Music making Quotes · Page 36

A lot of bands would be aching to be in the position we are.

— Robert Cray

I like singing. I like pie... That's about it.

— James Diamond

“To sing is to express, to love is to hurt”

— OhMJ

Band of Skulls is joining Cage the Elephant as my new musical caffeine.

— Michael Koryta

I'm going to keep pursuing my dream, keep singing and, hopefully, move to L.A.

— Katie Stevens

I like singing, but it's certainly not my strong point.

— Moby

I was born and raised on 'Singin' in the Rain.' It's in my work. It's in me.

— Zac Posen

For me, the best part of being in a band is playing shows, all the raw energy.

— Chino Moreno

I think I've always felt as a band and as a musician and a music business person, I've always felt like an…

— Amanda Palmer

Singing has always been an important part of my life and I have always loved singing.

— Sara Khan

“Grown-ups everywhere are learning the instrument to relieve stress, focus their minds – and for the sheer joy it brings.”

— Anonymous

I always imagine later on these songs I could've played with a band, but it never worked out that way.

— Nuno Bettencourt

I did play the guitar and sing; I was in a band called The Estrogens: three females and one very brave guy.

— Carolyn Porco

My dad and I used to play Prince, Lauryn Hill, Stevie Wonder, The Parliaments, and a lot of older funk bands while…

— Gabriella Wilson

When I did my rock band, I pined for a more soulful sound. I wanted music that was very melodic and blues-based.

— Corinne Bailey Rae

“singing has to come from the inside, and i don’t have anything left inside.’ ‘really?’ Ruth said, amazed, ‘How did that happen?’…

— Francine Rivers

In certain professions, you can love your profession; you can do it in a very professional way and do it wonderfully, but…

— Jose Carreras

I never started learning instruments with the hope of having a career in it. It was more kind of I quite enjoy…

— Lapsley

My friend Fred Coury, the drummer in '80s rock band Cinderella, told me that in the rock world, you're either still there,…

— Steve Valentine

If you're in a successful band, you tend to fall into a role. But I'm not remotely laddish. I'm a grown-up. I'm…

— Johnny Marr

For the people that don't know it, we've had members come and go from this band since the beginning. It's always been…

— John Gourley

I realised how rarely women are involved in all aspects of the music making, how rarely I've worked with female engineers. That…

— Anoushka Shankar

Living composers writing for big band are very few and far between. There are not a lot of them, and I have…

— Carla Bley

I had been in a band in college. You kind of need to make a choice between going the music route or…

— Chip Esten

Being in a band, whether your female or male, is really hard.

— Charlotte Caffey

I can hear someone singing, but I can't identify exact words.

— Rose Ayling-Ellis

I've taken singing lessons since I was young, just to work on technique.

— Skylar Laine

Well, all of my shows are done with live instruments.

— Bear McCreary

I wanted all my solos to be something you could sing along with

— John Frusciante

I don't just rap - I sing and I dance as well.

— Chanel West Coast

All instruments sound fantastic in a church.

— Colin Meloy

Singing is my life, and I have to do it, or I'm going to go totally bananas.

— Kathleen Hanna

I've been passionate about singing for as long as I can recall.

— Chinmayi

Singing pop music was not something I planned, but I managed to do it.

— Tiffany Darwish

You can't evaluate your situation when you're in a band, not really.

— Jim Root

“Work is an instrument through which you bring yourself to fulfillment”

— Sunday Adelaja

The guitar is a wonderful instrument which is understood by few.

— Franz Schubert

I got something if you want it. You can have it if you sing my song.

— Bob Sinclar

I didn't start writing with band arrangements until I was working on 'Tramp.'

— Sharon Van Etten

We're a live band. It's what we do best.

— Butch Trucks