If someone is a straight jazzhead, or a straight metalhead, or straight classical, they have a very narrow range of what they allow into their lives. But the people who listen to what we put out into the world have to be open-minded. Because we're so pluralist. John Zorn classicaljazzheadlisten share on social
When I'm writing, sometimes it gets to that place where I feel like the piece is writing itself and I'm trying not to get in the way. John Zorn feelpieceplace Change image and share on social
I'm getting ready to write a piece now, and it's been six months thinking about it, changing the instrumentation, changing the name, doing more reading. John Zorn changeinstrumentationmonth Change image and share on social
My solo music - I get up onstage, I improvise and it's my improvisation. When I get up onstage with Fred Frith and Mike Patton, then we're improvising together. Then it's not my music; it's our music. John Zorn fredfrithimprovisation Change image and share on social
Eye was a great discovery. He is one of the great vocalists of all time. John Zorn discoveryeyegreat Change image and share on social
Great musicians accept everything that they hear and find something good. They take what they like and they throw away what they don't like. John Zorn acceptfindgood Change image and share on social
People sometimes have a very hard time accepting change. John Zorn acceptchangehard Change image and share on social
Anything that gets in the way of my focus to create gets cut out of my life. It's not easy. Sometimes it's family. Sometimes it's friends. Sometimes it's the ability to have a relationship. John Zorn abilitycreatecut Change image and share on social
The magic that you find in surf music, I think, is really timeless. You know, when I was very young, I was in a surf band. Surf music is an instrumental music that still means a lot to me, not in an nostalgic way, but as something that really gets to the heart of the guitar itself. John Zorn bandfindguitar share on social
The idealists will always be in society, and we will survive. John Zorn idealistsocietysurvive Change image and share on social
