Musician Quotes · Page 35

I am a musician who stopped working with music. Now I work with visual music, or audio-visual music.

— Kurt Ralske

When I was a kid, I always thought that I'd be a comic book artist. It took a long time to start…

— Daniel Johnston

I don't know any musician who got to the top without hard work. Take whoever you want. They all work bloody hard,…

— Gavin Rossdale

The prime goal of an author is the same as a musician, which is to emotionally connect with the reader in some…

— Ken Hill

“I did not expect him to give up his music for me, just as much as I did not expect me”

— Tarryn Fisher

The planet is asleep and it's the fault of musicians who are untrue to themselves.

— Sun Ra

As for style, there is something about the way musicians dress-they seem to be able to create their own world within their…

— Nicole Richie

As an artist, I wear many hats: musician, songwriter, producer, band member of Blues Traveler and solo artist.

— John Popper

The goths are beautiful, a vast depth of subcultural, aesthetic and poetic ideas, and we would identify with that as we did…

— Peter Murphy

What I try to impart to a musician is to really try to practice the instrument in a really sincere way. Learn…

— Roscoe Mitchell

Western record companies haven't always dealt with African musicians in the best way. Giving them a lot of money and telling them…

— Youssou N'Dour

People of talent resemble a musical instrument more closely than they do a musician. Without outside help, they produce not a single…

— Franz Grillparzer

I certainly have gotten caught up in the music business at various times in my life, mostly because you want to get…

— Anonymous

Actually John, Paul Rutherford, and Trevor Watts, and several other rather well known English jazz musicians had got their training by joining…

— Evan Parker

I don't deserve a Songwriters Hall of Fame Award. But fifteen years ago, I had a brain operation and I didn't deserve…

— Quincy Jones

If you are a musician and you don't show any interest on the business level then you are actually vulnerable and people…

— Michael Schenker

I'd rather call it "instrumental creative music," especially the music that I've been doing. If a person would hear that music, they…

— Eldar Djangirov

That certain feeling happened to me in a big way quite often with the first King Crimson. Amazing things would happen-I mean,…

— Robert Fripp

I'm glad I was born when I was. My time was the golden age of variety. If I were starting out again…

— Carol Burnett

I'm an untrained musician. Untrained musicians don't really have any music theory, they don't have a lot of rules. We break the…

— Anonymous

To me, art is the capacity to experience one's innocence: craft is how you get to that point. Maturity in a musician…

— Robert Fripp

I went through a phase when I was 13 where I would only fall in love with people over the age of…

— Olivia Wilde

I started singing Folksongs with my mother when I was 6 years old. We sang at Folk festivals and concerts and schools.…

— Vicki Sue Robinson

The creative process for a musician is very different than for a filmmaker. I have an idea and I can pretty much…

— Mike Patton

Even though I have often recorded alone, I still feel the best music is made by musicians playing off each other.

— John Fogerty

Being a musician is very easy. My house is full of musical instruments. There's a lot of music, always.

— Bjork

I guess every musician looks forward to a point where they can just kind of make an album that truly is like…

— Emma Stone

I've always done a few things at once. I've always been a musician and an actor, at the same time.

— Janina Gavankar

I'm quite arty. I didn't know whether to become an artist or musician but I realised I could paint with music. All…

— Ed Sheeran

I was never going to be a doctor or a lawyer, so being a musician seemed to be the best of what…

— Lemmy

I just consider myself lucky that I've been a musician this long and not had to find another job.

— Paul Young

I love Fun. They're great guys. They're incredible artists and musicians.

— Janelle Monae

I had to take a hard look at myself and my strengths and weaknesses as a singer, songwriter and musician.

— Randy Meisner

I consider music to be a service and I am trying to serve the music, the musicians and the audience the best…

— Jeff Coffin

I might respect you as a brilliant intellect, runner, musician or juggler. But respect your BELIEFS? Only if they're supported by evidence.

— Richard Dawkins

There's a lot of integrity with musicians; you really still aspire to grow, and be great, to be the best version of…

— Sheryl Crow

I am a musician, a songwriter, music fan. I live in New York City and I love my job.

— Hoodie Allen

My singing is inspirational. When I sing, the people around me sing louder.

— Rock Cowles

Bill Justis was a saxophone player, good musician, arranger, and friend of mine who had a big hit called 'Raunchy.'

— Ray Stevens

We are in a position, as musicians, to touch the souls of those who listen.

— Spencer W. Kimball