I cannot say what I think is right about music. I only know the rightness of it.
Keith Jarrett
I don't like recording studios - except my own, which is just a little room above the garage.
Keith Jarrett
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
If you already have a piece of music ingrained in your body, why would you not play it?
Keith Jarrett
Jazz is there and gone. It happens. You have to be present for it. That simple.
Keith Jarrett
Musicians are always gigging and never have a chance to stop for a minute.
Keith Jarrett
Once we're inside a tune, we can do anything with it.
Keith Jarrett
We really never know what we're gonna play when we get on stage.
Keith Jarrett
When you're up against an electric band like that, it's like you're on two separate planets.
Keith Jarrett
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