Those who perceive in themselves... the artistic vocation as poet, writer, sculptor, painter, musician, and actor feel at the same time an… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
In January of 1995, my family and I moved to Seattle. Pearl Jam did the first of their live radio broadcasts, Monkey… — Jack Irons Copy Share Image
Like many musicians, it's my roots in music, playing cover songs. I've done probably a lot more covers than the average person… — Mark Kozelek Copy Share Image
We think about sitting in a space and hearing some music by having our ears pointed forward towards the musicians sitting opposite… — Pauline Oliveros Copy Share Image
It was physically difficult, adjusting to wheelchair life, but I remember a great relief and happiness that I was finally getting somewhere,… — Robert Wyatt Copy Share Image
I know a lot of people that have had fake Twitters... actors and musicians that I know. It's sort of a problem.… — Zooey Deschanel Copy Share Image
I love music. My secret dream has always been to be a jazz musician. I tried the saxophone for a year or… — Gaspard Ulliel Copy Share Image
If you are a musician who has released albums, it would perhaps be morbidly interesting to know how much you would be… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
There used to be a club in new york called Bradley's - I've never been there, it closed in the 80's -… — Jose James Copy Share Image
It might be something as simple as saying the right word to the right person at the right time-and that could change… — Herbie Hancock Copy Share Image
I think that female musicians are constantly fighting an uphill battle in general. Even when I'm not writing heartbreak songs... the fact… — Marissa Nadler Copy Share Image
It can be difficult to mediate a compromise between what I have in my head and what the musician has in mind,… — John Dyer Baizley Copy Share Image
I have no problem with religion, and I grew up with a strong curiosity about spiritual matters, but my searching took me… — Eric Clapton Copy Share Image
People equate job titles to levels of creativity. We think that musicians are creative while accountants are not. Job title has nothing… — Josh Linkner Copy Share Image
When you write a song you're more or less saying, "This is everyone. I think this is everyone." It doesn't necessarily have… — Anthony Green Copy Share Image
For the moment, the jazz is playing; there is no melody, just notes, a myriad tiny tremors. The notes know no rest,… — Jean-Paul Sartre Copy Share Image
My whole childhood was filled with classical music and going to concerts of the New York Philharmonic and other New York ensembles… — Gunther Schuller Copy Share Image
When I went to college, I thought I was going to become a professional musician. I was a French horn player, so… — Joshua Prince-Ramus Copy Share Image
The first thing I think about is music, and the last thing I think about is music. I'm like some Monk. I… — Hans Zimmer Copy Share Image
You would never hear any song played twice in the same way. The words were retained, but within a certain frame there… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
I think for a classical musician the goal is the same as an electronic musician. A very good professional classical musician must… — Gregor Schwellenbach Copy Share Image
Becoming a musician is a strange thing. It's not all cupcakes and ice cream. You're trying to master an instrument, and you… — Kamasi Washington Copy Share Image
I've always just adored music. It's my first love, really. I admire and respect people in the music business. You really have… — Blythe Danner Copy Share Image
Jazz is a big thing with me. It's a very big passion of mine, to play it. I'm an amateur musician and… — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
I think my role as a musician is much more reactionary than that of the creative personality type who locks himself in… — Blake Mills Copy Share Image
TLC has helped me to know that as a musician, I can talk about anything; that there are no barriers, and that… — Lil Mama Copy Share Image
Do not trust people who call themselves musicians or record collectors who say that they don’t like Bob Dylan or the Beatles.… — Jack White Copy Share Image
As a musician, I look for certain things that stimulate me. And what I look for is something that's an evolution on… — Steve Vai Copy Share Image
Jazz stands for freedom. It's supposed to be the voice of freedom: Get out there and improvise, and take chances, and don't… — Dave Brubeck Copy Share Image
Baby you should bring your best friend, then you should persuade her to let me get some sex in. Don't get offended,… — Drake Copy Share Image
I did exactly what I wanted to do. It was always my intention to put a band together and be a band… — Chris Daughtry Copy Share Image
It's like soul music, isn't it all soul music? Otherwise what is it, non-soul music? I-have-no-soul music? Soulless music? People need to… — Mark Lanegan Copy Share Image
I didn't get into music to become a blues musician, or a country musician. I'm a singer-songwrit er. In my book that… — Justin Townes Earle Copy Share Image
In the end, I think musicians know that getting up in the morning and making music you love doesn't necessarily mean that… — Danger Mouse Copy Share Image
I guess people assume I have some sort of totally magical life, but I'm a working musician, fortunately. I've worked on my… — Debbie Harry Copy Share Image
“Music is an act of creation. A musician gives life to a song, even if he or she didn't write it. I… — Mark Delaney Copy Share Image
My musical background is like almost every non classical musician in the world. One day a special record was heard and that… — Kevin Johnson Copy Share Image
There's a part of me, and I'm sure every single musician that writes for themselves has this: there's a layer of precious… — Sarah Jaffe Copy Share Image
Maybe the idea of being a rockstar or being the one who's recording or playing, sort of doesn't really matter as much… — Adrian Grenier Copy Share Image
We're better than Metallica. We're better musicians, better players. Put it this way, they can try to walk onstage after an Iron… — Bruce Dickinson Copy Share Image
![“When you write a song you're more or less saying, "This is everyone. I think this is everyone." It doesn't necessarily have to be this thing where I go out and I'm like candy-striping, or becoming a therapist or something. I think that maybe, maybe I'm supposed to [be a musician], because of that…” quote by Anthony Green](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/90f/anthony-green-30170_becoming_when-you-write-a-song-you-re-more-or-les_255172.jpg)
