Musicians Quotes · Page 8

Symphony musicians are not trained in improvising, certainly not in a jazz style.

— Gunther Schuller

I think a lot of musicians and artists are really one that really only have one trick.

— Christian Scott

We musicians often get inspiration from films and books or photographs, not only by music.

— Ryuichi Sakamoto

I like to share my metal with other musicians. It's very cool.

— Max Cavalera

I don't know who my real friends are... anymore :/ I put my faith in you, what a stupid thing to do!

— The Veronicas

“You know it is good music when what you listen to spurs you on to create something.”

— Michael Bassey Johnson

“When all else fails, there is music. When that fails you, there is beer.”

— James Hauenstein

So much of Jazz doesn't have an audience other than music students or musicians.

— Branford Marsalis

We singers have a different level of responsibility from other musicians. We have words that we must convey; we have meanings that…

— Jessye Norman

Under Thatcher, who ruled us with an iron rod, great art was made. Amazing designers and musicians. Acid house was born. Very…

— Noel Gallagher

I don't hate being compared with female musicians. I don't mind that at all. I have no problem with seeing connections between…

— Ani DiFranco

Yes, but the great thing about all the people - and I don't think there is any exception - who I've worked…

— Joan Armatrading

“Artist paint images unseen, musicians create sounds that emerge from silence, and authors write from a synthetic point of view about a…

— Carl Henegan

As long as there are musicians who have a passion for spontaneity, for creating something that's never been before, the art form…

— Charlie Haden

Millennials give comics the kind of adulation past generations reserved for musicians. We respect Lady Gaga. But we'll travel hundreds of miles…

— Alexandra Petri

Musicians are at the bottom of the creative pyramid and authors are at the top, and many people think it's unacceptable for…

— Nick Cave

My parents loved music, but they weren't musicians. So my musical training as a young kid was limited to piano lessons. I…

— Michael Giacchino

We have such a high drop-out rate from musicians, said the head of the college. He was right - I dropped out…

— Holly Johnson

A respectable-sized audience hasn't really been able to follow developments in jazz since the free jazz movement in the '60s. Some of…

— Harvey Pekar

The sacrifice musicians make, the results they achieve are fantastic. These are the big people as far as I am concerned. So…

— Bruno Sammartino

If you look at anyone at the top of their profession, there has to be something a little bit different. Some of…

— Anonymous

What I can say is that for may years jazz musicians had to go to Europe, for instance, to be respected and…

— Sonny Rollins

Everything has changed since I started recording in 1972. But the very things that have opened this industry, like the digital platforms…

— Jeffrey Osborne

There is a basic language of music that I think is important for communicating with other musicians - just the kind of…

— Paul Gilbert

You should never be comfortable, man. Being comfortable fouled up a lot of musicians.

— Miles Davis

I love getting to be onstage with so many great musicians.

— Patty Griffin

I think I'm always surprised at how much the musicians I meet put weight on things that aren't music.

— Aesop Rock

I like to work with different musicians and producers to change the feels of every release.

— Lindi Ortega

Musicians are always gigging and never have a chance to stop for a minute.

— Keith Jarrett

You hear a lot from other musicians that the muse can leave forever.

— Alana Haim

Jazz musicians have always tended to have cult followings, which is pretty wonderful.

— Dianne Reeves

People don't want their actors acting like musicians.

— Josh Homme

All the best musicians started out in church; Jesus invented rock 'n' roll.

— John Cooper Clarke

We are musicians, entertainers. We can do it. We have the right tools. No worries.

— Pete Townshend

My parents were opera singers and voice teachers, so growing up, I admired musicians and dancers.

— Sandra Bullock

My foundation is jazz. I do all the things jazz musicians do.

— Dianne Reeves

I thought I had swell ideas, and wonderful musicians, but the hell of it, no one else did.

— Glenn Miller

We are in a position, as musicians, to touch the souls of those who listen.

— Spencer W. Kimball

I love Fun. They're great guys. They're incredible artists and musicians.

— Janelle Monae

I've been blessed to work with so many wonderful musicians and engineers and friends over the years.

— Steve Miller