Playing music Quotes · Page 5

Professionally, I want to keep playing music; I can't escape that.

— Jason Mraz

My whole family was very supportive of my choice in a career. I started playing music when I was about 6 years old.

— Leland Sklar

When I started playing music, all I was hearing was whatever was on the radio.

— Ryan Ross

Imperial Teen is more like four people who like each other playing music.

— Roddy Bottum

It doesn't matter how big the shows are, as long as I'm making a living playing music. That's all that matters to…

— Lewis Capaldi

I always feel I have a long way to go in my playing and my music.

— Hilary Hahn

It is incontestable that music induces in us a sense of the infinite and the contemplation of the invisible.

— Victor de Laprade

I've been playing music professionally, full time since 1980 when I graduated college at the age of 22.

— Daryl Davis

I remember a festival we did in Denmark with the Clapton band where you suddenly realize it's an actual band - and…

— Derek Trucks

As a music listener, I'm becoming more and more ADD - like, "Eh, I'm bored with this". So who knows how long…

— Chaz Bundick

Playing music was something I wanted to do since I was 11 years old, so when we went on tour and started…

— Mike McCready

Playing music is a lifetime's work. And if you want to carry on with it, you have to try to better yourself.…

— Paul Weller

I always considered trying to make a living playing music. But it was always really clear to me, at the various stages…

— Tracy Chapman

We know how fickle the music industry is and that you have to focus on the things you can control-writing songs and…

— Tony Kanal

There is a lot of work just in terms of traveling and logistics and people and gear and all that kind of…

— James Iha

I get easily bored, so it's better for me to be a session player rather than playing the same music over and…

— Mark Ivanir

When I'm playing music I'm usually not thinking of surfing, just because I'm usually thinking about the chords and the lyrics, and…

— Jack Johnson

Music is a way of expressing my mood, and it definitely helps to motivate me before a game. It also helps me…

— Sergio Ramos

Anytime I'm playing music or getting ready to record, Duane Allman will enter my thoughts, and so will Berry Oakley. It's part…

— Dickey Betts

In New York, I'm around a lot of the reasons I started playing music in the first place. I live right behind…

— Steve Earle

I came to work one day, and Ricky was playing music on his guitar, just snickering. He played me the riff that…

— Cindy Wilson

With all the movies and stuff that we do, it always does feel like this is our home base when Nat and…

— Alex Wolff

I always liked playing music and I always wanted to be good at playing guitar. I always saw myself as an old…

— Brett Dennen

Without (my wife) Laurie, I would never be here right now, I know that. I would either be in a coffin, or…

— Art Pepper

I've always loved writing. Doing that at the same time as playing music can be tiring.

— Carrie Brownstein

When playing music, it is possible to achieve a unique sense of peace.

— Daniel Barenboim

I love playing music with people, but I also just love the art and meditation of being alone and working on stuff.

— Jim James

I grew up playing music and enjoying good food, friends and family in my own backyard.

— Rodney Atkins

I'm just happy and proud to be playing music every day. Recognition is really cool, but it can also be kind of…

— Justin Vernon

If I hadn't done the PUP video, I probably wouldn't be playing music right now.

— Finn Wolfhard

I didn't think we would ever make enough money to pay rent by playing music.

— Gregg Allman

I'm prepared to spend the rest of my life playing clubs, if that means I'm playing music that I believe in.

— Billy Corgan

I love playing my music and I love sharing the music with people. But at the same time, it is pretty taxing.

— Jack Johnson

Sometimes not playing music for a day is much more beneficial than playing every day for ten hours.

— Jamie Hince

If you get satisfaction out of playing music and entertaining people and it makes you feel right, then go for it.

— Joe Perry

My hearing after 50 years of playing music sometimes isn't too great.

— Butch Trucks

I see a lot of parents now who are really supporting their kids playing music.

— Jonny Lang

I'm always just looking to get back to the joy of playing music, and keeping it simple, as much as I can.

— Chris Stapleton

There's nothing - nothing - like the magic of playing music.

— Butch Trucks

I wouldn't even think of playing music if I was born in these times. I wouldn't even listen to the radio.

— Bob Dylan