It's a successful feeling when someone tells you that you were instrumental in helping them heal from a great wound in their… — Ruston Kelly Copy Share Image
“The jobs that showed me the door later proved instrumental in developing human health research.” — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
On the song 'Buried Alive,' it's almost like the instrumental is a therapist. — Logic Copy Share Image
I listen to instrumental jazz and bluegrass, but aside from my AM workout, I have no rituals. — David B. Coe Copy Share Image
When I'm writing instrumental music, I try to find musical and non-musical inspirations. — Bryce Dessner Copy Share Image
My solo albums will be instrumental, but I would be open to working with a vocalist if the right project came along. — Paul Wardingham Copy Share Image
I've always had creative freedom. Instrumental rock wasn't really a genre, but the success of 'Surfing With the Alien' legitimized my approach. — Joe Satriani Copy Share Image
I really feel like I've written my most effective music in the instrumental realms. — Dickey Betts Copy Share Image
Being a purely instrumental album, it makes a musical statement, not a religious one, and I hope that people can feel the… — Kenny G Copy Share Image
The instrumental record is a bit subtler. It's the kind of stuff on sound check, when I first pick up my violin… — Andrew Bird Copy Share Image
The song that's affected me the most profoundly is probably Michael Jackson's 'Thriller,' or, more specifically, the couple seconds of instrumental break… — Patrick Stump Copy Share Image
Burt Bacharach used to do that. He'd produce a number of hits, especially for Dionne Warwick and then, every year or so,… — Richard Carpenter Copy Share Image
When it comes to 'Maruvaarthai,' I have said many a time that Carnatic music drives my creative influence. In that sense, Darbuka… — Sid Sriram Copy Share Image
I'm a heaven sent instrument. My rhythmatic regimen navigates melodic notes for your soul and your mental. That's why I'm instrumental, vibrations… — Kanye West Copy Share Image
A strong concept is the most important thing in creating a record. When you can listen to it and see a whole… — Flying Lotus Copy Share Image
I would argue that Asean has been instrumental in driving both economic growth and political development, and that there can be no… — Najib Razak Copy Share Image
In my years of working in theatre and TV I've learnt that my main skill is not the instrumental playing but the… — Gregor Schwellenbach Copy Share Image
Everyone's [ me, Iain Cook and Martin Doherty] equally involved in all the writing. Normally we'll start with a sample or a… — Lauren Mayberry Copy Share Image
I write a lot of more instrumental music than I do vocal music. It's because I come out of a background of… — Tom Verlaine Copy Share Image
“That which is external, it is instrumental (naimitik); it is relative and it is perishable [destructive]. Instrumental means no one has a… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
If you read about a tree, and there is a description, you have to grow that tree in your mind. So that's… — Ottmar Liebert Copy Share Image
A religion must be instrumental in spiritualising the individual into a boundless and holistic nature. — Lobsang Tenzin Copy Share Image
The values we developed were instrumental in gaining a competitive advantage. — John Collison Copy Share Image
In particular, the film 'Excalibur' was definitely one of those films that was instrumental in me realizing that I wanted to become… — Charlie Hunnam Copy Share Image
I was trying to actively get away from music, I guess. But I recorded a whole bunch of instrumental piano songs. — Jens Lekman Copy Share Image
We always used to describe ourselves as an instrumental band. Basically, the music was always instrumentally based, so the songs always came… — Ian Gillan Copy Share Image
Sidney Poitier and Sidney Lumet were instrumental in helping me get started as the first black composer to get name credit for… — Quincy Jones Copy Share Image
Musicians used to be way more instrumental just in providing a soundtrack to what's going on in the world. And it's also… — Alicia Keys Copy Share Image
“One has thieving intention himself, otherwise no one can ever steal from him; no one can ever rob him. One’s own intention… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
The men and women of our armed forces played an instrumental role in the election process - securing polling sites and providing… — John M. McHugh Copy Share Image
My agent Sue realised after 'Cold Feet' that I could have spent the rest of my life doing similar roles. So she… — James Nesbitt Copy Share Image
“Working at one of the largest university teaching hospitals in Europe proved to be instrumental in developing the medical diagnosis and treatment… — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
When I met Zaeden, I bonded well with him he had an instrumental piece ready so we worked on it, composed, and… — Ankit Tiwari Copy Share Image
People don't learn science in movies. You don't go to the movies thinking, 'I hope I learn some quantum mechanics this afternoon.'… — Seth Shostak Copy Share Image
The bulk of my set is instrumental and you have to give yourself and the audience some relief because a performance is… — Leo Kottke Copy Share Image
I love instrumental guitar records, but I also understand that, as a listener, it can be difficult to get through a whole… — John 5 Copy Share Image
Disco B still rolls with me now. He's still doing his thing. He does clubs in different places. He was very instrumental… — Grandmaster Flash Copy Share Image
I really love the fact that instrumental music can have you do your own inner-movies or your own visuals to the sound.… — Trentemøller Copy Share Image
When I was younger, I was able to write with music playing in the background, but these days, I can't. I find… — Daniel Alarcon Copy Share Image
The Koch brothers tend to give to right-leaning and libertarian causes. Koch money was instrumental, for example, in founding the Cato Institute… — Donald Luskin Copy Share Image