MJF's Interview with
BILLY CHILDS
Artists Who Influenced
Herbie Hancock
"The instrument is a mechanical thing. What I want to project is music which is human, it transcends the instrument." - Herbie Hancock @ MJF/54
Keith Emerson
"I'm proud of my kids, they are doing what they want to do." - Keith Emerson
Laura Nyro
“I’m not interested in conventional limitations when it comes to my songwriting. For instance, I may bring a certain feminist perspective to my songwriting, because that’s how I see life. I’m interested in art, poetry, and music. As that kind of artist, I can do anything. I can say anything. It’s about self-expression. It knows no package - there’s no such thing. That’s what being an artist is.” - Laura Nyro
Maurice Ravel
“Music, I feel, should be emotional first and intellectual second.” - Maurice Ravel
Pat Metheny
"Listening is the key to everything good in music." Pat Metheny
Paul Hindemith
“People who make music together cannot be enemies, at least while the music lasts.” - Paul Hindemith
John Coltrane
"When there's something we think could be better, we must make an effort." - John Coltrane
Chick Corea
“The important thing is to play from your heart.” - Chick Corea @ MJF/52
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