Bill Frisell Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“"Music, for me, has always been a place where anything is possible--a refuge, a magical world where anyone can go, where all kinds of people can come together, and anything can happen. We are limited only by our imaginations.”
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“There's so much music out there & so many possibilities. I like anyone who plays any instrument.”
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“There's always this sound out there that's just a little beyond my reach & that just sort of keeps me going.”
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“I spend a lot of time copying saxophone players and trumpet players. Not to say that it is not important to listen to guitar players, but there's so much music out there and so many possibilities. I like anyone who plays any instrument.”
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“I hate labels; the problem is that if you say you're one thing, it's hard for people to imagine you as something else. Music is way more complicated than that.”
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“In so many ways, it feels the same now when I play as the very first time I picked up the instrument. There's always this sound out there that's just a little bit beyond my reach and I'm trying to get there and that just sort of keeps me going.”
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“First I was a European-style player, then I was a downtown 'noise guy,' and now some people call me an Americana guy.”
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“I love listening to other musicians and seeing what they do to gain their distinctive respective sounds and edge.”
-- Bill Frisell
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