Quotes by Derek Bailey, page 2

Derek Bailey - english Musician

Was born on 29 jan 1930.
Died on 25 dec 2005, at 75 years old.

Origin country: United Kingdom

Personally, I've found one of the more stimulating ways of playing in recent times has been to kind of move outside the free improvised area and work with people who are probably improvisers but they have a particular way of working.

Quote by Derek Bailey about work, people

Personally, I've found that the kind of thing that I like is going into somebody else's area and not playing their music but doing whatever I do in their area.

Quote by Derek Bailey about music, things

Playing music is not really susceptible to theory much. Circumstances affect it so much.

Quote by Derek Bailey about circumstances, music

Solo concerts are murder, I find; I don't like doing them.

The first Company concert was a single concert with a quartet who all knew each other, although they didn't play together regularly.

Quote by Derek Bailey about companies

Younger players in this music often turn out to be middle aged; it is not a young music.

Quote by Derek Bailey about music