Music making Quotes · Page 46

For me, the guitar synthesizer is a great writing instrument.

— Andy Summers

It's actually not that hard to play guitar in a rock band.

— Aaron Dessner

A good bassist determines the direction of any band.

— Ron Carter

I guess I like to sing more than just about anything else in the world.

— Jim Nabors

You've got to have a gimmick if your band sucks.

— Gary Giddins

You don't have to be a great drummer to be the most important guy in the band.

— Mike Portnoy

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

— James Diamond

Today's imaginary band name: The Significan't.

— Janina Gavankar

I do think I've learned, in the ensuing years, how to be a more effective bandleader. And maybe, just maybe, we're a…

— David First

People have said to me, You can't write songs. You can't play an instrument. But I've got 10 gold records.

— Sonny Bono

I was not reluctant to become a singer. Singing has been an activity I've done my whole life, without thought.

— Nina Simone

When I clicked into this idea of doing a band and examining a band as a dysfunctional family, I wanted to reverse…

— Denis Leary

This isnt music and were not a band. Were five middle fingers on a mother f**kin hand.

— Marilyn Manson

When you open for a band, you don't play one of their songs. You just don't do that.

— Shavo Odadjian

Rock stars are like prophets. There's something about somebody who can get up on a stage and sing. And then when they…

— Pamela Anderson

That Moment When You're Having a Bad Day So You Lock yourself In Your Room And StartSinging And You Realize Your Singing…

— Anonymous

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

Getting on stage, for me, was a huge thing when I first started. And back in high school, everyone was in rock…

— Tyler Hilton

I've always felt that singing is half technical, half taxing. You've got words, a melody, and an instrument, and you have to…

— D.A. Wallach

“Marconi said, "I see you have your instruments. Can any of you sing? The old spirituals work best." John said, "I can…

— David Wong

I wanted to call it 'Experiment' because it's all kinds of different sounds. We have a bunch of instruments on there that…

— Kane Brown

I started as a musician, then I was a singer. I sang with the band. Then I was an actor in the…

— Hal Linden

I had prostate cancer that, for me, was debilitating. I didn't touch a guitar for two years, but when I realized I…

— Ronnie Montrose

We have two different ways of working. One is completely unstructured where somebody just starts playing and somebody joins in and then…

— Brian Eno

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

— Robert Cray

I didn't really want to sing at first, but my dad insisted that I do.

— Aretha Franklin

The band's filter, but playing live is a lot of fun.

— Elliott Smith

I like people who can write and sing, and play an instrument.

— Sixto Rodriguez

Singing isn't always about being on key; it's about emotionality.

— Chris Robinson

The lousy guitar player in any band is the bass player.

— Jimmy Iovine

I play instruments and stuff, but I can't rap or anything like that.

— Jamal Murray

In many cases bands have a lot to overcome, business being what it is.

— Chris Stein

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

— Skylar Laine

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

— Chino Moreno

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'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

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

— OhMJ