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
No one sits in front of a drum set and thinks they invented it all out of whole cloth. The fact that the set is there means that you've got some dues to pay to Baby Dodds. John Zorn babyclothdodds Change image and share on social
It's a matter of keeping people on a spontaneous edge. John Zorn edgekeepmatter 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
It's a blast to watch. It's a lot more interesting live than it is on record. I mean, it really is a theatrical event. It's a sporting event! Cause you never know what's gonna happen. John Zorn blasteventgonna 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
Well, in Japan, I have got a group of musicians that I have worked with a lot, that concentrate just on the hardcore stuff, say, that Naked City has been working on. We have like a repertoire of sixty songs now. John Zorn cityconcentrategroup 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
I create work, and I devote myself to the creative process, and I try to, you know, stay pure in that process and be worthy of the messages that I receive. John Zorn createcreativedevote Change image and share on social
For about seven years. I really like it there. There are a lot of great musicians. The scene is very open. A lot of stuff going on. People's ears are really open, they are not closed. A lot of scenes here, people just get tunnel vision and are into one thing. John Zorn closeeargreat share on social