If I think about the way I was drawn into the music, it was much more by recordings than by live performances. Evan Parker drawlivemusic Change image and share on social
I've been to the studio several times, and it's not that I'm not happy with what I've got, but each time I come away, I feel that I've learned something that I want to work on. Evan Parker feelhappyhave Change image and share on social
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. Evan Parker argumentcatalogcome share on social
You know, the whole philosophy of ad hoc combinations has its strengths and its weaknesses. Evan Parker combinationhocphilosophy Change image and share on social
In a certain sense, aspects of my solo playing were developed in order to test the theory about how long particular elements could be, as parts of so-called free improvisations. Evan Parker aspectcalldevelop Change image and share on social
I think the solo playing, the decision to start playing solo, came out of having discovered what lay behind the doors that that technique opened for me. Evan Parker decisiondiscoverdoor Change image and share on social
There are many of these apparent philosophical paradoxes or contradictions which don't concern me anymore. Evan Parker anymoreapparentconcern Change image and share on social
But I think the record will actually come from tapes that are not yet recorded. Evan Parker recordtape Change image and share on social
Improvisation is a compositional method. Evan Parker compositionalimprovisationmethod Change image and share on social
Those early steps are very important in understanding the evolution. But in themselves, maybe now you need the later records to understand the significance of the earlier records! Evan Parker earlyevolutionimportant Change image and share on social