play solo, but I don’t think there is any comparison Picture Quote #1

In fact its quite gratifying for me to see some of the people who really objected to this method of working now being quite so profligate in their use of it Picture Quote #1

I wouldn’t want to be ideological about it but I think of it as being the best way to approach this kind of playing. I don’t think it works in other music, other kinds of playing Picture Quote #1

I think the blues is fine for blues players, but free blues has never made much sense to me Picture Quote #1

I think playing solo is a second rate activity, really. For me, playing is about playing with other people Picture Quote #1

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For me, Company is still the best way for me to work (Derek Bailey Quotes) I am reactive (Derek Bailey Quotes) I wouldn’t want to be ideological about it but I think of it as being the best way to approach this kind of playing. I don’t think it works in other music, other kinds of playing. (Derek Bailey Quotes) I’m not much into current electronic stuff, what I think of as lounge electronics, mumbling electronics (Derek Bailey Quotes) Even if it is difficult playing with other people - sometimes it’s great, sometimes it isn’t, but that is kind of the point of it. It loses its point playing solo (Derek Bailey Quotes) But that methodology where players are pitted against other unfamiliar players has been so widely adapted now that anybody plays with everybody (Derek Bailey Quotes) For me, playing is about playing with other people (Derek Bailey Quotes) Nowadays, I really like playing in studios (Derek Bailey Quotes) Playing music is not really susceptible to theory much. Circumstances affect it so much (Derek Bailey Quotes) Solo concerts are murder, I find; I don’t like doing them (Derek Bailey Quotes) I like duos with percussionists. I like the songs that percussionists sing (Derek Bailey Quotes) I have always been attracted to the cottage industry side of this business (Derek Bailey Quotes) Younger players in this music often turn out to be middle aged; it is not a young music (Derek Bailey Quotes) I’ve always liked the effect of having somebody in there who hadn’t the faintest idea what was going on (Derek Bailey Quotes) Undeniably, the audience for improvisation, good or bad, active or passive, sympathetic or hostile, has a power that no other audience has. It can affect the creation of that which is being witnessed. And perhaps because of that possibility the audience for improvisation has a degree of intimacy with the music that is not achieved in any other situation (Derek Bailey Quotes) If you could only play a record once, imagine the intensity you’d have to bring into the listening (Derek Bailey Quotes) Personally, I’ve found that the kind of thing that I like is going into somebody else’s area and not playing their music but doing whatever I do in their area (Derek Bailey Quotes) Personally, I’ve found one of the more stimulating ways of playing in recent times has been to kind of move outside the free improvised area and work with people who are probably improvisers but they have a particular way of working (Derek Bailey Quotes) In the absence of that, I am happy to play solo, but I don’t think there is any comparison (Derek Bailey Quotes) In fact its quite gratifying for me to see some of the people who really objected to this method of working now being quite so profligate in their use of it (Derek Bailey Quotes) I wouldn’t want to be ideological about it but I think of it as being the best way to approach this kind of playing. I don’t think it works in other music, other kinds of playing (Derek Bailey Quotes) I think the blues is fine for blues players, but free blues has never made much sense to me (Derek Bailey Quotes) I think playing solo is a second rate activity, really. For me, playing is about playing with other people (Derek Bailey Quotes)