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John Zorn Quotes

Man, Dick Dale shreds. He’s welcomed to anybody’s bar mitzvah Picture Quote #1

Discipline is important as long as you’re having a good time. What I always did was I did what I enjoyed, and I think that’s why I don’t have any grey hairs Picture Quote #1

I have wit in my work and a sense of humor, but I do not use irony in any way Picture Quote #1

I don’t control it at all. It’s all up to the musicians in the group. They control it. They make all the cues, and they tell me what they want, and then I act like a mirroring device so that everyone can see what the cues are Picture Quote #1

You know, when we were kids, we had to go to a theater to see a movie. and then television came in and you had to wait until midnight to see the one you wanted to see. Now, all you’ve got to do is go to a store and buy it and you can watch it whenever you want! Picture Quote #1

Classical stuff takes a lot of rehearsal time and preparation, but with stuff that involves improvisation, you can over-rehearse it and it gets stale. You don’t want it to be too comfortable. In fact, a good sound check, a good rehearsal usually means a bad performance Picture Quote #1

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I don’t ascribe to the idea of the ivory tower composer who sits alone in a room composing his masterpieces and then comes down from Mount Sinai with the tablets. It doesn’t work like that. The job of a composer is putting something down on a piece of paper that will inspire the person who’s playing Picture Quote #1

No one sits in front of a drum set and thinks they invented it all out of whole cloth. The fact that the set is there means that you’ve got some dues to pay to Baby Dodds Picture Quote #1

You can’t sit down and write 300 compositions in a three-month period and think that you’re doing it all by yourself. Obviously, there’s something going on here. And whether you want to call it channeling or being connected to a creative force or knowing your history and knowing where you belong, that’s, you know, maybe a personal thing Picture Quote #1

As soon as you get a certain amount of attention, then everybody kinda wants to start taking pot shots at you. All your old friends that supported you don’t support you any more Picture Quote #1

That’s where I began to ask questions that maybe don’t have one specific answer. And the more people you get answers from, the richer the environment becomes Picture Quote #1

Music is about people for me. It’s not about sounds. It’s about people; it’s about putting people into challenging situations. And for me, challenges are opportunities Picture Quote #1

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I’m getting ready to write a piece now, and it’s been six months thinking about it, changing the instrumentation, changing the name, doing more reading Picture Quote #1

I started the label Tzadik to support an entire community of musicians, not just Jewish musicians. But the radical Jewish culture movement was begun in a lot of ways because I wanted to take the idea that Jewish music equals ‘klezmer’ and expand it to, ‘Well, Jewish music could be a lot more than that.’ Picture Quote #1

I used to look at composing music as problem solving. But as I get older, it’s not about problem solving anymore. There are no solutions, because there are no problems. You just turn the tap and it flows out Picture Quote #1

Anything that gets in the way of my focus to create gets cut out of my life. It’s not easy. Sometimes it’s family. Sometimes it’s friends. Sometimes it’s the ability to have a relationship Picture Quote #1

I run around, I listen to a lot of music, go to a lot of concerts. And when I see someone that gases me, I try to go out of my way to involve them somehow in what I’m doing or get involved in what they’re doing Picture Quote #1

You can’t be idealistic in this world and not be crazy Picture Quote #1

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It’s a matter of keeping people on a spontaneous edge Picture Quote #1

People sometimes have a very hard time accepting change Picture Quote #1

I see myself and many artists like me as the torchbearers through these dark ages Picture Quote #1

If you can make art with sound, can’t you make music with objects? Picture Quote #1

Eye was a great discovery. He is one of the great vocalists of all time Picture Quote #1

The idealists will always be in society, and we will survive Picture Quote #1

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Discipline is important as long as you’re having a good time. What I always did was I did what I enjoyed, and I think that’s why I don’t have any grey hairs Picture Quote #1

That’s where I began to ask questions that maybe don’t have one specific answer. and the more people you get answers from, the richer the environment becomes Picture Quote #1

I used to look at composing music as problem solving. But as I get older, it’s not about problem solving anymore. There are no solutions, because there are no problems. You just turn the tap and it flows out Picture Quote #1

And I try to be as diplomatic as I can, but it always ends up being a psychodrama up there on stage Picture Quote #1

As soon as you get a certain amount of attention, then everybody kinda wants to start taking pot shots at you. All your old friends that supported you don’t support you any more Picture Quote #1

For about seven years. I really like it there. There are a lot of great musicians. The scene is very open. A lot of stuff going on. People’s ears are really open, they are not closed. A lot of scenes here, people just get tunnel vision and are into one thing Picture Quote #1

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Man, Dick Dale shreds. He’s welcomed to anybody’s bar mitzvah (John Zorn Quotes) Discipline is important as long as you’re having a good time. What I always did was I did what I enjoyed, and I think that’s why I don’t have any grey hairs. (John Zorn Quotes) I have wit in my work and a sense of humor, but I do not use irony in any way (John Zorn Quotes) I don’t control it at all. It’s all up to the musicians in the group. They control it. They make all the cues, and they tell me what they want, and then I act like a mirroring device so that everyone can see what the cues are (John Zorn Quotes) You know, when we were kids, we had to go to a theater to see a movie. and then television came in and you had to wait until midnight to see the one you wanted to see. Now, all you’ve got to do is go to a store and buy it and you can watch it whenever you want! (John Zorn Quotes) Classical stuff takes a lot of rehearsal time and preparation, but with stuff that involves improvisation, you can over-rehearse it and it gets stale. You don’t want it to be too comfortable. In fact, a good sound check, a good rehearsal usually means a bad performance (John Zorn Quotes) I don’t ascribe to the idea of the ivory tower composer who sits alone in a room composing his masterpieces and then comes down from Mount Sinai with the tablets. It doesn’t work like that. The job of a composer is putting something down on a piece of paper that will inspire the person who’s playing (John Zorn Quotes) No one sits in front of a drum set and thinks they invented it all out of whole cloth. The fact that the set is there means that you’ve got some dues to pay to Baby Dodds (John Zorn Quotes) You can’t sit down and write 300 compositions in a three-month period and think that you’re doing it all by yourself. Obviously, there’s something going on here. And whether you want to call it channeling or being connected to a creative force or knowing your history and knowing where you belong, that’s, you know, maybe a personal thing. (John Zorn Quotes) As soon as you get a certain amount of attention, then everybody kinda wants to start taking pot shots at you. All your old friends that supported you don’t support you any more. (John Zorn Quotes) That’s where I began to ask questions that maybe don’t have one specific answer. And the more people you get answers from, the richer the environment becomes. (John Zorn Quotes) Music is about people for me. It’s not about sounds. It’s about people; it’s about putting people into challenging situations. And for me, challenges are opportunities. (John Zorn Quotes) I’m getting ready to write a piece now, and it’s been six months thinking about it, changing the instrumentation, changing the name, doing more reading. (John Zorn Quotes) I started the label Tzadik to support an entire community of musicians, not just Jewish musicians. But the radical Jewish culture movement was begun in a lot of ways because I wanted to take the idea that Jewish music equals ‘klezmer’ and expand it to, ‘Well, Jewish music could be a lot more than that.’ (John Zorn Quotes) I used to look at composing music as problem solving. But as I get older, it’s not about problem solving anymore. There are no solutions, because there are no problems. You just turn the tap and it flows out. (John Zorn Quotes) Anything that gets in the way of my focus to create gets cut out of my life. It’s not easy. Sometimes it’s family. Sometimes it’s friends. Sometimes it’s the ability to have a relationship. (John Zorn Quotes) I run around, I listen to a lot of music, go to a lot of concerts. And when I see someone that gases me, I try to go out of my way to involve them somehow in what I’m doing or get involved in what they’re doing. (John Zorn Quotes) You can’t be idealistic in this world and not be crazy (John Zorn Quotes) It’s a matter of keeping people on a spontaneous edge (John Zorn Quotes) People sometimes have a very hard time accepting change (John Zorn Quotes) I see myself and many artists like me as the torchbearers through these dark ages (John Zorn Quotes) If you can make art with sound, can’t you make music with objects? (John Zorn Quotes) Eye was a great discovery. He is one of the great vocalists of all time (John Zorn Quotes) The idealists will always be in society, and we will survive (John Zorn Quotes) Discipline is important as long as you’re having a good time. What I always did was I did what I enjoyed, and I think that’s why I don’t have any grey hairs (John Zorn Quotes) That’s where I began to ask questions that maybe don’t have one specific answer. and the more people you get answers from, the richer the environment becomes (John Zorn Quotes) I used to look at composing music as problem solving. But as I get older, it’s not about problem solving anymore. There are no solutions, because there are no problems. You just turn the tap and it flows out (John Zorn Quotes) And I try to be as diplomatic as I can, but it always ends up being a psychodrama up there on stage (John Zorn Quotes) As soon as you get a certain amount of attention, then everybody kinda wants to start taking pot shots at you. All your old friends that supported you don’t support you any more (John Zorn Quotes) For about seven years. I really like it there. There are a lot of great musicians. The scene is very open. A lot of stuff going on. People’s ears are really open, they are not closed. A lot of scenes here, people just get tunnel vision and are into one thing (John Zorn Quotes)

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