Pat Metheny, you are that musician that all jazz guitarists have to "deal with." Of course now there are plenty of guitarists that can be drawn from, but for that one classic figure, you are him.
One of the most important pieces of advice you can give or get: think like a drummer. Better yet: play the drums, no matter what your instrument is. A million reasons why this will make you a much better musician.
think like a drummer- and learn piano- and guitar and sax and didgeridoo- and norse mythology and yoga dance- and magic and 4 figure leg lock fighting technique . . . that's how you become a good musician
along with being a huge inspiration to me, Pat's musical philosophy is in line with mine. I will never be as good as him, but it gives me hope that we have a similar outlook, and its all about the music, leaving no room for ego with this man. Pure aewsomness
@kim burley Sounds like you think he can't play over changes. That might have been an opinion of him, by some, 40 years ago. It was wrong even then. But to still hold that view today is supreme ignorance.
"i believe as a jazz guy, that one of our obligations is to document the time that were living in through the way we manifest sound as improvisers" o.o
"the brilliance of the innovations of blues and jazz is that through the american experience, a form was created that acts as an envelope for people to put their thing in it, and to me the form of jazz, and blues also, not only suggests, it requires that you bring who you are, in an honest way, to the music"
I want to document the future. I want to document the fantasy world. I want to document the past. And maybe also a little bit of the time I'm living in. But not too much.
what he said was, a great musician at any level, regardless of genre, has more in common with other musicians of that level than with lower level musicians in their own genre. "once you get up to a certain level, i think everybody's dealing with similar things, in terms of how to get their message across to an audience"
Hi Carlos, thank you very much for posting this very interesting interview with PM. Could you tell me in which programme/country it appeared and/or in which year that was?
Andresa1963... Just because you don't understand it doesn't mean it's not musical. Every note he plays has intention, and you're ignorance of that intention doesn't change anything.
Haha the interviewer mentions "Zero Tolerance for Silence" with a straight face. I think Pat was intentionally trying to deconstruct all of music with that album.
Interpretation: Some songs - and Autumn Leaves is one of them - don't lend themselves to much rhythmic/expressive variation. Pat should have played something like Polkadots and Moonbeams - compare versions by Chet Baker - Sarah Vaughn for example.
+Lapeer Charlie That clip is from a video called "More Travels" The song is "The Road to You." Here's what Pat said about that guitar: 'The guitar on the More Travels video is actually "student" model Ibanez that I bought in a store for 89 dollars. I liked it because it had a small neck and was very easy to play. I had someone install an ovation pickup in it.'
Hahaha, he saying about jazz is really like Brazilian music and some others works from here... Just a few people in Brazil listen to them, and they're just awesomeness. Europe can recognize their talents, but Brazil not...
he says the guitar doesnt have one person to go through like say saxophone has john coltrane, but what about wes montgomery? isnt he the man to follow?
i'm not so sure it takes a 'higher intellect' to play jazz and all that difficult stuff...i mean guys like kenny g proved that--haha--ok,there's no one like kenny g.-but y'know what i mean?
haha! obviously kenny g. is frickin awesome,merely by virtue of what he did with the jeff lorber fusion alone,he will always be one of the giants-nevermind the 'solo' career--haha
frickin wizard island,by the jeff lorber fusion ain't just an album,it's a whole world unto itself! frickin magical-- just like all pat metheny's stuff i ever heard...
What is "intellect"? Erroll Garner never learned to read or write - yet he may be remembered long after Metheny is forgotten. Maybe Pat should have said to play jazz takes more musical knowledge. Yet, musical knowledge is not a substitute for Musicality - of which Metheny, Garner and all great musicians have.
For his hobby, he's an assassin. He has some big political leaders amongt his clients. He's always fair, but has gone a bit darker since the sad passing of Lyle...
Pat Metheny, you are that musician that all jazz guitarists have to "deal with." Of course now there are plenty of guitarists that can be drawn from, but for that one classic figure, you are him.
cant believe how melodic every improvisation is from pat, he is untouchable
kim burley HUH? what the fuck are you talking about
you mean wes is untouchable?
@@joejoe5921 I think he meant what he said: Pat has taken Wes's style and has built a new thing on top of it.
@@lastdaysguitar im just joking. I love both
Metheny+Mays son el mas genial regalo en la historia de la música
One of the most important pieces of advice you can give or get: think like a drummer. Better yet: play the drums, no matter what your instrument is. A million reasons why this will make you a much better musician.
Think like a drummer - and learn the piano - no matter what instrument you play.
think like a drummer- and learn piano- and guitar and sax and didgeridoo- and norse mythology and yoga dance- and magic and 4 figure leg lock fighting technique . . . that's how you become a good musician
Piano is essential tho
Right you are... ;-)
It's also rare in my opinion to find an interviewer that actually knows what he/she's talking about nowadays... This is pretty awesome
I'd love tha watch the full clinic shown here in excerpt. Metheny is a god, such a great musician!
The song is "Third Wind" from Metheny's 1987 album "Still Life Talking". It's quite an epic!
Pat, please never die!
we would loose one of the best human ever lived in this world
that guy's bowl cut is an inspiration.
along with being a huge inspiration to me, Pat's musical philosophy is in line with mine. I will never be as good as him, but it gives me hope that we have a similar outlook, and its all about the music, leaving no room for ego with this man. Pure aewsomness
This guy is a really good interviewer 👍
You have to go through Wes Montgomery. Even Pat did to some degree.
@kim burley Don't be trolling now.
@kim burley Sounds like you think he can't play over changes. That might have been an opinion of him, by some, 40 years ago. It was wrong even then. But to still hold that view today is supreme ignorance.
@kim burley Yeah... because you get to define for everyone what “real” Jazz is and what isn’t...
Frapzoid but Montgomery got most of his inspiration from Charlie Christian
Of course. Everyone knows this.
love hearing pat talk about music, such an insightful guy
Pat is my hero.
It takes a higher intellect to play that well, and he's clearly got it.
Third Wind solo entering is amazing...
"i believe as a jazz guy, that one of our obligations is to document the time that were living in through the way we manifest sound as improvisers" o.o
"the brilliance of the innovations of blues and jazz is that through the american experience, a form was created that acts as an envelope for people to put their thing in it, and to me the form of jazz, and blues also, not only suggests, it requires that you bring who you are, in an honest way, to the music"
I want to document the future. I want to document the fantasy world. I want to document the past. And maybe also a little bit of the time I'm living in. But not too much.
Thanks for posting this, great stuff.
@Jack Reilly- I was just thinking about how pretty and Lyrical Pat is when I saw the Acoustic effected Solo- and I saw your Quote..
This is a killer interview and a killin post!!! Thank you.
This is great!
...cool! thx for uploading. always nice to listen to a master!
Nice interview. Tnx for upload :)
Thanks. Happiness.
Thank you very much for uploading this video subtitled in Spanish!!!!!
Maravilloso! Maestro Pat
Muchas Gracias por este Regalo!!!
Saludos desde Chile!
Buenisimo¡ las clases e pat
The master at work
agreed, he such an amazing improviser
Grandioso Máster Pat....
Thanks!
This is fenomen. Pat Metheny is the best!
Thanks dude I appreciate it! (I looked everywhere for that song with no luck haha!)
GRACIAS POR SUBIR ESTO : D
so true!
the great jazz player has more in common with a great rock player than he does with a poor jazz player...I like it! so true
K Boudreaux he never actually said that though...
ah well I still like the idea don't you think...what did he say?
what he said was, a great musician at any level, regardless of genre, has more in common with other musicians of that level than with lower level musicians in their own genre.
"once you get up to a certain level, i think everybody's dealing with similar things, in terms of how to get their message across to an audience"
muchas gracias por compartir el video!!! saludos! :D
I truly love his music, but I think there is a Louis Armstrong for the guitar, which would be Django Reinhardt.
my music idol
Hi Carlos, thank you very much for posting this very interesting interview with PM. Could you tell me in which programme/country it appeared and/or in which year that was?
I like Pat's music from his 'Watercolors' album, it was more lyrical and had definite forms - but that's me!
4:12 I disagree. Jazz guitar has Wes Montgomery, Tal Farlow, and Jim Hall. No jazz guitarist can avoid them entirely.
I dont think west is to the guitar what miles is to the trumpet or Parker Coltrane to the saxophone.i do agree with pat
JEEAASS
Justus Bacon me is from Missoura
Offramp was my life at one time...
Montreal 82 was my life. Also still life.
Anyone know where to find the full video of that clinic/masterclass they excerpted here?
Andresa1963... Just because you don't understand it doesn't mean it's not musical. Every note he plays has intention, and you're ignorance of that intention doesn't change anything.
5:14 - Am I the only one picking up a little Pat Martino? Maybe just the thick, buttery tone?
Leyenda viva, el argentino Pedro Aznar! 11:10
what was the last song in the video????
Haha the interviewer mentions "Zero Tolerance for Silence" with a straight face. I think Pat was intentionally trying to deconstruct all of music with that album.
whats the song called?
if you get an answer do let me know!!
the comments and questions of that interviewer are off the hook.
Why is he tutoring the lead singer for the Animals???
What year was it?
Jeeasz.
Interpretation: Some songs - and Autumn Leaves is one of them - don't lend themselves to much rhythmic/expressive variation. Pat should have played something like Polkadots and Moonbeams - compare versions by Chet Baker - Sarah Vaughn for example.
Can anyone identify the acoustic he is playing in the concert footage, starting at 3:07?
+Lapeer Charlie That clip is from a video called "More Travels" The song is "The Road to You." Here's what Pat said about that guitar:
'The guitar on the More Travels video is actually "student" model Ibanez
that I bought in a store for 89 dollars. I liked it because it had a
small neck and was very easy to play. I had someone install an ovation
pickup in it.'
+fretbuzz59 Thanks so much! Great info, very helpful.
Third wind.
ahah crazy at 4:40 only uses his index finger !!!
Guitar Man noticed that too! I wonder why..pointer has the best tone? Or just a habit to set himself up with his pointer leading
Pat Metheny kind of looks like Jim Halpert here.
me too, but gee he looks so young here
What year was this? Name of tune @ 10:53...?
+EgyptianMinor Third Wind from the Stil Life Talking album 1987
Pat Metheny is elder god tier
FOR A ZEALOUS ATHEIST!!!!!
what concert is in cuts??!
more travels
post some info about the video.....year...
1994. The interviewer mentions that We Live Here was released the same year this interview took place.
at best, music transcend style 08:25
Hahaha, he saying about jazz is really like Brazilian music and some others works from here... Just a few people in Brazil listen to them, and they're just awesomeness. Europe can recognize their talents, but Brazil not...
he says the guitar doesnt have one person to go through like say saxophone has john coltrane, but what about wes montgomery? isnt he the man to follow?
Jesus did you see what he did at 5:02 ?!?!?! Dear Lord!!
i'm not so sure it takes a 'higher intellect' to play jazz and all that difficult stuff...i mean guys like kenny g proved that--haha--ok,there's no one like kenny g.-but y'know what i mean?
haha! obviously kenny g. is frickin awesome,merely by virtue of what he did with the jeff lorber fusion alone,he will always be one of the giants-nevermind the 'solo' career--haha
frickin wizard island,by the jeff lorber fusion ain't just an album,it's a whole world unto itself! frickin magical-- just like all pat metheny's stuff i ever heard...
***** and when the rocker learns it then he becomes a jazz cat, or fusion... Like Scott Henderson.
or that band called focus! they were light years ahead of their time!
What is "intellect"? Erroll Garner never learned to read or write - yet he may be remembered long after Metheny is forgotten. Maybe Pat should have said to play jazz takes more musical knowledge. Yet, musical knowledge is not a substitute for Musicality - of which Metheny, Garner and all great musicians have.
For his hobby, he's an assassin. He has some big political leaders amongt his clients. He's always fair, but has gone a bit darker since the sad passing of Lyle...