“Musick they have, but not the harmony of the sphears, but loud terrene noises, like the bellowing of beasts; the loud bagpipe… — Alistair Campsie Copy Share Image
In oddball places, the electric guitar has been taken as an almost alien object - this weird, six-stringed instrument that fell down… — Ry Cooder Copy Share Image
It's heartening to return to live music, heartening for people like me in a band. It's a very traditional thing to return… — Mick Jagger Copy Share Image
No, it's the musicians and I must say they are an accomplished bunch, but odd, as musicians tend to be. Is it… — Robertson Davies Copy Share Image
I was always taught as a kid that if there's anything you want in life, you've got to work towards it. I… — Paul Weller Copy Share Image
I like that kind of classic-type sound. A lot of my favorite albums were tracked live, with a four-piece band. I love… — Adam Granduciel Copy Share Image
In the hierarchy of instruments, if you're a harpist, you're considered someone with a brain much more than if you're a singer.… — Nellie McKay Copy Share Image
Playback singing is fun and good money. But it's no big art really; only the film and record people glorify it with… — Kishore Kumar Copy Share Image
We have no general conceptual thrust for the band, other than trying to make music that keeps our interest. When things are… — Steve Albini Copy Share Image
There's a lot of terms we come up with for the music that we're making because we want something that's going to… — Black Thought Copy Share Image
Coming from my bedroom in San Antonio to this big world and going from singing covers off my laptop to making music… — Austin Mahone Copy Share Image
I like to keep experimenting - singing, dancing, acting. I want to learn an instrument, dive. I want to do everything. I… — Mithila Palkar Copy Share Image
I'm working on my music a lot, like folk singing, guitar. It's sort of rocky, folky, alty, angsty. I'm putting a lot… — Jamie Campbell Bower Copy Share Image
The bottom line is the bigger you get as a band, the more people tell you how great you are in the… — John Dolmayan Copy Share Image
Singing is all about certain inflection on certain lines. I used to listen to tapes of everybody from Michael Jackson and Prince… — Trey Songz Copy Share Image
Ever since I was a kid, I always wanted to play music that I liked, and even when I was in cover… — Neil Peart Copy Share Image
Brian Auger is a superb technician on his instrument, but he also plays with feeling that is a rarity. I am looking… — Eddie Harris Copy Share Image
“JULY 20. I've just walked into the opera house. I have no programme. Strange new players are premiering a piece by a… — Erich Hoyt Copy Share Image
I believe that musical instruments are created because they are supposed to be played. There's not an instrument that's been designed to… — Jack Garratt Copy Share Image
I've always wanted to be a communicator of ideas through music. Today, I wanna be the most effective musical communicator of social… — Michael Franti Copy Share Image
Some of the guys I played with .. didn't go around learning more about their instruments from an intellectual point of view.… — Benny Goodman Copy Share Image
I played in the high school band. I was the one baritone saxophone out of 80 other people. No one could tell… — Bobby Keys Copy Share Image
When I first started playing, I plunked away just like everyone else. During the Sixties I played in a blues band for… — Allan Holdsworth Copy Share Image
I had a rock and roll band as a kid. What I wanted to be in was a country band, but in… — Keith Whitley Copy Share Image
In a small town, it's either sports or a band with your buddies. I was always athletic. But in college, I was… — Sam Hunt Copy Share Image
I was trained at classical piano as a youngster back in PA. To rebel, I bought a drum set and played in… — Jeff Cardoni Copy Share Image
I'm just grateful. I'm grateful for my family, my wife, and our health. I'm grateful to be in a band of brothers… — Coy Bowles Copy Share Image
But I've come to the point in my evolution on the instrument where I realize that I can't play the same stuff… — Charlie Hunter Copy Share Image
I'm from a singing family, but they're not professional singers, only gospel - my grandfather was a minister. I started to sing… — Diana Ross Copy Share Image
We never really dreamed of being a band until it just naturally happened. All of a sudden, we were like, 'Maybe we… — Matthew Ramsey Copy Share Image
I love to dance and I'd love to be saying goodbye to my friends while the band was playing and they were… — Benjamin Spock Copy Share Image
I play the baritone horn - which is like a mini tuba, and is the least sexy instrument you can choose, and… — Steve Carell Copy Share Image
I'm not an expert in instruments, beat programming, or electronics. For some people it's all about doing it themselves. But for me,… — Matisyahu Copy Share Image
My brother, Mario, is in show business and so are all my cousins on my dad's side. We come from a family… — Irene Cara Copy Share Image
I will never again play anything that does not have social significance. We American jazz musicians of African descent have proved beyond… — Max Roach Copy Share Image
I wanted to start doing more music, doing more things than just playing guitar. I started taking singing lessons and piano lessons.… — Mike McCready Copy Share Image
Being in a band with my wife, I'm very aware of the multitude of ways that can go wrong. We're best friends… — Trent Reznor Copy Share Image
Every record from New Found Glory is a little different. We're a real band that writes songs about our everyday relationships -… — Chad Gilbert Copy Share Image
The real self of an artiste lies in art, so when an artiste performs, all the pain, trauma and tension get released… — Mrinalini Sarabhai Copy Share Image
I didn't write any music at all, and then, I remember Jon Anderson being very insistent saying that there were two kinds… — Bill Bruford Copy Share Image
