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

Quote by Keith Jarrett

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I cannot say what I think is right about music. I only know the rightness...

I cannot say what I think is right about music. I only know the rightness...

Musicians are always gigging and never have a chance to stop for a minute.

Musicians are always gigging and never have a chance to stop for a minute.

When you're up against an electric band like that, it's like you're on two separate...

When you're up against an electric band like that, it's like you're on two separate...

Once we're inside a tune, we can do anything with it.

Once we're inside a tune, we can do anything with it.

I don't like recording studios - except my own, which is just a little room...

I don't like recording studios - except my own, which is just a little room...

I'm not talking ideas, or even presentation. It's like in politics: You have to sell...

I'm not talking ideas, or even presentation. It's like in politics: You have to sell...

Jazz is there and gone. It happens. You have to be present for it. That...

Jazz is there and gone. It happens. You have to be present for it. That...

We really never know what we're gonna play when we get on stage.

We really never know what we're gonna play when we get on stage.