I cut myself off from the mainstream of jazz. It stood me in good stead later on, as a musician. — Dave Van Ronk Copy Share Image
The world has lost a great musician who will always be an inspiration to me and those at OBEY GIANT. — Shepard Fairey Copy Share Image
I love classical music. I love a lot of musicians playing together and the whole culture of that, whether it's Indian or… — A. R. Rahman Copy Share Image
I just love musicians. They're not all super-happy all the time, but when they're playing they're happy, and it's such a beautiful… — David Lynch Copy Share Image
Instead of going to college, I spent my time out on the road learning how to be a better musician. — Miranda Lambert Copy Share Image
Musicians talk of nothing but money and jobs. Give me businessmen every time. They really are interested in music and art — Jean Sibelius Copy Share Image
I truly never saw myself doing anything other than music. There was nothing else that brought me this much joy, but also… — Bishop Briggs Copy Share Image
Aunt Marion was right... Never marry a musician, and never answer the door. — Charles M. Schulz Copy Share Image
It's tough to be in a relationship with a musician, because it reads sometimes as this ego and self-involvement when it's really… — David Sanborn Copy Share Image
I've got Ph.D. just because I enjoyed reading and writing and didn't know what else to do. It was something fun to… — Tim Hecker Copy Share Image
Hearing Oscar Peterson was something that resonated within me. There are so many musicians I've been fortunate to play with. The people… — Eldar Djangirov Copy Share Image
There's all these musicians in the world, and anybody that takes enough time to create a record or even think about the… — Ryan Adams Copy Share Image
A lot of people live with no apparent means of support. I kind of envy the musicians up there. You're down here,… — Kurt Voss Copy Share Image
Of course, there are many, many musicians whose music gives me pleasure, but until I make contact with them, musically or personally,… — Hugh Hopper Copy Share Image
The sculptor, the painter the musician the dancer, or any artist, if he can first obtain celebrate in Paris, acquires very easily… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
If you're allowed to make your mistakes, I think you should. But people don't really like hearing you admit them. Although I'd… — Joe Strummer Copy Share Image
To me, music and songwriting is... part of the intriguing thing is the creative process; you know, the creative thought process. Relying… — Page Hamilton Copy Share Image
The jazz guitarist Peter Sprague calls his home recording studio SpragueLand, but sometimes it seems that the moniker better captures the way… — Andrew S. Gilbert Copy Share Image
There are many kinds of richness, and the man who is rich because of money is the lowest as far as the… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
I'm often surprised by classical music and musicians. I've met a large number of them because my wife works for the Boston… — James Taylor Copy Share Image
You should form your own opinions, and I think that's why social media is good because it's an alternative source of information… — Ellie Rowsell Copy Share Image
I will never again play anything that does not have social significance. We American jazz musicians of African descent have proved beyond… — Max Roach Copy Share Image
One of the reasons my father ... became a dentist was so he could always be home for dinner and spend weekends… — Dean Ornish Copy Share Image
To be honest, I've never looked really hard for musicians. I'll just randomly meet people. I've never interviewed bandmates or anything like… — Mary Timony Copy Share Image
'Swing' is an adjective or a verb, not a noun. All jazz musicians should swing. There is no such thing as a… — Artie Shaw Copy Share Image
I couldn't concentrate on music. So I made the choice to give up my career as a musician in the frontline to… — Robert Fripp Copy Share Image
I consider myself a serious musician. Doing a comedy show does not take away from that in any way. — Kevin Eubanks Copy Share Image
Break windows, smoke cigars, and stay up late. Tell 'em to do that, they'll find a little pot of gold. — Tom Waits Copy Share Image
A good song is a good song, and good musicians can play all different styles. — John Doe Copy Share Image
A good musician should say: We can live without air but not without music! — Mehmet Murat Ildan Copy Share Image
I think we’re at the stage where we’re not musicians but not idols either. In a way, we also feel bad for… — G-Dragon Copy Share Image
You know, when you're an actor, you want to go to Hollywood. When you're a musician, you want to go to Nashville. — Richie Sambora Copy Share Image
It was like an exponential weed. And people treated me as if I was an established musician. I wasn't. — Jack Tatum Copy Share Image
When you have the opportunity to make music with great musicians, take it. That's it. That's the only reason I need, really. — Joss Stone Copy Share Image
I see myself more like a novelist or a polygamist than a musician in terms of my output. — Mark Kozelek Copy Share Image
There's a lot of different forms of communication, but music is absolutely the purest one. — Duane Allman Copy Share Image
I didn't really intend on having a music career. It just kind of happened. — Samuel Ervin Beam Copy Share Image
As I grew in confidence, I was able to come out and say that I'm a musician. — Shura Copy Share Image
I'm not in it for my health. I'm a musician and I wanna live the way I do. — Levon Helm Copy Share Image
The Daryls House thing has made me into a live musician even more than I ever was, and even in the way… — Daryl Hall Copy Share Image
