We are facing a generation of young singers who are much more diminutive in their approach to singing. — Jerome Hines Copy Share Image
Brass bands are part of my upbringing. Brass band records were among the first records I listened to. — Johann Johannsson Copy Share Image
The electric guitar meant that you could have a band with a drummer and a couple of guitars. And that put a… — Keith Richards Copy Share Image
I was a really camp child! In the 70s, an age of all these amazing musical subcultures, I was sitting in my… — Zoe Ball Copy Share Image
Singing was probably my first love, and song writing. I write a lot of love songs and heartbreaking songs. — Nolan Sotillo Copy Share Image
Being a fan of pop music and rock bands, I am a reluctant convert into the art of instrumental rock music. — Paul Gilbert Copy Share Image
The only reason I'm able to do music is because I'm making money on 'Community.' If I wasn't, I couldn't pay for… — Donald Glover Copy Share Image
I hope to find the perfect band as well, I really do, and I'm working very hard to find that band. — Vinnie Vincent Copy Share Image
What I rediscovered was the therapeutic nature of singing lessons. They're like doing yoga but for [the] inside of your body. You… — Stephen Colbert Copy Share Image
One interesting thing - I play bass and guitar and stuff like that. I know those instruments really well. But I don't… — Jherek Bischoff Copy Share Image
Another thing that was unique about working on this stuff was that I was engineering it. I used many of the things… — Lindsey Buckingham Copy Share Image
In the late '70s, I had a band - the David Johansen band, for lack of a better name - and I… — David Johansen Copy Share Image
The orchestra's an amazing instrument, but I don't want to just arrange my songs for it. I think that might be kind… — Andrew Bird Copy Share Image
I saw a band called The Electric Guitars, from Bristol. I described them to Roland, and he just started playing a riff… — Curt Smith Copy Share Image
If you ask me about music and how things should be played, I believe that music-making is the combination of having learned… — Michala Petri Copy Share Image
When I got my band in 1983, I knew what I had to do. If I'm going to have a big band,… — Illinois Jacquet Copy Share Image
The creative part for me is making songs, and that's what I really love the most, and that's what I've always done… — Ric Ocasek Copy Share Image
The music speaks for itself. You either like it or you don't, or you're somewhere in between. That doesn't change whether I'm… — Bun E. Carlos Copy Share Image
Directing taught me how to run a team and turn up on time - things you don't really learn when you're in… — Viv Albertine Copy Share Image
I'd like to be in a man band, but with Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and Keith Richards. We'd have a rocky edge. — Ringo Starr Copy Share Image
Life is a public performance on the violin, in which you must learn the instrument as you go along. — E. M. Forster Copy Share Image
In the past, I played in bands, worked at coffee shops, babysat, and worked as a production assistant. — Tig Notaro Copy Share Image
My favorite sound is definitely mules. If it was an instrument, it's really pingthe touch of the black keys of the piano. — Christian Louboutin Copy Share Image
Paul persuaded me to join the band. I would never have had the courage otherwise. It was fun at the beginning. We… — Linda McCartney Copy Share Image
Also, painting and animation are really solitary pursuits, so the collaborative aspects of music making and acting are pretty welcome sometimes. — Tunde Adebimpe Copy Share Image
The best part was watching Journey grow into this monster. The band was huge, playing these enormous gigs. — Neal Schon Copy Share Image
“Imagination is better than a sharp instrument. To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work.” — Mary Oliver Copy Share Image
Life is like a public performance on the violin, in which you must learn the intrument as you go along — E. M. Forster Copy Share Image
My son does not appreciate classical musicians such as the Stones; he is more into bands with names like Heave and Squatting… — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
If you're singing, you're telling a story. So to tell it and tell it right, that's it. — Jimmy Scott Copy Share Image
When I was young, I wanted to do something more low-key, like become a drummer in a rock band. — Brooke Burke Copy Share Image
Even though I'm still doing the singing entrances, with promos and backstages, I was being me as a performer. — Aiden English Copy Share Image
In the studio you have pretty much carte blanche with whatever you're doing. You can turn natural instruments into electronic instruments. — John Cale Copy Share Image
I write songs, I play instruments, and I produce music that comes out for the world. — Rex Orange County Copy Share Image
Performing outside is always kind of strange. Usually, you can't hear something, whether it's your voice or instrument, but it's a fun… — Jack Garratt Copy Share Image
Yes, I love to play drums and bass and guitar and piano. Those are the main instruments I play. That is it. — Jeff Lynne Copy Share Image
Mainly I was able to perform with music - I played the French horn, I would sing, and I was a drummer… — Ewan McGregor Copy Share Image
We want to be one of those bands that made their own way - a U2, a Led Zeppelin, a Red Hot… — Sonny Sandoval Copy Share Image
I was a singing guitar player as a kid, and I found it really embarrassing, so I stopped singing and became a… — James Murphy Copy Share Image
Over the years, when you're in a band with a catalog like Aerosmith's, you accumulate a lot of instruments to duplicate those… — Joe Perry Copy Share Image
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