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
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
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
It is so hard for musicians when they step into acting is they're not coming in as a blank slate, they're coming… — Shirley Manson Copy Share Image
Go find very early versions of things: the first TV pilot of a later-successful TV show; early audition tapes by famous actors;… — Derek Sivers Copy Share Image
Essentially, the popular musician in America must learn that his basic job is to entertain people, to make them forget their sorrows… — Artie Shaw Copy Share Image
Interestingly, I matured as a musician and as an artist before I matured as a man. What I mean by that is,… — Miguel Copy Share Image
It's always difficult to define what jazz is or what jazz isn't. To me, the only definition that I can think of… — David Sanborn Copy Share Image
I spent two years figuring out how I could turn it into something that would satisfy me as a musician but also… — Damon Albarn Copy Share Image
I was off the scene for a while during the ska period and when I returned and joined the Treasure Isle studio,… — Alton Ellis Copy Share Image
“I was free with every road as my home. No limitations and no commitments. But then summer passed and winter came and… — Charlotte Eriksson Copy Share Image
I had the opportunity, as a child, to grow up in a community center where I was exposed to theater, music, art,… — Erykah Badu Copy Share Image
When I write stuff that's provocative, I want people to think about that, too. I'm in between a pop musician and an… — Jenny Hval Copy Share Image
I was trying to put myself in a bottle that would one day wash up on the beach for my children. If… — Randy Pausch Copy Share Image
I've always thought about myself as somewhat of a folk musician. I just write words. I don't think I'm even a musician.… — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
I wanted to make the kind of records that I heard in the discos that I danced in at that time. Funky,… — Holly Johnson Copy Share Image
This blend of musicians on '90 Millas' is historically significant on a number of levels. This is the first and quite possibly… — Gloria Estefan Copy Share Image
Well I'm not a storyteller, as far as telling stories which relate to experiences in my own life. That's not what I… — Freedy Johnston Copy Share Image
We're all different. Some people are musicians, some people are actors, some people are agents and some people are accountants... We're all… — Anthony Hopkins Copy Share Image
Drummers shouldn't just think of themselves as drummers. If you're going to be a musician, you should expand your horizons, compose things,… — Stewart Copeland Copy Share Image
Everybody always wants to meet musicians. You can go to any random bar around the world and be like, "I'm a musician,"… — Patrick Watson Copy Share Image
I didn't follow the standard rules of bass playing, and many musicians on many different instruments who became noteworthy for their unique… — Billy Sheehan Copy Share Image
I would say that the evocative qualities of music are usually put there in post-production in the reverb. It's really not much… — Stephin Merritt Copy Share Image
I'm a very typical yoga-practicing musician; I do it when I can. I'm not hardcore about it. A lot of my lyrics… — Brett Dennen Copy Share Image
I took some lessons as a kid but trained myself by ear. I did it the way jazz musicians used to learn… — Donald Fagen Copy Share Image
I did recording sessions as a musician as well as a background vocalist and enjoyed every minute of it. I remember singing… — Ray Stevens Copy Share Image
When you really do find a new idea or you're in and it's all working, that's the gift. It's like a musician… — Robin Williams Copy Share Image
Folk musicians have a lot of the same self-importance, but they're way more cruel and jealous than rock musicians - I know… — Christopher Guest Copy Share Image
It has always seemed slightly uncomfortable, the idea of politicised musicians. Very few of them are clever enough to do it; if… — Robert Smith Copy Share Image
“our love like stepping on to a plane sitting down in a car walking on unknown land will either take us to… — scott mcgoldrick Copy Share Image
It's a radical time for musicians, a really revolutionary time, and I believe revolutions like Napster are a lot more fun than… — Courtney Love Copy Share Image
I'm so into music that I just stop and listen, whenever there's music on. That's the problem with being a musician for… — Derek Sivers Copy Share Image
Artists like Bach and Beethoven erected churches and temples on the heights. I only wantedto build dwellings for men in which they… — Edvard Grieg Copy Share Image
Art is my 'solo career' if you like. Musically, as a bass player, I depend on other musicians to play, whereas, with… — Horace Panter Copy Share Image
I think the labyrinth is an interesting metaphor for our lives as musicians. We're always being drawn toward the center of it… — Sting Copy Share Image
Arguments against photography ever being considered a fine art are: the element of chance which enters in, — finding things ready-made for… — Edward Weston Copy Share Image
