When I was a kid, every street had a band, and we'd steal members from each other. — Ian Gillan Copy Share Image
Weve always done a bunch of musically diverse things. We were just showing a broader side of the band, the more melodic… — Dimebag Darrell Copy Share Image
Our fans make the band. What they give we give right back. They're an integral part of us. They ARE us. — Jonathan Davis Copy Share Image
The audiences are there as a result of my history with the band but also as a result of my being able… — Bruce Springsteen Copy Share Image
There is perhaps nothing that is not musical. Perhaps there's no moment in life that's not musical... All instruments, musical or not,… — George Brecht Copy Share Image
“The writing that so thrills and exhilarates you, as if you were dancing right next to the band, is barely audible to… — Annie Dillard Copy Share Image
If you're the band leader you ask more of yourself than anyone else, so they tend to raise the bar for me. — Kristin Hersh Copy Share Image
I'm triggering acoustic instruments. I'm literally beating, smacking, hitting, blowing, doing physical things. It's an incredibly exciting way to make music. — Pat Metheny Copy Share Image
I spend a lot of time copying saxophone players and trumpet players. Not to say that it is not important to listen… — Bill Frisell Copy Share Image
It is amazing when you try and write songs without an instrument. It kind of forces the melody to be honed it.… — Graham Colton Copy Share Image
I remember looking at my iTunes and was like, 'I haven't listened to an album in about three months.' What happened? I… — James Righton Copy Share Image
“To participate, then, in the pomp of the orchestra, in the full scintillation thereof, was in the highest degree thrilling. Is this… — M.T. Anderson Copy Share Image
The major rock instruments and classical instruments were designed for performance, for sharing the music with an audience, and then later people… — Jean-Michel Jarre Copy Share Image
The advice I am giving always to all my students is above all to study the music profoundly... music is like the… — Andres Segovia Copy Share Image
I love the balls-to-the-walls rule-breaking approach the Beatles had in the studio (which I emulate), although I don't try to make my… — Alan Cohen Copy Share Image
I always say that music is a small drop in the ocean of life. I was told a long time ago that… — Wayne Shorter Copy Share Image
I just want a band and keep them working, people that I like and who I think a lot of. Once my… — Pharoah Sanders Copy Share Image
I learned my profession onstage. I didn't have a musical background. I had no conservatory training. I don't play an instrument. — Marcello Giordani Copy Share Image
When you're in a band and write a song on your own, it isn't fully realized until it goes into somebody else's… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
Your mind, emotions and body are instruments and the way you align and tune them determines how well you play life. — Harbhajan Singh Yogi Copy Share Image
Bands work in a way where everyone, at some point, has to have a similar idea of how you do things. — Chris Cornell Copy Share Image
People find it confusing I'm in a band, even though music was my main thing before acting. — Megan Mullally Copy Share Image
The songs my band and I like to sing - the songs that the room will erupt for - are '90s hits,… — Ross Lynch Copy Share Image
I think being in a band is probably the only job when you're actively encouraged to be out of it most of… — Martin Gore Copy Share Image
The songs resonate with a positive hue. That's a positive thing. People feel good singing 'Sing a Song' or 'Shining Star.' — Philip Bailey Copy Share Image
While you're learning guitar, figure out the drums, too. Not only does it help you have great timing, but it helps you… — Nuno Bettencourt Copy Share Image
My singing is part of me, like my stoutness, or my light hair, or my poor eyesight. — Kate Smith Copy Share Image
All the best bands have a language, and what they say within that language makes it is what it is. — Erol Alkan Copy Share Image
I can't sing. So if I ever tell you that I'm singing tell me to stop!! You might go deaf..:P — Anonymous Copy Share Image
That's really the thing that got me into playing a lot - getting excited about playing along with my favorite bands like… — Chad Smith Copy Share Image
I love and respect my instrument. I was born with an instinct for what is right, the correct technique, and I have… — Mirella Freni Copy Share Image
If you heard my records and no one told you, I don't think you'd know whether it's a band or one guy. — Lenny Kravitz Copy Share Image
Fans want new music. We're the same way. We have bands that we like, and whether they release it or not, we're… — John Dolmayan Copy Share Image
I love being in a band. I love that collaborative spirit, although some would suggest that I don't get involved in the… — Trevor Rabin Copy Share Image
Being in a band is like a marriage because you have to care about everybody because you're all living together. — Susan Tedeschi Copy Share Image
It doesn't matter how good you are as a band or how good your music may be; if the fans aren't supporting… — Chris Daughtry Copy Share Image
All you needed was a couple of instruments and a few chords and you could be on an indie label. — David Byrne Copy Share Image
I have a lot of guitars. Yeah, I'm not like a guitar collector, I don't have all vintage instruments. I don't even… — John Petrucci Copy Share Image
The harmonica is the most voice-like instrument, you can make it wail, feel happy, or cry. It's like singing the blues without… — Charlie Musselwhite Copy Share Image
As a vocalist, I can scream, and I've got a really good singing voice, but I can't do the really heavy vocals. — Devin Townsend Copy Share Image
