The magic of playing has to do with how much everyone wants it to succeed. If you have five players in a situation where the music is being improvised and one is determined it is not going to succeed, it won't succeed even if one of the musicians takes control.
Fear is the biggest motivator. - Bill Dixon
Fear is the biggest motivator.
- Bill Dixon
If you are you, 24 hours a day, then you do not have to remember who you are supposed to be in different situations - something that I imagine could … - Bill Dixon
If you are you, 24 hours a day, then you do not have to remember who you are supposed to be in different situations - something that I imagine could …
Rock musicians, and a vast array of popular-music musicians, due to their wealth, acquired through the mass of their notoriety, are able to be listen… - Bill Dixon
Rock musicians, and a vast array of popular-music musicians, due to their wealth, acquired through the mass of their notoriety, are able to be listen…
I think people who sample are cheating. It is like people who do collages. Use all of your own stuff. - Bill Dixon
I think people who sample are cheating. It is like people who do collages. Use all of your own stuff.
If I had money, I would like to get an old building, have music performances, do lithographs, have shows of paintings, and do those things that I'm i… - Bill Dixon
If I had money, I would like to get an old building, have music performances, do lithographs, have shows of paintings, and do those things that I'm i…
If I produce it, I will stage it as a performance. A small audience will be invited; rehearsals of the sections will be done in the mornings, and tho… - Bill Dixon
If I produce it, I will stage it as a performance. A small audience will be invited; rehearsals of the sections will be done in the mornings, and tho…
While everyone has a right to his or her opinion, the people who are informed have more of a right. - Bill Dixon
While everyone has a right to his or her opinion, the people who are informed have more of a right.
I have been using delay and reverberation since the middle 1960s. I use them to make what is almost inaudible to the ear, audible. I do not use them … - Bill Dixon
I have been using delay and reverberation since the middle 1960s. I use them to make what is almost inaudible to the ear, audible. I do not use them …
Most of my recorded material has been in small group configurations. I have not released large orchestral works as recordings because it hasn't been … - Bill Dixon
Most of my recorded material has been in small group configurations. I have not released large orchestral works as recordings because it hasn't been …
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