Yes and for two reasons: one, I couldn't find anything to imitate at the time, and secondly because what I heard on the radio didn't bear any resemblance to what I wanted to hear on the guitar. Leo Kottke bearfindguitar Change image and share on social
I will literally open my mouth not knowing what is coming out. Leo Kottke comeknowliterally Change image and share on social
I think if you are writing an instrumental you are dealing with more of an aesthetic in a sense but a lyric is more of a putting yourself on the line and a much more expensive exercise. Leo Kottke aestheticdealexercise Change image and share on social
I would say that if you don't feel like talking to the crowd something is wrong and if you force yourself to talk to them things will happen and to that extent things aren't choreographed. Leo Kottke choreographcrowdextent Change image and share on social
There are nights when you can feel stale because you've fallen into a pattern by touring too much, but it's easy to get out of it by deliberately getting in trouble and playing yourself into a corner to then see if you can get out of it. Leo Kottke cornerdeliberatelyeasy share on social
I was taking a nose dive somewhere between eleven and twelve because my sister had died and I was practicing something that siblings do which is follow in their footsteps and die as well. Leo Kottke diediveeleven Change image and share on social
I do have a library of events I can talk about and I always expect to find a different point of view on it so even if I talk about the same event in the same town it's fresh. Leo Kottke eventexpectfind Change image and share on social
It is not a mystical thing, however, it is obvious and practical and I think that what the performer does is to try to get to that point with every choice you make from the phrasing in a tune to the choice of tunes. Leo Kottke choicemakemystical share on social
I think that open tunings are a trap really because it's really hard not to sound like an open tuning when your using one and that gets old as well as what you learn in one open tuning is going to stay there. Leo Kottke hardlearnopen share on social
I have always thought of myself as a performer first and way down the line as a recording artist. Leo Kottke artistlineperformer Change image and share on social
