Derek Bailey Quotes on music

Playing music is not really susceptible to theory much. Circumstances affect it so much.

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Derek Bailey

Derek Bailey may refer to: Derek Bailey (guitarist) (1930–2005), English avant-garde guitarist Derek Bailey (tribal chairman) (1972–2021), Native American tribal chairman and US Congressional candidate

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Derek Bailey

Playing music is not really susceptible to theory much. Circumstances affect it so much.

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Derek Bailey

Younger players in this music often turn out to be middle aged; it is not a young music.

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Derek Bailey

I wouldn't want to be ideological about it but I think of it as being the best way to approach this kind of playing. I don't think it works in other music, other kinds of playing.

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Derek Bailey

Personally, I've found that the kind of thing that I like is going into somebody else's area and not playing their music but doing whatever I do in their area.

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