Musician Quotes · Page 7

All rock musicians are deaf... Or insensitive to mellow sounds.

— Marc Bolan

All of music is connected, but a lot of people don't see it that way

— Larry Coryell

As a musician, it's only natural that my music mirrors my life.

— Anoushka Shankar

An explorer of the universe is sexier than a musician.

— Brian Cox

I'm not a very technical musician at all.

— Washed Out

“She is my musician, and me, I’m her favorite song.”

— Rudy Francisco

I am not, and have no interest in being, a musician of any kind.

— Karrine Steffans

Musicians are in-season all the time.

— John Legend

Just because a musician writes a great album doesn't mean they don't want to continue writing great music.

— Carlos Condit

I'm not a good enough musician to like completely master something in a couple of days and turn it around.

— Bear McCreary

I'm a musician - I'm always making music. Kobe Bryant is always playing ball. Well, Snoop Dogg is always recording.

— Snoop Dogg

As a conductor I find the hardest tasks are to listen to the instinct of a musician and to hear the music…

— Edward Gardner

I speak my mind and come from a place of conscience, as well as have fun as a musician.

— Bonnie Raitt

The hardest thing for a musician to learn is how to play WITH people. That's what made the Basie rhythm section.

— Jo Jones

Art was not created as a way to riches. Strive to become a true artist; all else will take care of itself.

— Robert Schumann

The musician of the present day, not being able to give us what is beautiful, torments himself to give us what is…

— Henri Frederic Amiel

The rehearsal process is the most important thing to me, so working with colleagues who are effusive, thoughtful, young and vivacious is…

— Susanna Phillips

The Lord calls each one of His children, no matter what his occupation-lawyer, doctor, maintenance man, carpenter, accountant, athlete, musician, teacher, homeschooling…

— Mike Bickle

It hurt me to be away from him. Some days I went crazy wondering what he was doing. And when I couldn't…

— Kiera Cass

I want to make a picture that could stand on its own, regardless of what it was a picture of. I've never…

— William Eggleston

You don't have to be musician to listen to music, and you don't have to be a filmmaker to go to the…

— Dallas Campbell

I just believe that young people need to be able to learn how to write in their own voice. Just like a…

— Terry McMillan

Obviously, [Wham!] made me a lot more comfortable as a musician. I was very confident that I would become a successful musician,…

— George Michael

Every musician I have ever heard has influenced me. I often find I emulate micro-aspects of an artist, and combine it to…

— Alan Cohen

What is called music today is all too often only a disguise for the monologue of power. However, and this is the…

— Anonymous

How do I do that preparation [for film]? Just an immersion. I have a musician's, I guess, ear for the sound of…

— Meryl Streep

Recording in Nashville was absolutely essential to get the sound, the musicians, the atmosphere, the warmth... There are just cult places like…

— Roch Voisine

I think that-that anyone, the painter, the musician, the writer works in a-a kind of an-an insane fury. He's demon-driven. He can…

— William Faulkner

Something special can happen late at night in a jazz club. As the crowd thins, the musicians intuitively sense that those few…

— Patricia Barber

I do believe it's possible to play a lot without overplaying. It's when a musician becomes too self-centred that it becomes problematic.…

— Robben Ford

“It's about personal development. It's about creating your own character and pushing it to the limit. It's about pushing yourself so far…

— Charlotte Eriksson

Whenever I become discouraged (which is on alternate Tuesdays, between three and four) I lift my spirits by remembering: The artists are…

— Howard Zinn

The whole process of this record was an education for me as a musician.

— Kenneth Edmonds

An element I love about the blues is jamming with other musicians.

— Gary Hoey

I went to public school, and it shaped me as a musician.

— Ruben Studdard

I trained a bit in music because of my brother, who is a musician.

— Richa Chadha

I wanted to be what I am. All my life. A musician and an actor.

— Frank Vincent

As a musician, I have always refrained from criticizing another artist.

— Jill Sobule

I’m not all about money, but, like most musicians, I am about survival.

— David Byrne

Practice like good musician; draw every day.

— Sergei Bongart