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My first instrument was bass, and the first thing that I remember learning to play that was better than a few notes… — George Ezra Copy Share Image
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I love the Memphis sound. When I was 16-and-a-half, with my driver's permit, I was playing New Jersey clubs in a 10-piece… — David Bryan Copy Share Image
Talent is a gift from God. That is something that you are born with. To be able to be born with singing… — Sharon Osbourne Copy Share Image
Billie Holiday, Aretha Franklin. Now, they are so subtle, they can milk you with two notes. They can make you feel like… — Janis Joplin Copy Share Image
Josh is the guy in the band who's just so friendly and super, wanting to walk up to you and say, 'Hey,… — Tyler Joseph Copy Share Image
I did exactly what I wanted to do. It was always my intention to put a band together and be a band… — Chris Daughtry Copy Share Image
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What singing means to me, I never did consider myself a singer, I just let people watch me feel music and how… — Erykah Badu Copy Share Image
The band that made me want to be a musician in the first place was the Beatles. And I think John Lennon… — Paul Gilbert Copy Share Image
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Everything is important to me... Forgetting the small details is not wise when you care so much about your music and band.… — Rick DeJesus Copy Share Image
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She comes to see us and stuff. She likes it I dont think its her favorite kind of music but she has… — Oliver Sykes Copy Share Image
I never wanted to get a job of musician. That was kind of my thing. I came from somewhat of a musical… — Nate Ruess Copy Share Image
My parents were into 40s big band stuff, and my father was a great dancer to that kind of thing. But rock… — Mark Alan Stamaty Copy Share Image
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My mum was very good at making me take up musical instruments, so although there was no popular music she made me… — James Blunt Copy Share Image
I listen to other guitar players, yeah. It gives me new concepts and shows me where the instrument is going for the… — George Benson Copy Share Image
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I'd do a demo recording by myself, layering instruments on top of one another, and while that's fun, it doesn't have the… — Bernie Leadon Copy Share Image
I didn't own a record player when I was younger. I just played every day after school and then started gigging around… — Michael McDonald Copy Share Image
Music was my first love, and at Marlborough we put bands together and sang the pop songs of the day. Although I… — Chris de Burgh Copy Share Image
I do know many a band out there, because believe me, we've played with most of them, who are together because they… — Gerry Beckley Copy Share Image
I do so play an instrument! I play air! I play the air with my fingers, and I'm in touch with the… — Jill Scott Copy Share Image
I like to say that I do covers of my own songs. And I have about a dozen bands all over the… — Sixto Rodriguez Copy Share Image
My mum had this idea I was going to be this long-haired hippie playing guitar and bought me one when I was… — Liberty Ross Copy Share Image
One of the beauties about going solo was being able to start from scratch and say, 'What do I really want? What… — Steven Wilson Copy Share Image
The human voice: It's the instrument we all play. It's the most powerful sound in the world, probably. It's the only one… — Julian Treasure Copy Share Image
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