I felt that I had been influenced by being in the city enough and I wanted to go off by myself to see what was going on. I remember going out there and looking in the mirror and thinking I wasn't anything. Roscoe Mitchell cityfeltinfluence share on social
Life is short, and, once somebody is gone, they're gone. Roscoe Mitchell lifeshort Change image and share on social
This is what really makes real jazz musicians: people coming out with their own voice. Roscoe Mitchell comejazzmake Change image and share on social
You have to know composition to be a good improviser. Roscoe Mitchell compositiongoodimproviser Change image and share on social
Man, I used to go around and think, 'Oh my God, what must it be like to be going down the street, and someone asks you, 'What's your name?' and the reply would be, 'John Coltrane.'' I couldn't imagine what that would be like. Roscoe Mitchell askcoltranegod share on social
What I'm after is a composed music that will sound like improvised music when improvisors play it. You shouldn't be able to tell what parts are being improvised and what parts were written out beforehand; it should sound like the same music. Roscoe Mitchell composeimproviseimprovisors share on social
I always try to think of a vocabulary to match different musical situations. Roscoe Mitchell matchmusicalsituation Change image and share on social
I like to hear melodies that go from one extreme to the next- saxophone to a bell to a whistle, for instance. Roscoe Mitchell bellextremehear Change image and share on social
I've always been interested in shaping music in odd ways, with odd riffs and that's been probably something that I've continued on with my studies with improvisation as I'm working with people. Roscoe Mitchell continuehaveimprovisation Change image and share on social
