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
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. Evan Parker difficulthearlive 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
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
Actually John, Paul Rutherford, and Trevor Watts, and several other rather well known English jazz musicians had got their training by joining the Air Force, which was a pretty standard way for people to get some kind of musical education in those days. Evan Parker airdayeducation 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
