"Big bang theory" and "Two and a half men" producer and Pat Metheny

[zepa....@gmail.com]

Yesterday I was watching an episode of "Big Bang Theory" (a silly TV comedy about nerds) and in the very end a message is shown very quickly (just for a
few seconds, actually), but for some reason the expression "jazz guitar"
called my attention. So I use the rewind to read the whole message in pause mode. It was written by the producer (Chuck Lorre), and goes literally:

"CHUCK LORRE PRODUCTIONS, #202
Tonight's story about Sheldon's ego being crushed following his encounter with a young prodigy has its roots in my own life. Around 1974 I was playing guitar for a living in Miami Beach. I was twenty-two years old and thought I was really something. In the parlance of musicians, I felt I had some "serious chops." Nights I played clubs, hotels, and private parties. For a few months I worked in a lounge band on a cruise ship. I even landed a day gig playing acoustic solo stuff at a coffee house in South Beach. That was where a professor from the University of Miami saw me play, dug what I was doing, and invited me to audit his jazz guitar class at the university. I happily accepted, thinking I might be able to teach the kids a thing or two. I still remember the first class, me sitting in the back proudly holding my beat-up '64 Fender Strat, while the college students all cradled expensive Gibsons. Of course, this only made me feel more smug. I was a working musician. These were rich kids in a rich school with instruments that daddy bought 'em. But then something happened that would change my life forever. A painfully shy, sixteen year old boy walked into the room. He could barely speak nor make eye contact with anyone, seemed dwarfed by his big jazz guitar, and was ludicrously introduced as a visiting professor to the university. His name was Pat Metheny. I'll never forget how I felt when he began to play. It was an imploding feeling, like the kind you get when your ego is being demolished like an old Vegas casino. Thankfully, the feeling was accompanied by a soft, reassuring voice in my head that whispered, "Find work in television, nobody's a prodigy there." Thirteen years later I listened to that voice (I may have been deluded, but I was no quitter). Oh, and Pat, if you happen to read this... thank you."

Just sharing it.

ZP

[Joey Goldstein]

Hah. That's very cool.
I had a similar experience or 2 or 3 when I had the good fortune to be
able to be one of Pat's students at Berklee.
But I kept playing guitar. D'Oh!

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Joey Goldstein
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[zepa....@gmail.com]

Joey Goldstein wrote:
> But I kept playing guitar. D'Oh!

Fortunately you keep, as you sound really great.

Pat is a obvious case of a prodigius kid who succeded, but in many cases
other prodigies burn out, but after some while lose their passion or something
and don't succeed.

ZP

[Joey Goldstein]

On 6/11/13 1:03 PM, zepa....@gmail.com wrote:
>
> Joey Goldstein wrote:
>> But I kept playing guitar. D'Oh!
>
> Fortunately you keep, as you sound really great.

Thanks zepa!!

> Pat is a obvious case of a prodigius kid who succeded, but in many cases
> other prodigies burn out, but after some while lose their passion or something
> and don't succeed.
>
> ZP

To me, the most impressive thing about Pat over the years has been his
work ethic which appears to have always been guided by his huge passion
for music.
I find it really hard to be that passionate about anything including
music, only having had periodic lengths of time where I am 100% totally
committed and passionate about my own music-making.
Far too often I'm just going through the motions.
It's the guys who keep that passion alive 24/7 year-after-year that can
really make their mark, as he has.
It's much more important than "talent" or being "gifted", but it's a
kind of talent and/or gift in its own right.

And he just keeps getting stronger and more evolved musically year after
year and is always morphing his talents into something he's never done
before.
Actually freaks me out.

[Alex Beauroy]

Very well said!!! It freaks me out too!!!!!
Best Regards
@lex

[jive turkey]

chuck lorre's net worth: $600 million
pat metheny net worth: ?

[David J. Littleboy]

"jive turkey" wrote:

chuck lorre's net worth: $600 million
pat metheny net worth: ?
<<<<<<<<<<

Probably a lot closer to that than you think. I can't imagine PM not having
done quite well for himself. 19 Grammy awards, 3 gold records, 20 million
records sold, lots of successful tours. Major awards/recognitions every year
since 1979. And all of it earned* and deserved.

http://www.patmetheny.com/awards2.cfm

*: "Metheny has spent most of his life on tour, averaging between 120-240
shows a year since 1974." Sheesh. He works harder than the Grateful Dead
did.

-- David J. Littleboy
Tokyo, Japan

[jive turkey]

Pat didn't make this list:
http://www.businessinsider.com/the-richest-musicians-of-all-time-2013-1?op=1

chuck lorre is wealthier than many of the wealthiest pop musicians.

[bluber...@gmail.com]

Lemme school you on something there ole Fritzy Boy! Pat has spent his ENTIRE life doing exactly what he was born to do. His family does not now and never will EVER want for anything. If you don't think that combination of factors make you rich beyond most people's imaginings than you clearly don't know the meaning of the word. I have been fortunate enough to meet Pat and his family and spend an evening with them. They are some of the most genuine people I have ever had the pleasure of meeting. His kids are bright and very well behaved. There is much more to wealth than dollars and cents and I would imagine he has plenty of those as well!

[lamarca.mas...@gmail.com]

Fyi: Pat Methaney was 20 years in 1974.

[Joey Goldstein]

On 2014-10-07, 6:12 PM, lamarca.mas...@gmail.com wrote:
> Fyi: Pat Methaney was 20 years in 1974.
>

I just looked this up.
That's funny.
I kinda had the same experience when he came to Boston but I too stupid
to give up.
lol

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[kent.o...@gmail.com]

I just attended "An Wvening with Pat Metheny", wasn't as intimate as your evening with him you lucky dog! Was one of the most amazing shows I've ever been to, Pat is something special.