MJF's Interview with
CHRIS BOTTI
Artists Who Influenced
Joni Mitchell
“You could write a song about some kind of emotional problem you are having, but it would not be a good song, in my eyes, until it went through a period of sensitivity to a moment of clarity. Without that moment of clarity to contribute to the song, it's just complaining.”
- Joni Mitchell
Frank Sinatra
"Luck is only important in so far as getting the chance to sell yourself at the right moment. After that, you've got to have talent and know how to use it. .” - Frank Sinatra
Miles Davis
"Bebop was about change and evolution. It wasn't about standing still and being safe." - Miles Davis
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
Wayne Shorter
"What's needed is the experience in dealing outside of the safe zones of life." - Wayne Shorter
Keith Jarrett
”Usually if I have an idea it locks me in its little room and keeps me there unless I get rid of it before I put my hands on a keyboard.” - Keith Jarrett
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