A cocktail and an oyster is an awfully good thing after a park, especially one close to water. Chris Thile Read Quote
For years, my actual listening activity has been governed by what I perceived to be good for me as a musician, almost like the way an athlete trains for a given sporting task. I’d listen to something if I felt it would improve my sense of harmony or counterpoint, or whatever I was working on. Chris Thile Read Quote
Improvisation is an important part of bluegrass, and I would hasten to add that classical music wasn’t always such an improvisational void. Back in the day, everyone’s cadenzas were improvised, and improvisation was taught in conservatories. Chris Thile Read Quote
People who are happy with their neighborhoods in New York always say the same thing: ‘It’s such a neighborhood!’ And that’s how we feel about Carroll Gardens. We see all the same people who have been there a long time and are very friendly and welcoming to us. Chris Thile Read Quote
Calvin is a constant reminder that I’m not always as present as I want to be. His go-to state of being is present. So I’m really grateful of that part of being his parent. Chris Thile Read Quote
My musical output has been consistently acoustic, but my taste has not. I love everything. As long as it’s good, I’m in. Chris Thile Read Quote
If you’re sitting there going, ‘Well, these particular genres are the only genres I like,’ that’s like saying, ‘I only like books with this particular kind of cover.’ Because that’s all genre is. It’s a discussion of texture. Chris Thile Read Quote
In my mind, there’s this one ‘super genre,’ which is the only genre that matters, and that’s the super genre of good music. Chris Thile Read Quote
It’s like wine and food, or coffee and a pastry – coffee’s awesome and a chocolate croissant is awesome, and together, they’re transcendent. To me, music is the same way. Chris Stapleton is transcendent. Julien Baker is transcendent. Together, they’re going to be euphoria. Chris Thile Read Quote
