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Keith Jarrett Quotes

We accept so many things that come through the media; we get used to them, however vigilant we are. But for any creative art, you have to remain 110% conscious, and in a world that’s losing consciousness, that’s getting harder Picture Quote #1

I can’t even tolerate my own playing on electric keyboards. It’s not about the musical ideas - the sound itself is toxic. It’s like eating plastic broccoli Picture Quote #1

When you’re on stage you have a very strange knowledge of what the audience is. It isn’t exactly a sound - it’s a hum, like the streets Picture Quote #1

I’m not talking ideas, or even presentation. It’s like in politics: You have to sell something to become an electric player - like your skin or your heart Picture Quote #1

I cannot say what I think is right about Music. I only know the rightness of it Picture Quote #1

We really never know what we’re gonna play when we get on stage Picture Quote #1

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Musicians are always gigging and never have a chance to stop for a minute Picture Quote #1

If music is sound and came from silence, then silence is potentially greater than sound Picture Quote #1

The way I think about the practicing, it is my undercover work Picture Quote #1

I grew up with the piano. I learned its language as I learned to speak Picture Quote #1

I am a romantic, I admit it Picture Quote #1

I actually get a metallic taste in my mouth when I think about electric music Picture Quote #1

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Creativity is what makes humanity move. We were created to participate Picture Quote #1

Jazz is one of the least learnable art forms Picture Quote #1

Once we’re inside a tune, we can do anything with it Picture Quote #1

Music always turns into music. As soon as I play a key, push a key down, there’s no theory any more. When I go and I hear a sound on the keyboard, all theories go out the window Picture Quote #1

If I’m not a jazz player all the time, I’ve at least been cued in to what I do by jazz Picture Quote #1

One thing you learn: if you want to reveal yourself, you also have to know where to stop Picture Quote #1

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Your own music comes out of your head and emotions, but it’s not etched in your system Picture Quote #1

If a person plays dissonance long enough, it will sound like consonance. It’s a language that was alien and then it’s less and less alien as it continues to live Picture Quote #1

You know, when people look at a tree, they look at the leaves; they don’t look at the spaces between the leaves. They’re focused on the tree. I think there’s an awareness of spaces or it wouldn’t look like a tree to them Picture Quote #1

Jazz is there and gone. It happens. You have to be present for it. That simple Picture Quote #1

Ideally, I’d like to be the eternal novice, for then only the surprises would be endless Picture Quote #1

When I joined the band I didn’t know any of the tunes, and when I left the band I didn’t know any of the tunes! Picture Quote #1

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When you’re up against an electric band like that, it’s like you’re on two separate planets Picture Quote #1

If you already have a piece of music ingrained in your body, why would you not play it? Picture Quote #1

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We accept so many things that come through the media; we get used to them, however vigilant we are. But for any creative art, you have to remain 110% conscious, and in a world that’s losing consciousness, that’s getting harder (Keith Jarrett Quotes) I can’t even tolerate my own playing on electric keyboards. It’s not about the musical ideas - the sound itself is toxic. It’s like eating plastic broccoli (Keith Jarrett Quotes) When you’re on stage you have a very strange knowledge of what the audience is. It isn’t exactly a sound - it’s a hum, like the streets (Keith Jarrett Quotes) I’m not talking ideas, or even presentation. It’s like in politics: You have to sell something to become an electric player - like your skin or your heart (Keith Jarrett Quotes) I cannot say what I think is right about Music. I only know the rightness of it (Keith Jarrett Quotes) We really never know what we’re gonna play when we get on stage (Keith Jarrett Quotes) Musicians are always gigging and never have a chance to stop for a minute (Keith Jarrett Quotes) If music is sound and came from silence, then silence is potentially greater than sound (Keith Jarrett Quotes) The way I think about the practicing, it is my undercover work (Keith Jarrett Quotes) I grew up with the piano. I learned its language as I learned to speak (Keith Jarrett Quotes) I am a romantic, I admit it (Keith Jarrett Quotes) I actually get a metallic taste in my mouth when I think about electric music (Keith Jarrett Quotes) Creativity is what makes humanity move. We were created to participate (Keith Jarrett Quotes) Jazz is one of the least learnable art forms (Keith Jarrett Quotes) Once we’re inside a tune, we can do anything with it (Keith Jarrett Quotes) Music always turns into music. As soon as I play a key, push a key down, there’s no theory any more. When I go and I hear a sound on the keyboard, all theories go out the window (Keith Jarrett Quotes) If I’m not a jazz player all the time, I’ve at least been cued in to what I do by jazz (Keith Jarrett Quotes) One thing you learn: if you want to reveal yourself, you also have to know where to stop (Keith Jarrett Quotes) Your own music comes out of your head and emotions, but it’s not etched in your system (Keith Jarrett Quotes) If a person plays dissonance long enough, it will sound like consonance. It’s a language that was alien and then it’s less and less alien as it continues to live (Keith Jarrett Quotes) You know, when people look at a tree, they look at the leaves; they don’t look at the spaces between the leaves. They’re focused on the tree. I think there’s an awareness of spaces or it wouldn’t look like a tree to them (Keith Jarrett Quotes) Jazz is there and gone. It happens. You have to be present for it. That simple (Keith Jarrett Quotes) Ideally, I’d like to be the eternal novice, for then only the surprises would be endless (Keith Jarrett Quotes) When I joined the band I didn’t know any of the tunes, and when I left the band I didn’t know any of the tunes! (Keith Jarrett Quotes) When you’re up against an electric band like that, it’s like you’re on two separate planets (Keith Jarrett Quotes) If you already have a piece of music ingrained in your body, why would you not play it? (Keith Jarrett Quotes)