Perfect retention. I don't think I could do that-I've never disciplined myself to do it. I suppose a lot of it is a question of discipline. Which improvisation is not.
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The rule of improvisation I took to heart was, 'Don't think.' I tend to over-think things, so that was a big lesson for me.
Improvising is wonderful. But, the thing is that you cannot improvise unless you know exactly what you're doing. That's a kind of paradoxical thing about improvising.
I'm very bad with improvisation. I hate it.
I'm used to sort of improvising a lot when I do my comedies.
What all my years in improvisation taught is that - if you're going to grow as a performer - you have to try some new things. You've got to be willing to take a few risks.
No, improvising is wonderful. But, the thing is that you cannot improvise unless you know exactly what you're doing.
I've always been into improvisation.
I always had a knack for improvisation. I can write down the notes I play, but never really had a proper academic musical background. I suppose I'm blessed and cursed by the fact I have that freedom.
You can't improvise if you are tense. Or thinking too much. You have to really let it go.
For the last 30-plus years, I have been doing one long, uninterrupted improv.