Chris Thile

Musician

1981-02-20

Books by Chris Thile

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Like a sporting event, live events are the one thing you can't have anytime you want them.
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Tradition matters. To me it's not a limiting force; it's a springboard.
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Music should never be a dictatorship. It should be a symbiotic relationship between the musician and the audience.
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It's very hard to make grand, romantic gestures on a mandolin, and there are times, particularly when playing Bach, that you long for just a little more sustain. But for better or worse it's my voice, and the trade-off comes with increased intimacy. It's like you're beckoning the audience closer: 'C'mere, I've got something to tell ya.'
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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.
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I'm a massive Roger Federer fan, and sometimes I can see in his game the willful development of a tactic or technique that doesn't come as naturally to him, like fixating on improving the backhand. And I'm thinking, Hit the forehand! It's what you do!
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