Like you have seven people with their hands up. I gotta make a choice. Y'know, that's tough. Sometimes I gotta go with someone that has an idea and make several calls in a row, because they got an idea. John Zorn callchoicegotta share on social
That is a lot of the reason I do what I do, to really spread the word and spread information and turn people onto different things they may not be, y'know, aware of. That is what Naked City is certainly about. John Zorn awarecityinformation share on social
That was my challenge as a composer. Like with anything, to keep yourself interested in doing what you do, you set yourself challenges. So I said, Okay, I'll try to write a hundred tunes in a year. John Zorn challengecomposerhundred Change image and share on social
I used to look at composing music as problem solving. But as I get older, it's not about problem solving anymore. There are no solutions, because there are no problems. You just turn the tap and it flows out. John Zorn anymorecomposeflow share on social
I have wit in my work and a sense of humor, but I do not use irony in any way. John Zorn humorironysense Change image and share on social
Man, Dick Dale shreds. He's welcomed to anybody's bar mitzvah. John Zorn bardaledick Change image and share on social
Music is about people for me. It's not about sounds. It's about people; it's about putting people into challenging situations. And for me, challenges are opportunities. John Zorn challengemusicopportunity Change image and share on social
The idealists will always be in society, and we will survive. John Zorn idealistsocietysurvive Change image and share on social
Classical stuff takes a lot of rehearsal time and preparation, but with stuff that involves improvisation, you can over-rehearse it and it gets stale. You don't want it to be too comfortable. In fact, a good sound check, a good rehearsal usually means a bad performance. John Zorn badcheckclassical share on social
For about seven years. I really like it there. There are a lot of great musicians. The scene is very open. A lot of stuff going on. People's ears are really open, they are not closed. A lot of scenes here, people just get tunnel vision and are into one thing. John Zorn closeeargreat share on social
