"I don't know if I would qualify as mainstream. I think I have managed to function pretty successfully on the fringes of the music world and have been able to play exactly what I have wanted the way I have wanted"
- Pat Metheny
About this Quote
Pat Metheny's quote speaks to his success as an artist in spite of not becoming part of the mainstream music world. He has actually managed to take a successful career for himself by playing the music he wishes to play, in the method he wishes to play it. This suggests that he has a strong sense of artistic integrity and is not going to compromise his vision for the sake of business success. His quote also indicates that he is content with his place on the fringes of the music world, and is not interested in chasing after mainstream success. This is a testimony to his commitment to his craft and his dedication to staying real to his own musical design.
This quote is written / told by Pat Metheny somewhere between August 12, 1954 and today. He was a famous Musician from USA.
The author also have 17 other quotes.
"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away"
"We worked very hard to make the lyrics suit the music. I can't, like Elton John, for example, compose by lyrics. Elton has a great talent for that. Whatever you give him, including your questions, he composes in half an hour and makes a great song out of it"
