Quotes by Evan Parker about Music

Evan Parker British musician

Certain kinds of speed, flow, intensity, density of attacks, density of interaction. Music that concentrates on those qualities is, I think, easier achieved by free improvisation between people sharing a common attitude, a common language.

Quote by Evan Parker about music

I think the whole question of meaning in music is difficult enough even if you hear me playing live right now in the same room. What I mean and what you take from it may be two quite different things anyway.

Quote by Evan Parker about music

If I think about the way I was drawn into the music, it was much more by recordings than by live performances.

Quote by Evan Parker about music

The argument we always used to use was that keeping records in the catalog was good for people that were coming new to the music, but I think that was talking over a ten year or fifteen year time span.

Quote by Evan Parker about music

There's an institution here called the National Sound Archive, and there's a character who works there, Paul Wilson. He takes a very special interest in the history of the music and advised Martin Davidson of the existence of these tapes.

Quote by Evan Parker about music

We all listened to a lot of recorded music, especially American jazz, modern jazz, and that's where our studies were and our inspiration came from.

Quote by Evan Parker about music