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Miroslav Vitous quotes

Czechoslovakian Musician December 6, 1947

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There was the best teachers from the Czech Philharmonic, highly dedicated people, some of the best musicians in the world passing on the knowledge about the country, about the principles, and about the music. Miroslav Vitous
Miroslav Vitous quote: "I actually met Chick Corea in New York, where I was staying..."
I actually met Chick Corea in New York, where I was staying with a bass player friend. Miroslav Vitous
I basically started playing violin at the age of six. That lasted about three years because my previous teacher died and the second teacher didn't really know how to successfully get me going. Miroslav Vitous
I had a vision how it should sound and I put all my knowledge into this product and it is a fantastic product. People still tell me that I have the best musical thing there. Miroslav Vitous
So I am one of those bass players who can do something and musically, it was back then and now it is even more, if you noticed on the new album, I am not playing all the time anymore. Miroslav Vitous
I thought it was time to get a group together and the first person I thought of was Wayne Shorter. I called Wayne and in the meantime, Wayne called me to make an album with him, which was Super Nova. Miroslav Vitous
That was really so upsetting when you are trying to pass on some very serious knowledge and be basically, treated worse than a student coming off the street because his father pays the tuition. Come on. Give me a break. This is no school. This is a joke. Miroslav Vitous
I was pretty much prepared because I was already playing in extremely good ways when I arrived from Europe because I played jazz four or five years before I arrived here. Miroslav Vitous
They taught us because they wanted to pass the knowledge on and educate young musicians. It was not because they had to teach because they failed as musicians. There is a huge difference in the reasons why someone is teaching and what they can offer and what they cannot offer. Miroslav Vitous
Miroslav Vitous quote: "But I have returned to one hundred percent playing this year...."
But I have returned to one hundred percent playing this year. I am fully back to playing full time. Miroslav Vitous
I continued studying by myself in the field of jazz with my own technique of improvisation, walking bass lines, rhythms, all kinds of stuff, which I created for myself. Miroslav Vitous
The main thing that those two albums have in common aside from my music, which of course, a sense of it, you can recognize, it is that the bass on Infinite Search was playing much, much less like a bass. Miroslav Vitous
Miroslav Vitous quote: "So the whole basis for jazz music is based on the fact that..."
So the whole basis for jazz music is based on the fact that the bass player could not play his instrument. Miroslav Vitous
Miroslav Vitous quote: "The money in the schools overpowers the principles of the..."
The money in the schools overpowers the principles of the purpose. Miroslav Vitous
I am touring in Europe. I am putting together a trio and a quartet. I am playing solo concerts with my symphonic sounds. I am very much engaged back to playing and recording and everything. Miroslav Vitous

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