When I listen to a record, or when I'm making a record, I listen to everything. I listen to the drums, the bass, the voice, the arrangement. I listen to the whole piece as an ensemble. I don't only listen to the guitar player.
The key concept is to open your ears. Music can be here and there, anywhere surrounding you.
Ninety-nine percent of singing is listening and hearing, and so then 1 percent of it is singing.
When you are listening to music it is better to cover your eyes than your ears.
One of the most important elements in teaching, conducting, and performing, all three, is listening.
Sometimes you can listen to a song all your life without hearing it.
In the wake of the San Francisco scene, ears were alive. It was a listening generation.
A long time ago I started talking into a balloon so I could feel myself talking, to practice judging volume, and compare it to other musicians.
