Quotes by John Otto

Onstage, it's more of a momentary pressure.

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Jazz was more of a tool for me to use to enhance my musicality.

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It's all about theme and development anyway. That's what music is about.

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I've always liked funk and rock and everything.

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I'd take the syncopation and play swing, and then read the syncopation lines with my...

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I was really conscious of that when I went in because I felt that I...

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I usually go with the first instinct, and then build upon that.

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I think jazz is a wonderful learning tool.

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I really just wanted to play the drum set and match that. I was never...

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Even on the drum level, it's all about stating your theme, going back to certain...

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But I've gravitated more towards the drum set.

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When the songs pop out, that's like the climax of us building.

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