Music making Quotes · Page 47

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

— Michael Koryta

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

— Chinmayi

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

— Kathleen Hanna

All instruments sound fantastic in a church.

— Colin Meloy

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

— Chanel West Coast

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

— Sharon Van Etten

Composing is just another exciting thing. It's as exciting as being in a band. It's kind of like joining a new band…

— James Iha

I don't know how to function without music. When I'm not making it, I'm listening to it. It gives me courage and…

— Billie Eilish

My band and I sometimes can't believe where we are in the world and what we're doing. But I'm very privileged to…

— Amy Macdonald

Making your band your career just seems like a pipe dream when it's not happening, and when it does, it seems so…

— Matt Skiba

Master your instrument. Master the music. And then forget all that bullshit and just play.

— Charlie Parker

It's nice to have a band that can adapt to whatever show we're in, so we can play on a big stage…

— Anonymous

The band is like a vintage car. You take it out to go for a spin for a couple miles, but you…

— Robyn Hitchcock

In my mind these two instruments speak to me in different ways, and the solo stuff seems to be easier to do…

— Evan Parker

I sang in a rock band when I was training as a lawyer. You know, not professional, we just did it for…

— Gerard Butler

I don't know if I have a favorite part of being an artist. I do love being onstage and performing with my…

— Gabriella Wilson

I started playing guitar and when we formed the band; we all said, 'Who's the worst at guitar?' It was obviously me,…

— Calum Hood

It's funny, because I had no intention of being in a band because I was so shy. But I loved playing music…

— John Gourley

What I try to impart to a musician is to really try to practice the instrument in a really sincere way. Learn…

— Roscoe Mitchell

Once you start out, you are kind of finding out who you are, and then by the time you get to the…

— Steve Harris

It's so much in me to want to keep experimenting all the time. It's just inherent. Therefore I keep reaching for instruments…

— PJ Harvey

People of talent resemble a musical instrument more closely than they do a musician. Without outside help, they produce not a single…

— Franz Grillparzer

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

— Bob Sinclar

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

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

— Tiffany Darwish

We're the worst band in America... That makes us the best.

— Billy Corgan

I was in the band as a boy and was taught music and learned to compose.

— Norman Wisdom

I can't dance, I can't sing, I'm just standing here selling everything.

— Genesis

I just wanted to sing, in church or wherever.

— George Jones

The gods are just, and of our pleasant vices Make instruments to plague us.

— William Shakespeare

It's healthy for a band to become slightly less relevant

— Max Bemis

But it can be hard to experiment when you're in a band.

— Julian Casablancas

Stressed, Depressed, and boy band obsessed

— Anonymous

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

— Butch Trucks

I love collaborating because I come from the world of being in bands.

— Brian Reitzell

Singing well is a talent, which many people may not have.

— Neha Bhasin