Punk and jazz are the opposite ends of the same spectrum because they are both looking for freedom and they give musicians… — Corinne Bailey Rae Copy Share Image
Musicians ultimately are who they are, they aren't actors, so as a clipmaker you have a responsibility to protect them. — Adria Petty Copy Share Image
A very few musicians passed across all decades. In terms of trumpet playing, Louis Armstrong does it of course but Sweets [Edison]… — Freddie Hubbard Copy Share Image
Even though it's become a really cliched thing to see musicians working for charity, it's still effective and it still has to… — George Michael Copy Share Image
I've dated a few musicians in my life, and it's kind of always been that way for me. You unite through creativity… — Dianne Reeves Copy Share Image
I don't know if you have ever seen the Woody Allen film 'Annie Hall,' but it is, in a way, to Los… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
There are musicians who wait all their lives for this award while for me it came with my first album. People have… — Chamillionaire Copy Share Image
It's kind of a journalistic thing to say, 'This person is the next so and so.' I think actual musicians are never… — Corinne Bailey Rae Copy Share Image
I was very young, and I kind of decided I wanted to do comedy. My parents were musicians, so we traveled on… — Trevor Moore Copy Share Image
If you're walking through the Union Square subway station - New Yorkers know it's obnoxious and crowded, and in the summer it's… — Caroline Polachek Copy Share Image
I actually love Twitter and Instagram. I do think it's so strange to think that 20 years ago, people would never have… — Lorde Copy Share Image
“But sometimes, talent isn't worth shit. There are tons of talentless people out there making zillions of dollars. And unfortunately, an equal… — Tiffanie DeBartolo, How To Kill A Rock Star Copy Share Image
When you're listening to radio and hear the same 20 songs over and over and over, you want a break from it.… — Randy Houser Copy Share Image
Since I was 18, I've been under orders from magazines and newspapers - chiefly The New York Times and Rolling Stone -… — Neil Strauss Copy Share Image
Westminster politics is very unattractive, and people are channelling political energy into more inward questioning - there are a lot of musicians… — Johnny Flynn Copy Share Image
I'm an untrained musician. Untrained musicians don't really have any music theory, they don't have a lot of rules. We break the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
These people are artists. These people are musicians. They're taking it out and trying to express it that way. — Marilyn Manson Copy Share Image
Generally my focus has been on people who make things, whether it's writers or directors or painters or musicians. — Anton Corbijn Copy Share Image
Musicians are like a preacher, a teacher, an actor. You are the mediator who can transfer the energy of beautiful music to… — Demis Roussos Copy Share Image
Most of the time when musicians get together, there's always that variance - always someone's a little ahead of the beat, someone's… — Alan Sparhawk Copy Share Image
Even though I have often recorded alone, I still feel the best music is made by musicians playing off each other. — John Fogerty Copy Share Image
Grammy nominations are certainly pleasant, but you can forget about them and lead a perfectly happy life - provided you have the… — Kurt Elling Copy Share Image
People think it comes easy to us because we are from a family full of musicians, but I feel it's all about… — Armaan Malik Copy Share Image
You'll find little schools of musicians experimenting with different ways of making music in Brooklyn, all through Manhattan, in Queens, in Jersey,… — Chick Corea Copy Share Image
If you're an artist, you want to draw from real life; you want to draw from experiences, emotion, and it's something that… — Damien Chazelle Copy Share Image
I love to play. And fortunately, I don't know a lot of musicians that suck. I know a bunch of really good… — Dave Grohl Copy Share Image
I've always enjoyed the enthusiasm of the best studio musicians and, over the years, have collected so many inspired contributions from them. — Michael Franks Copy Share Image
I have more fun hanging out with my friends who are musicians and rock stars. You know politicians by and large are… — Jann Wenner Copy Share Image
I rarely do shows just by myself, I've had vocalists or musicians so I can look at them and connect - and… — Nadine Coyle Copy Share Image
I'm a musician, so for the most part I've always thought that the musicians were equally as inspiring to listen to -… — Vince Gill Copy Share Image
It bothers me when musicians listen to music from the '60s and try and recreate it. Those people weren't trying to recreate… — James Vincent McMorrow Copy Share Image
People don't understand real musicians anymore. Jack White is great - he's the real thing - but he isn't having hits. — Prince Copy Share Image
From knowing other musicians, I wouldn't even say that I'm more prolific than them. I'm just in a position to put more… — Alex G Copy Share Image
I've never been in a band, but I've hung out with a lot of musicians and helped them with their shows. It's… — Christopher Abbott Copy Share Image
I learn so much from writing with other musicians, asking questions about their playing style and gear, and hanging out, too. — Lisa Loeb Copy Share Image
Newspapers and magazines didn't want pictures of musicians behaving badly back then. Now, because of the Internet, that's all the media wants. — Mick Rock Copy Share Image
What you learn from working with other performers and musicians is invaluable, really, and can only help you grow. I mean, if… — Damon Albarn Copy Share Image
I can make a record with six-part string arrangements and the best musicians in the world and have it be not genuine.… — Julien Baker Copy Share Image
Musicians tend to get bored playing the same thing over and over, so I think it's natural to experiment. — Dimebag Darrell Copy Share Image
In theory, I'd like to work in a group. But the group I'd like to work in, all the musicians in them… — Robert Wyatt Copy Share Image