Marc Ribot Quotes

Avant-garde means never having to say you're sorry.

Modern instruments were designed to throw sound all in one direction.

I hate nostalgia, I want nothing to do with it.

Good is the director who lets you do what you have to do.

Jazz is a music of great achievements but speed and chops serve a different function in jazz.

I am on the side of pluralistic societies, and I will do whatever I can - by the best means available and any means necessary - to protect spaces that encourage open communication between people.

Influence people think about it as someone you like but influence is also what you're revolted by. In fact, often it's what you're running away from.