--- title: "12 Just Piano Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 12 Just Piano quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Just Piano sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf6/elton-john-849_piano_don-t-shoot-me-i-m-just-the-piano-player_1549379.png" --- > [Don't shoot me, I'm just the piano player!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elton-john/don-t-shoot-me-i-m-just-the-piano-player/) [Elton John](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elton-john/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf6/elton-john-849_piano_don-t-shoot-me-i-m-just-the-piano-player_1549379.png) > [I've always wanted to smash a guitar over someone's head. You just can't do that with a piano.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elton-john/i-ve-always-wanted-to-smash-a-guitar-over-someone-s-head-you-just-can/) [Elton John](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elton-john/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b9/elton-john-849_guitar_i-ve-always-wanted-to-smash-a-guitar-ove_2514100.png) > [Sometimes I start just on the piano with a melody or musical idea that kind of leads me to certain lyrics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/sometimes-i-start-just-on-the-piano-with-a-melody-or-musical-idea/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b0/john-legend-1666_certain_sometimes-i-start-just-on-the-piano-with_927974.png) > [Sometimes I'll just go on my piano and just start playing what I'm feeling. It all depends on what I'm feeling at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabriella-wilson/sometimes-i-ll-just-go-on-my-piano-and-just-start-playing-what-i-m/) [Gabriella Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabriella-wilson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce0/gabriella-wilson-6580_go_sometimes-i-ll-just-go-on-my-piano-and-j_2889478.jpg) > ['Somebody's Calling Me' was written in my sleep, and the original was just the piano and the beat and the singing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-murphy/somebody-s-calling-me-was-written-in-my-sleep-and-the-original-was/) [James Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-murphy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/946/james-murphy-4684_beat_somebody-s-calling-me-was-written-in-my_527039.jpg) > [But when you hear the complete album, it gets dark, really straight-up rock, with some really intimate moments with just me and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vanessa-carlton/but-when-you-hear-the-complete-album-it-gets-dark-really-straight-up/) [Vanessa Carlton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vanessa-carlton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ebb/vanessa-carlton-16537_album_but-when-you-hear-the-complete-album-it_2443604.png) > [Your body is merely a machine made to express the thoughts that flow through you and nothing more. It is but an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-russell/your-body-is-merely-a-machine-made-to-express-the-thoughts-that-flow/) [Walter Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-russell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fac/walter-russell-3334_body_your-body-is-merely-a-machine-made-to-ex_129224.png) > [Ive heard some people say that Im selling out, but Im not. If I hadnt done Black Radio, and just kept on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-glasper/ive-heard-some-people-say-that-im-selling-out-but-im-not-if-i-hadnt/) [Robert Glasper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-glasper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b3c/robert-glasper-10147_being-honest_ive-heard-some-people-say-that-im-sellin_1680119.jpg) > [I've heard some people say that I'm selling out, but I'm not. If I hadn't done 'Black Radio', and just kept on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-glasper/i-ve-heard-some-people-say-that-i-m-selling-out-but-i-m-not-if-i-hadn/) [Robert Glasper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-glasper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f0/robert-glasper-10147_black_i-ve-heard-some-people-say-that-i-m-sell_1735090.jpg) > [I've been working on something, just some jazz, relaxed stuff. It will be standard, just piano and voice. It started out as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-guarini/i-ve-been-working-on-something-just-some-jazz-relaxed-stuff-it-will/) [Justin Guarini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-guarini/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d7/justin-guarini-28490_fun_i-ve-been-working-on-something-just-some_1120153.jpg) > [What I love about piano and vocal is it's incredibly pure, and it gets down to the essence of the song because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-stokes-mitchell/what-i-love-about-piano-and-vocal-is-it-s-incredibly-pure-and-it-gets/) [Brian Stokes Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-stokes-mitchell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/898/brian-stokes-mitchell-6113_i-love_what-i-love-about-piano-and-vocal-is-it_1610486.jpg) > [I had never before thought of how awful the relationship must be between the musician and his instrument. He has to fill…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-had-never-before-thought-of-how-awful-the-relationship-must-be/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ccd/anonymous-1_awful_i-had-never-before-thought-of-how-awful_2575007.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/just-piano/#itemlist", "name": "Just Piano Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Don't shoot me, I'm just the piano player!", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Elton John" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elton-john/don-t-shoot-me-i-m-just-the-piano-player/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf6/elton-john-849_piano_don-t-shoot-me-i-m-just-the-piano-player_1549379.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf6/elton-john-849_piano_don-t-shoot-me-i-m-just-the-piano-player_1549379.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf6/elton-john-849_piano_don-t-shoot-me-i-m-just-the-piano-player_1549379.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Don't shoot me, I'm just the piano player!” — Elton John", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I've always wanted to smash a guitar over someone's head. 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