Yeah, the first thing that comes to mind is not to try too hard. Leo Kottke hardmindthing Change image and share on social
I had been playing single note instruments and I wanted to hear a guitar played as a piano. Leo Kottke guitarhearinstrument Change image and share on social
The first music I was exposed to was Stravinsky and I loved it but I don't remember it. Leo Kottke exposelovemusic 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
When the audience is awful you can still have a great night and people will walk out thinking they had a great time even though there was loads of loudmouths and the sound was terrible. Leo Kottke audienceawfulgreat Change image and share on social
I was required by Capital to release one every six months and the fastest I could do with all my touring was every nine months, and it would spook me every time because I never had what I needed and I really didn't want to do covers. Leo Kottke capitalcoverfast share on social
Yeah I do and I don't mind, in fact that is one of the real encouraging things about this whole career of mine is that there are tunes I wrote almost thirty years ago that I will still play in front of an audience and I still like the old tunes. Leo Kottke agoaudiencecareer share on social
I don't spend a lot of time thinking of what they'll do musically, I try to imagine being locked into a windowless room with this person for twelve hours at a time. If you can look at that and think it might be fun then maybe you've got the right musician. Leo Kottke funhavehour share on social
The principle element in a performance is risk, and if you're losing interest then by scaring yourself to death the audience will feel it and boy it'll wake them up. Leo Kottke audienceboydeath Change image and share on social
It was a kind of paralysis you would get from tendonitis and I would last about five to ten minutes into the set and it would set in and I really couldn't play. Leo Kottke kindminuteparalysis Change image and share on social
