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Continue to ChatI think it all comes back to the individual. My instrument's just a pile of metal and wood! If you listen to the way I speak I have a lot of rhythm, use a lot of accents. When I'm playing my instrument that concept comes through very clearly. In fact some people who've seen me play have noticed that I'm singing - but it's more that I'm actually speaking. So it's not really about the instrument. But for me, in my thinking, the music is all about the melody. When I compose, 99 percent of the time I start with the melody. - Stefon Harris from https://whatsmyquote.com/quote/i-think-it-all-comes-back-to-the-individual-my-instrument-s-just-a-pile-of-metal-and-wood-if-you-listen-to-the