I love being on stage. I just wish all the musicians would…

I think most musicians do like to have a laugh.

— Neil Innes

Musicians are like politicians. They're the last people who should be making music, just like politicians are the last people who should be running…

— Nigel Godrich

If I'm in the studio, I'm completely on music. I try to go to that place and that's the toughest thing for me to…

— Jamie Foxx

I always had a piano. All of them sound good to me.

— Fats Domino

You can treat musicians like actors - you give them a roadmap but don't tell them what to do, and let their personal style…

— Samuel Ervin Beam

I don't really know any other musicians like me. I grew up backstage with my dad who played in a post-war dance band, so…

— Pete Townshend

Musicians are like a preacher, a teacher, an actor. You are the mediator who can transfer the energy of beautiful music to the others.

— Demis Roussos

Orchestras are not used to playing the kind of stuff jazz musicians like to play. It requires a lot of rehearsal and recording time,…

— Eberhard Weber

I see musicians like Bonnie Raitt and Emmylou Harris as more than just musical icons: they are planets, with a gravitational pull - from…

— Grace Potter

When it comes to musicians, I'm like the daddy of musicians here in Cuba.

— Compay Segundo

I think musicians like me are drawn to those older desks, not just because they're legend and lore but also because they do something…

— Dave Grohl

I do have shout-outs to bands and musicians I like in my books, but the musical references can be misunderstood. Often, I have people…

— George Pelecanos

Of course, you have to have a good reputation, especially as an artist, as a musician, so that other musicians would like to play…

— Airto Moreira

I have learned that collaboration are everything to me. Music is a social thing. If there are no ears to hear it, it has…

— Oh Land

What I'm doing on stage now is just the tip of the iceberg.

— Reggie Watts