For me, playing is about playing with other people. Derek Bailey peopleplay Change image and share on social
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. Derek Bailey areafindfree share on social
Playing music is not really susceptible to theory much. Circumstances affect it so much. Derek Bailey affectcircumstancemusic Change image and share on social
I'm not much into current electronic stuff, what I think of as lounge electronics, mumbling electronics. Derek Bailey currentelectroniclounge Change image and share on social
In fact it's quite gratifying for me to see some of the people who really objected to this method of working now being quite so profligate in their use of it. Derek Bailey factgratifymethod Change image and share on social
I've always liked the effect of having somebody in there who hadn't the faintest idea what was going on. Derek Bailey effectfainthave Change image and share on social
Younger players in this music often turn out to be middle aged; it is not a young music. Derek Bailey agemiddlemusic Change image and share on social
Solo concerts are murder, I find; I don't like doing them. Derek Bailey concertfindmurder Change image and share on social
I wouldn't want to be ideological about it but I think of it as being the best way to approach this kind of playing. I don't think it works in other music, other kinds of playing. Derek Bailey approachideologicalkind Change image and share on social
