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

~Derek Bailey

Topics: Affect Circumstances Much Music Playing Really Susceptible Theory

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Personally, I've found one of the more stimulating ways of playing in recent times has been to kind of move outside the free improvised area and work with people who are probably improvisers but they have a particular way of working.

~Derek Bailey

Topics: Area Been Found Free Improvised Kind More Move Outside Particular Particular Way People Personally Playing Recent Stimulating Times Way Ways Who Work Working

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In fact it's quite gratifying for me to see some of the people who really objected to this method of working now being quite so profligate in their use of it.

~Derek Bailey

Topics: Being Fact Gratifying In Fact Me Method Now People Quite Really See Some Use Who Working

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For me, Company is still the best way for me to work.

~Derek Bailey

Topics: Best Best Way Company Me Still Way Work

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I've always liked the effect of having somebody in there who hadn't the faintest idea what was going on.

~Derek Bailey

Topics: Always Effect Going Having Idea Liked Somebody Who

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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.

~Derek Bailey

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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.

~Derek Bailey

Topics: About Approach Being Being The Best Best Best Way Ideological Kind Kinds Music Other Playing Think Want Way Works I Think

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I am reactive.

~Derek Bailey

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I'm not much into current electronic stuff, what I think of as lounge electronics, mumbling electronics.

~Derek Bailey

Topics: Current Electronic Electronics Lounge Much Stuff Think I Think

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I don't research anything.

~Derek Bailey

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Musician

Born: January 29th, 1932

Died: December 25th, 2005

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