I didn't want to get attached to one guitar; I didn't want to have an instrument that was irreplaceable. — Robin Trower Copy Share Image
I'll admit I never wanted to be in a band. Then, in X-Factor, they put me in this group and it's the… — Leigh-Anne Pinnock Copy Share Image
I've grown a lot as a singer and a songwriter, but also as a person. I communicate better with my band, and… — Joel Madden Copy Share Image
When I joined the band I didn't know any of the tunes, and when I left the band I didn't know any… — Keith Jarrett Copy Share Image
My house was filled with music. We had a piano, and my brothers and sisters played instruments. Even though I was around… — Michael Franti Copy Share Image
I think it's important for a young musician to stick with a band for a while and really work with a band… — Mike Portnoy Copy Share Image
Friday and Saturday, we bring in bands that are well known around town. Mostly in the jazz genre. — Paul Taylor Copy Share Image
As a songwriter, I've always loved to tell stories. But in my band, it was always about what would make sense for… — Cassadee Pope 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
... 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
During recording, the most important thing of all is to "sing sincerely" from the heart. When you guys listen to my songs… — Daesung Copy Share Image
I always thought if I had a band it would have the energy and feel of early Police, since that's where my… — Taylor Hawkins Copy Share Image
From playing bass guitar in a covers band in Israel... to my various partnerships with media companies, investment companies, governments etc. all… — Haim Saban Copy Share Image
You have to be careful not to make music something you don't want to do. Which happens. I've gotten off the road… — Shawn Mendes Copy Share Image
Singer smoke it and players of instruments too. Legalize it, yeah, yeah. That's the best thing you can do. — Peter Tosh Copy Share Image
My experience of being a singer and performer is there is something meditative and very positive about singing, just resonating the inside… — KT Tunstall Copy Share Image
I wasn't in a lot of rock and roll bands. I was in jug bands and things when I was in school. — Loudon Wainwright III Copy Share Image
It is my aim, my destination in life to make the cello as beloved an instrument as the violin and piano. — Mstislav Rostropovich Copy Share Image
Writing from a personal experience can bring about this emotion and power of emotion that can be instantly connected to the instrument,… — Gregory Porter Copy Share Image
There are so many bands I am starting to see: Waterparks, Potty Mouth - they're all garage bands that started in the… — Benji Madden Copy Share Image
I write lyrics. I play the guitar. If the rest of the band had to do my schedule, they would be dead — John Frusciante Copy Share Image
“I play the only instrument that takes in music rather than propelling it out: the ear trumpet. Don’t bother snickering at me—I… — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
I write almost every single part of my songs, even the actual drum parts sometimes, whether they be simple or layered with… — Kaki King Copy Share Image
I walk into a kids' store, and it's amazing, the types of instruments - little squeaky things, rattling things, spinning tops. — Evelyn Glennie Copy Share Image
When we were younger, we sang at the dinner table. We started doing two part harmony, then three part, and then we… — Isaac Hanson Copy Share Image
The guys in my band buy instruments and sell and trade them. But if I have something I hang onto it. Everything… — Gary Clark, Jr Copy Share Image
“Where, My Lord, is music bred—upon the instrument or within the ear that listens? The loveliness of woman is created in the… — Karen Blixen Copy Share Image
I'm inspired by the sheer ingenuity and intelligence possessed by my fellow band mates. — Brad Delson Copy Share Image
“A monochrome Jackson Pollock," Jane says, and then tells Tiny, "We gotta bolt. This band is like a root canal sans painkiller".” — John Green Copy Share Image
Back when I started getting popular when it came to my singing, I never wanted to just settle for that. I wanted… — Leslie Uggams Copy Share Image
I hate it when bands keep making the same record over and over, so we're pushing ourselves to try new things and… — Wayne Static Copy Share Image
Of the One O'Clock Lab Band after hearing their performance, and sitting in with them at the White House: "I wish it… — Duke Ellington Copy Share Image
Your mallet or your stick goes through the instrument, the sound goes out and then wherever the sound goes nobody knows, you… — Evelyn Glennie Copy Share Image
I've worked with a number of big bands, but there's nothing in life like the Basie band. — Kurt Elling Copy Share Image
In high school, I once sang 'Let's Get It On' and 'Brown Sugar' with a band that included my English teacher and… — Chris Pine Copy Share Image
I do like writing songs in a band. When it's rock, it's such a different kind of dynamic, obviously. — Colin Hay Copy Share Image
I'm happy doing different things. Being in a band is great, but being in a band can be difficult sometimes. — James Iha Copy Share Image
I enjoy all aspects of singing and I'm luckily given the choice to be part of different styles of music. — Bryn Terfel Copy Share Image
