The power to learn is present in everyone's soul, and the instrument with which each learns is like an eye that cannot… — Plato Copy Share Image
... there is still a very strong subculture of people who want to do great things on an instrument, and who are… — Steve Vai Copy Share Image
Writing is private and personal but after I have the idea and I have some of it in place I'll share it… — Melody Gardot Copy Share Image
I've had a high turnover of band members because I require something very specific, musically. I require someone who's really creative, as… — CMAT Copy Share Image
The thing is, there are so many different ways to make music these days with virtual instruments, software applications, physical instruments, and… — Mike Shinoda Copy Share Image
There was a band very early on in our class, and I played in that band and as a teenager, I continued.… — Agnes Obel Copy Share Image
My brother is the lifelong musician; he made the choice to do that when we were very, very young kids. I remember… — Kevin Bacon Copy Share Image
When my YouTube videos started to get really big, I was like, 'Man, this is pretty sweet.' It started as my hobby,… — Austin Mahone Copy Share Image
I love the Memphis sound. When I was 16-and-a-half, with my driver's permit, I was playing New Jersey clubs in a 10-piece… — David Bryan Copy Share Image
Greg Trooper writes great songs, including one of my very favorite songs in the world, Little Sister. On top of all that,… — Steve Earle Copy Share Image
The band projects just took natural priority. I didn't really have a solo career, just wanted to share the music in another… — Ken Hensley Copy Share Image
Music is multi-dimensional: it's all in the feeling. Sometimes I feel like looping; sometimes I don't. Sometimes I want to strip it… — Tash Sultana Copy Share Image
I definitely make an effort to work on different styles of music: not working on too many post-rock bands, or too many… — John Congleton Copy Share Image
Guitar was just a hobby, but it seemed to me that the instrument had possibilities, not least of which was that there… — Julian Bream Copy Share Image
Basically, a band's first record is them coming together and really learning everything, and then, after they're on the road and really… — Vinnie Paul Copy Share Image
I got this Christmas gift with the entire Beatles catalog. I had fun trying to duplicate what I was hearing on these… — M. Ward Copy Share Image
When Derek Miller and I started working together, we had a very clear vision for the sound of the band. It was… — Alexis Krauss Copy Share Image
To maintain a consistency when people come to see the band takes a lot of work; it takes a lot of discipline.… — Kelly Jones Copy Share Image
Many people in the neighborhood liked hip-hop and house music, and I couldn't play that. You can't perform that on guitar or… — Jimmy Page Copy Share Image
I have loved music so much from when I was little, and I don't know whether it was because I saw my… — Lisa Marie Presley Copy Share Image
If the photographer is interested in the people in front of his lens, and if he is compassionate, it's already a lot.… — Eve Arnold Copy Share Image
“At first he had appreciated only the material quality of the sounds which those instruments secreted. And it had been a source… — Marcel Proust Copy Share Image
I'm really focusing on songs that transfer well to live music, because my live band is such an important part of what… — CMAT Copy Share Image
I think music will always be a big part of my life. I can't go five minutes without singing, sometimes unconsciously. And… — Justin Timberlake Copy Share Image
Adele was introduced to me by a guitarist named Mike Hartnett that plays for a band called Rehab. We was just riding… — Big K.R.I.T Copy Share Image
I'm tired of being in a band, but I do want to continue making records and performing, at least a little bit.… — Dean Wareham Copy Share Image
“It had been years since Melora listened to a symphony. She had been struck by how natural and organic the music was.… — Marie Zhuikov Copy Share Image
When I was 12 years old, I was in the Boy Scouts. The scoutmaster of our troop was in a band that… — Eddie Rabbitt Copy Share Image
When I got out of high school, I was in a blues band. It was the kind of music I was interested… — Todd Rundgren Copy Share Image
1983 - Country music had made a resurgence in this country so I joined a country band. I was the only black… — Daryl Davis Copy Share Image
But then when he left, I realized that it was harder to write songs and feel spiritually connected to art and music… — Anthony Kiedis Copy Share Image
The only reason I do anything is that I just love writing songs. If I write songs, I feel good about it… — Ryan Jarman Copy Share Image
Marching band today isn't your grandmother or grandfather's marching band where the band walked out onto the field, stopped and played a… — John Mashburn Copy Share Image
I will stop nasal singing. I will change if the time comes. I am 100% sure about it. The day I feel… — Himesh Reshammiya Copy Share Image
“Summer is for music, and it’s time to turn up the volume! Whether you're strumming a guitar by the campfire, dancing to… — Life is Positive Copy Share Image
I've always enjoyed singing and can't recall a time in my life where I wasn't singing. I'm most grateful for the strength… — Jason Mraz Copy Share Image
Sharon went on to play classical but we actually went into totally different instruments which was lucky for the band because otherwise… — Caroline Corr Copy Share Image
I was in bands, like everyone else, when I was 16, 17; I was a little skater listening to Dead Kennedy's and… — Bonobo Copy Share Image
We're not clever enough to picture something and say, "Our music is going to be Jackson Pollock meets Oprah Winfrey" and then… — Josh Jones Copy Share Image
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