Being a musician is quite cerebral - there's a lot of sitting around. — Corinne Bailey Rae Copy Share Image
I've continued to pursue other interests in my downtime, but I'm glad I'm a musician. It's the perfect career for me. — Hilary Hahn Copy Share Image
You know, my sister sings, my brother plays drums in my band. My whole family is a bunch of musicians. — Bruno Mars Copy Share Image
Music speaks from spirit to spirit and in that sense you could call it a true spiritual language. — John McLaughlin Copy Share Image
When you're a musician and you break new ground it resonates into the common consciousness. — Trey Anastasio Copy Share Image
My whole purpose of being a musician is to not follow the rules, so if I set rules for myself, I've already… — Lotic Copy Share Image
You can't make a great musician or a great photographer if the magic isn't there. — Eve Arnold Copy Share Image
I found a certain kind of music congenial to me; it never occurred to me to write music that was academically acceptable. — Carlisle Floyd Copy Share Image
Sometimes people say I should see a therapist, but I don't want any therapist wrecking my weirdness. — Peter Wolf Copy Share Image
This is a great opportunity for musicians to display their talent by re-interpreting some classic Kinks songs. Good luck, enjoy, be creative...… — Ray Davies Copy Share Image
It's funny, when bands or younger musicians ask me: 'So, what does it take to make it?' Well, first explain to me… — Eddie Van Halen Copy Share Image
There were definitely bands and musicians I liked that drove my mother insane. I probably liked them all the more for it!… — Gillian Jacobs Copy Share Image
Every pioneer and musician who could carry a musket went into the ranks. Even the sick and foot-sore, who could not keep… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It's this funny thing now: You sign up to be a musician because you want to write music, but you don't spend… — Zachary Cole Smith Copy Share Image
I would not describe myself as an avid jazz fan and I am not a jazz musician myself. However, that is not… — Nat Wolff Copy Share Image
Beck is obviously a consummate musician. He plays instruments, many instruments. He can make his own record without having a fleet of… — Michael McDonald Copy Share Image
To do an extreme metal record is something that is well within my capacity as a musician to write stuff out of… — Phil Anselmo Copy Share Image
Following directly behind the bier were the servants who would, in earlier times, have been slaughtered at the graveside, along with a… — Catharine Arnold Copy Share Image
I definitely learned to communicate with other musicians better. I used to feel so intimidated by guys who can read notes, like,… — Flying Lotus Copy Share Image
If a song is cooking in the studio, that's great, but if I can imagine doing it on stage, that's the next… — Chrysta Bell Copy Share Image
I'm very motivated by the occasional creative payoff that comes when something goes really well, be it a song, a recording or… — Ian Anderson Copy Share Image
After Hurricane Katrina, I wanted to go back to New Orleans to help musicians return to the city. But Andrew Young advised… — Kabir Sehgal Copy Share Image
I know that Dad was an idol to millions who grew up loving his music and his ideals. But to me he… — Julian Lennon Copy Share Image
My best songs were written very quickly. Just about as much time as it takes to write it down is about as… — Bob Dylan Copy Share Image
I was raised around a lot of artists, musicians, photographers, painters and people that were in theater. Just having the art-communal hippie… — Jared Leto Copy Share Image