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"If you listen to a lot of music, it gradually seeps into your consciousness or your unconsciousness and comes out in your music."

John Abercrombie, American Musician

Music, Consciousness

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"If you listen to a lot of music, it gradually seeps into your consciousness or your unconsciousness and comes out in your music."

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"You're just sort of searching for this "thing" and sometimes you get it and sometimes you don't. All music is imperfect, but in jazz since you're improvising, at least the way I play, I'm trying to follow my train of thought in a solo."

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