Mike Stern Quotes

But the audience is there, believe me. There’s a fuckin’ strong ass music audience in the States and amazing players. I’ve had the chance to play with a lot of really great players who are from the States and I continuously teach and you come up against some amazing, really amazing players. So, there’s definitely a lot of interest despite the fact that there’s not a lot of help in that regard in the States, but that’s the way it is.
Mike Stern

When I hire musicians, I look for that first: every time they sit down do they go for it, you know? And do they try to learn the music and try to get inside the song whatever the tune is? Whether it's my originals or someone else's, it’s just whether or not they’re gonna play their hearts out, first and foremost.
Mike Stern