Musicians Quotes · Page 12

Successful musicians are entrepreneurs - they work hard, way beyond 9 to 5.

— Jack Conte

“Goliath was the best thing that ever happened to David”

— Carla Lynne Hall

Musicians exist independent of any of the marketing terms or the categorization.

— Dwight Yoakam

So many people I was at school with have all ended up being musicians and putting records out.

— Kieran Hebden

I love the idea of having a beer with a lot of the musicians I admire.

— Taylor Goldsmith

Musicians can travel all over the world and have an audience, because there's no language barrier.

— Tommy Chong

I've always tried to be a poet more than anything else. I mean, professional musicians die.

— Cecil Taylor

The musicians I really looked up to as a kid were the ones who could play everything.

— Kamasi Washington

I would say when you're dealing with live musicians and musicality, the warmth of a live instrument brings a certain feel to…

— Big K.R.I.T

When you sing others musicians' tunes for 20 years, you tend to get lost as a musician. You lose focus on how…

— KK

There's a fairly extensive network of musicians on tour who are all trying to stay sober, and we generally reach out to…

— Moby

I'm fortunate I have this coterie of musicians around me to help take music to next level. Being surrounded by so much…

— Duncan Sheik

I've always had really wonderful people around me. But early on, I remember I would walk into a session or go do…

— Dianne Reeves

The thing I like about 'Nashville,' it just happens to be about musicians, and all the music is practical, meaning it's performed…

— Will Chase

You've got certain guys that just want to be famous and then you've got the real musicians that just love playing music.

— Zakk Wylde

In 'Heart of Gold' at one point, there were 23 players on the stage with him. And part of what's magic about…

— Jonathan Demme

I want to make music and songs about things that real musicians and artist aren't able to make songs about - you…

— Jake Paul

I've always taken a lot of joy in my work, but it's also been very results-oriented. It's kind of like, making the…

— Chris Thile

Year after year, we see a new crop of musicians who do their best to look tough in lipstick and makeup. Maybe…

— Shawn Amos

I don't do anything digital. Everything is analog, and that's a limitation for me. However, in my world, it's not a limitation…

— Adrian Younge

I can't say enough good things about my band. I feel very fortunate that I found them when I did, very early…

— Al Yankovic

“It is the poets, artists, and musicians that will carry us through the pandemic attacks into a new reality. They are the…

— Erik Pevernagie

As a disciple of my father's, I was certain I wanted to include one of his own raga creations on 'Home', as…

— Anoushka Shankar

I'm glad about what's happening to the music business. This last crop of people we had in the 90s, who are going…

— James Taylor

I'm big fans of all those musicians, B.B. King, Mick Jagger - they're all on my iPod.

— Trombone Shorty

I was able to work with the best musicians in Kansas City starting when I was really young

— Pat Metheny

Hopefully, I can stay around a lot of young musicians and feed off of them.

— Trombone Shorty

“A quiet mind allows the artist to tap into the wellspring of Divine Music within.”

— Kenny Werner

The hardest thing with musicians is getting them not to play.

— Prince

The battle over Napster has divided musicians and industry officials.

— Parker Conrad

Working with Benny was important for me and for black musicians in general.

— Lionel Hampton

Actors want to be musicians, and musicians want to be baseball players.

— Mike McCready

Some musicians I know are incredible fathers. Like Keith Richards. A fantastic dad.

— Jack Bruce

I don't try to make 15 musicians sound like two each.

— Les Baxter

Not all musicians believe in god but they all believe in Bach

— Mauricio Kagel

I've been a music fan all my life, and you know the difference when the musicians care.

— Killer Mike

The best musicians answer something in you when you don't even know the question.

— Allison Pearson

And I'm always interested when other musicians are trying to discover new worlds of sound.

— Karlheinz Stockhausen

I am getting to work with some good musicians, artistes, and composers.

— Mohit Chauhan

I believe that intermittent live performance has cut short the writing lives of touring musicians.

— David Berman