“Whenever an artist becomes dominated by his own ignorance, his art loses value, for it is only the professional artist that can… — Robin Sacredfire Copy Share Image
A lot of my close friends are musicians and are consumed by the idea of death; their heads are like a torture… — Phoebe Bridgers Copy Share Image
I have a theory - if the music is good and you have good musicians, the name doesn't matter that much. There… — Joey Tempest Copy Share Image
Everybody can perform, there are so many outlets. Musicians are no longer limited. In the past, the record companies made most of… — Jake Holmes Copy Share Image
If you want to create good music, use your heart, then use your ears, is not matter how to play piano by… — Black Son Beats Copy Share Image
To not be modest about it, you'll find that with only a couple of exceptions, most of the musicians that I've worked… — David Bowie Copy Share Image
“My idea of success has little to do with fame. I just wanted to know if I could play with the best… — Artie Kane Copy Share Image
I am constantly amazed at the musicians that are able to do the same thing over and over for 20 or more… — Mike Patton Copy Share Image
It was the 'Gaucho' album that finished us off. We had pursued an idea beyond the point where it was practical. That… — Walter Becker Copy Share Image
I was afraid the other musicians might want to present themselves too much, though I see in the coverage I've received of… — Eberhard Weber Copy Share Image
I see musicians like Bonnie Raitt and Emmylou Harris as more than just musical icons: they are planets, with a gravitational pull… — Grace Potter Copy Share Image
I don't think successful musicians were really put on this planet in order to have a great time, pat themselves on the… — Ian Anderson Copy Share Image
Over all, I think the main thing a musician would like to do is give a picture to the listener of the… — John Coltrane Copy Share Image
I'm not a big fan of lead vocalists, people who sing but don't play. I never wanted to be in a band… — Eric Clapton Copy Share Image
“Collaborative workshops and writers' peer groups hadn't been invented when I was young. They're a wonderful invention. They put the writer into… — Ursula K. Le Guin Copy Share Image
A band that makes records and tours is also a business. That's usually where a lot of disagreements come. It's four guys… — Chris Cornell Copy Share Image
I think the most important thing about what musicians do is the music. You can be as big an arsehole as you… — Peter Hook Copy Share Image
This is how many people become artists, musicians, writers, computer programmers, record-holding athletes, scientists... by spending time alone practicing what they love. — Meg Cabot Copy Share Image
Great musicians accept everything that they hear and find something good. They take what they like and they throw away what they… — John Zorn Copy Share Image
The world is full of musicians who can play great, and you wouldn't cross the road to see them. It's people who… — Nick Lowe Copy Share Image
'Deconstruction' is a really heavy record, a real symphony in a lot of ways, but with heavy musicians from the metal world… — Devin Townsend Copy Share Image
I don't get so much inspiration from other musicians. Especially alive musicians. Late musicians are good - Bach, Beethoven - yes, good. — Ryuichi Sakamoto Copy Share Image
I had a chance to play with the best musicians that were coming through because I was pretty good myself or else… — Louis Armstrong Copy Share Image
I don't think people go to musicians for their political points of view. I think your political point of view is circumstances… — Bruce Springsteen Copy Share Image
Usually people think that it is the musicians who create the music, but in fact it is music who creates the musicians. — Robert Fripp Copy Share Image
I come from an old school of thought where there are musicians on stage, in the house, sitting and jamming to create… — Jubin Nautiyal Copy Share Image
While doing remixes, I get to know about a lot of musical notes that the legendary musicians have used earlier. Then I… — Tanishk Bagchi Copy Share Image
Some musicians make and record music; other musicians play in a band... I just make and record music, and I don't feel… — Varg Vikernes Copy Share Image
Many classical musicians lack pulse and rhythmical strength and precision, so for us it was very important to acquire and learn those. — Luka Sulic Copy Share Image
There are musicians who go through their lives sort of shedding their skins. For me, I've always felt backward-compatible to Version 1.0. — Pat Metheny Copy Share Image
I think my biggest musical hero growing up was probably Ian MacKaye. He set a great example for all of us local… — Dave Grohl Copy Share Image
Musicians are also interpretive artists and we are just as creative as painters and writers. We interpret in a way that expresses… — Hilary Hahn Copy Share Image
There's a lot of unreleased blues stuff I did with the Apollo Theater musicians, and there was of experimenting going on for… — Dion DiMucci Copy Share Image
Some musicians feel they have to provide what their audiences expect. They lose the distinction between an artist and an entertainer. I… — Steven Wilson Copy Share Image
When you keep the caliber of musicians very high in the band, people are going to come and go. Some of them… — Kathy Mattea Copy Share Image
'The Unity Band' project has been life-changing for me. I have led many groups of talented musicians, but this is unlike anything… — Pat Metheny Copy Share Image
On my mom's side, the Jewish side of the family, I come from a family of musicians who are pianists, so I've… — Eric Garcetti Copy Share Image
I pay a lot of attention to the people I let surround me. I learn something from those people and from everyone… — J Balvin Copy Share Image
By and large musicians are pretty lazy; they don't do a whole lot. They're usually very busy doing nothing. — Buzz Osborne Copy Share Image
Orchestral musicians have a different approach than we do, and when I say 'we,' I mean musicians who don't know what they… — Mike Patton Copy Share Image
