With the second record there's a need to show that we weren't chancers, that we could play our instruments. — James Righton Copy Share Image
Singing is a very sensual activity! You engage in it with all your senses and your heart. — Yasmine Hamdan Copy Share Image
What I appreciate about Sleater-Kinney is that we did six records, and they all felt different. It was a band that was… — Carrie Brownstein Copy Share Image
Free improvisation, in addition to being a highly skilled musical craft, is open to use by almost anyone-beginners, children, and non-musicians. The… — Derek Bailey Copy Share Image
We became a band that was kind of a big band, kind of a band that quite uncool people listen to, people… — Torquil Campbell Copy Share Image
I was that kid that did dance, singing, pageants. I did everything pretty much across the board, so it was kind of… — Normani Kordei Copy Share Image
I feel that energy up there on stage. The band, the crew and our road family - the look in their eyes… — Kenny Chesney Copy Share Image
A singer starts by having his instrument as a gift from God... When you have been given something in a moment of… — Marian Anderson Copy Share Image
At the time of 'The Epic,' as a core band, we were all spending so much time apart making music for other… — Kamasi Washington Copy Share Image
It is a transition, from modelling to singing, but for me it's a natural progression. The modelling was something I did to… — Erica Packer Copy Share Image
I love singing opera, but the world surrounding it is not me. I want to be barefoot. I want to be in… — Rhiannon Giddens Copy Share Image
Write your own music and write frequently. Go to as many live shows as you can as well (of bands you enjoy… — Dia Frampton Copy Share Image
I learned how music works dealing with Jermaine Dupri, and I learned how image works dealing with Puff Daddy. ... Singing is… — Usher Copy Share Image
What is the impulse that drove to direct? To me, it seems so immense. Just having a rock 'n' roll band, or… — Patti Smith Copy Share Image
That's when I'm at my rawest. When I'm performing with the band. It's just like the groove is going, whether we're fast… — Craig Robinson Copy Share Image
People don't come to see a Billie Eilish show to come to see me. They come to see her. So I just… — Finneas Copy Share Image
A writers soul is an instrument of music that plays the songs in the shadows of life and paints the secret things… — Doreen F Graves Copy Share Image
The Pleasure Seekers eventually turned into Cradle, when we started writing our own material. My younger sister Nancy was brought in as… — Suzi Quatro Copy Share Image
A violinist had a violin, a painter his palette. All I had was myself. I was the instrument that I must care… — Josephine Baker Copy Share Image
The body is an instrument which only gives off music when it is used as a body. Always an orchestra, and just… — Anais Nin Copy Share Image
I grew up playing the saxophone. I joined the jazz band in high school, but somewhere along the way I realized the… — Chris Carmack Copy Share Image
My father played guitar, so I always wanted to play for that reason. But I think the biggest reason was just the… — Jack Antonoff Copy Share Image
