All I ever wanted to do was write songs and get on a bus…

I want to write songs and play them for people - live.

— T Bone Burnett

I wanted to write songs about other people because I was sick of myself, basically. I didn't like myself very much. 'Ghostwriting' became an…

— Jens Lekman

I never really wanted to be an artist. I just really wanted to write songs. But, of course, I can't get placement unless I…

— Bryson Tiller

I wanted to write something in a voice that was unique to who I was. And I wanted something that was accessible to the…

— Sandra Cisneros

I just always want to play people. I don't want it to be necessarily that you relate to the character as female or male,…

— Felicity Jones

When I play for the people, every time I play for my audience they are hypnotized, seen. These guys know the potential of the…

— Peter Tosh

You get to play with people's little danger zones.

— George Carlin

I'm always going to need to play in front of people.

— Chris Thile

I mean, I would always like to play bigger places and play for more people.

— Billy Squier

I go for as much feeling as I can rather than show what I can do up and down the neck. I don't play…

— Robin Trower

Mentally and physically, I find I can play with these people.

— Chico Hamilton

If you can speak and understand music it's a lot easier to play along with people. You can show them parts and learn new…

— All American Rejects

Play as much as you can as often as you can with as many people as you can. That's how you learn and grow.

— Les Claypool

I don't look to play people that are familiar. I look to play people that are different, challenge, unknown, foreign, and therefore scary.

— Sarah Jessica Parker

I like to play people that are real, a real person, and then something that's interesting with that person. I think it's a lot…

— Devon Bostick