Music making Quotes · Page 41

A dancer dances.A writer writes. A singer sings. What do you do? Know thyself.

— Tassel Daley

I wish I were more musically gifted, more intuitive in playing instruments.

— Edward Norton

I really love singing. I love singing harmony, mostly.

— Nancy Wilson

I believe in singing. I believe in singing together.

— Brian Eno

I see my body as an instrument, rather than an ornament.

— Alanis Morissette

What else have I done nearly all my life than go hungry and go on singing?

— Carl Sandburg

Every record is a portrait of the band at that time.

— Jimmy Page

You wouldn't be a complete band without a slightly cocky frontman, would you?

— Adam Levine

If you heard my records and no one told you, I don't think you'd know whether it's a band or one guy.

— Lenny Kravitz

I love and respect my instrument. I was born with an instinct for what is right, the correct technique, and I have…

— Mirella Freni

I love being in a band. I love that collaborative spirit, although some would suggest that I don't get involved in the…

— Trevor Rabin

Fans want new music. We're the same way. We have bands that we like, and whether they release it or not, we're…

— John Dolmayan

I do some solo, acoustic stuff, but I also like plugging in my electric guitar and playing loud with a band.

— James Bay

The National's favorite experiences as musicians are when we are collaborating with people a little outside of our world as a band.

— Aaron Dessner

Maybe, I want her to do anything she wants, but I hope her interest in singing stays high.

— Lee Ann Womack

What is normally called religion is what I would tend to call music - participating in music, listening to music, making records…

— Will Oldham

The music was great for teaching about human nature. but I couldn't do any instruments or play anything. I like to sing.…

— Kevin Fitzgerald

Part of why I was drawn to making dance music was convenience. It was the type of music I could make without…

— Nicolas Jaar

At the time I learned drums, I wanted to be the drummer of Hanson. I wanted to be this guy because he…

— Stromae

My musical background in Tyler, Texas was quite outstanding. Uh, I grew up with, uh, with high school teachers who were in…

— Carl Gardner

I mean, if you decided to go out today and get you an instrument and do whatever it is that you do,…

— Ornette Coleman

There was a period in my life where most of my musical career was spent in a band that was very aggressive,…

— Chris Cornell

When I started we were travelling in vans, at that time we couldn't afford B&Bs, so after the gig the band would…

— Shakin' Stevens

A band has a certain responsibility to work songs for years and stick to rules more. A solo artist can just do…

— Christopher Owens

Show me on the doll where Fun is a rock band.

— Corey Taylor

We don't have the big-band mentality. We never wanted to become a big band.

— Fab Moretti

We've been gone five years and the best they could come up with was boy bands?

— Jon Bon Jovi

A lot of people don't know this, but I sing.

— Chi Chi DeVayne

I'd love to do my own music for sure. I'd love to have a band.

— Selena Gomez

I wanted a real band. I wanted the Rolling Stones, the Beatles.

— Christopher Owens

With a voice like Ella ringing out there's no way a band can lose.

— Stevie Wonder

“When you find yourself dancing through life, be sure to tip the band.”

— Val Edward Simone

We're like a middle-aged boy band on tour.

— Sal Vulcano

At every show, I pray with my band. It's a big thing.

— Jessie Reyez

I always wanted to be in a boy band since I was a kid.

— Olly Murs

Well I Guess I Won't Ever Be Singing Again..

— Anonymous

“That before living agent, now became the living instrument.”

— Herman Melville

I guess my first instrument was the recorder when I was about five or six.

— Rostam Batmanglij

I love my band. I love to play. I love to write.

— David Bryan

I never do karaoke. I don't enjoy singing to be honest.

— David Essex