I seem to find different material every four to six months and I frequently forget it which is a shame because it would be nice to have a bigger library. Leo Kottke bigfindforget Change image and share on social
You can't really tell what the audience wants but you can tell what will keep everybodies attention in the same place. Leo Kottke attentionaudienceeverybodies Change image and share on social
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
That was when I found out that you could talk to them and it was a whole other way to blow your stack, and it's so much fun to perform that you want to do it again and the more you get out of it the better. Leo Kottke blowfindfun 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
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
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
We had a day off here yesterday and I just sat in my room and played. Leo Kottke dayplayroom Change image and share on social
