I hate the way chorus boxes sound.
Pat Metheny

I saw A Hard Day's Night 12 or 13 times.
Pat Metheny

Listening is the key to everything good in music.
Pat Metheny

I think I have a basic sound aesthetic that is in most of what I do.
Pat Metheny

I was able to work with the best musicians in Kansas City starting when I was really young.
Pat Metheny

I realized that equipment really had little to do with why I sound like the way I sound.
Pat Metheny

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

My older brother Mike is an excellent trumpet player. By the time he was 12, he was playing around Kansas City in classical situations. He was already an amazing talent.
Pat Metheny