Musicians Quotes · Page 6

It's hard to find other musicians that push you to go somewhere new all the time.

— Jack White

Throughout history, musicians have never counted on intellectual property really getting them rich.

— John Popper

“Music shouldn't be just a tune, it should be a touch.”

— Amit Kalantri

One of my favorite guitar players and musicians is a guy named Jimmy Herring.

— Coy Bowles

Most musicians are normal people who want to hang out and are really down to earth.

— Sharon Van Etten

Musicians always have music in their heads about their perceptions of the world.

— Pattie Boyd

Don't get me wrong, I've seen some very excellent women musicians.

— Lita Ford

I think musicians should stay off television generally.

— Sufjan Stevens

I feel like there are a lot of bands or musicians that probably think improv is corny, because I think that's a…

— Matt Besser

I can't really say enough about Chris Potter. He is one of the greatest musicians I have ever known, and every second…

— Pat Metheny

When I heard Monk in person in 1955, he was playing with a quartet in a small club. The place was full…

— Steve Lacy

Great musicians, you don't just hear them, you feel them. When I listen to Randy Rhoads, I feel every note. I learned…

— Zakk Wylde

I was about to leave L.A. because I didn't find enough soul in the musicians. Back in Virginia, it was just leaking…

— Masego

There's a kind of intimacy that can happen between musicians, and if they're people you enjoy and respect as humans, that intimacy…

— Sunny Ozell

Certain jazz musicians just copy what was done 100 years ago. The music won't grow if nobody takes a risk.

— Trombone Shorty

There's a different feeling when you've played with musicians for 30 years. A lot of stuff doesn't even need to be said,…

— Joe Walsh

For sure there's that old stigma, like the joke: 'What do you call a guy who hangs around with musicians? A drummer.'…

— Josh Freese

One of the things I've heard musicians say that's true is, 'I would play for free. I would play music forever, but…

— Nancy Wilson

The collective conscience of a hundred musicians is no light burden. Think for a moment of what it would mean to a…

— Charles Munch

I suppose musicians have the kind of arrogant attitude that they can actually offer the world something, because through their passive power,…

— Lisa Gerrard

The studio is really fun because I don't make it into the studio unless I've got something I really like. I love…

— Bob Seger

People need to realize that even the greatest jazz musicians, when they listen to jazz, they're not like, analyzing it and deconstructing…

— Kamasi Washington

I feel so lucky to have found two other, now three other musicians, that I can absolutely communicate with musically and believe…

— Theresa Wayman

“Zeena Schreck is a Berlin-based interdisciplinary artist, author, musician/composer, tantric teacher, mystic, animal rights activist, and counter-culture icon known by her mononymous…

— Zeena Schreck

You don't find geniuses in street musicians, but that doesn't mean to say you can't be really good.

— Jimmy Page

We are not really skilled musicians. I mean, I can play a little bit of guitar. Thomas can play piano.

— Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo

It's my fault in many cases because I don't initiate the contact to talk with a lot of other musicians.

— Frank Morgan

Really good musicians don't think of "self-reflection."

— Dan Bejar

There's a lot of good musicians who are unheard of. Get it down before they pass away.

— Brownie McGhee

Yes, there have been musicians on both sides of my family going back several generations.

— Bear McCreary

Today jazz is still very much alive. Everywhere I go there's a new generation of musicians.

— Toots Thielemans

The point is, technology has empowered so many musicians, you know?

— Stanley Clarke

I love anyone who breaks the rules, and musicians always break the rules - in an aggressive way.

— Donatella Versace

Musicians are always eclectic. Musicians are always curious and hungry for new things.

— Stew

I think the future looks great for music, musicians, bass players, and all we love about music.

— Billy Sheehan

It's embarrassing sometimes, the way actors or musicians sometimes get made untouchable.

— Cillian Murphy

Sometimes, musicians worry too much about how beautifully they are playing.

— Simon Rattle

What we should be doing as musicians is trying to bring people together.

— Elton John

I went through all the musicians in my life who I admire as bright, intelligent, virtuosic players.

— David Bowie

And it's a lot harder to hide with four musicians than it is with eight.

— Valerie Simpson