“In America, music was the first sphere of social interaction in which racial barriers were challenged and overturned. And the challenge went… — Ted Gioia Copy Share Image
I've always been very inspired by people who can make their instrument sound very natural. — Michala Petri Copy Share Image
There was a band in San Diego, Bluegrass Etc, that played a weekly gig. My parents would take my brother and me… — Sara Watkins Copy Share Image
My hope for young bands, honestly, is that they do it because they love it, they do it because it's real. — Sonny Sandoval Copy Share Image
The real producers back in the day didn't sit there and play every single instrument. They made sure the record had the… — Kenny Beats Copy Share Image
It's cool to have instruments lying around because they give you different ideas. — Ezra Koenig Copy Share Image
That's a defining moment, there, when someone plays an instrument that everyone relates to around the planet. — Neil Young Copy Share Image
The regular rhythm and upbeat tunes of military music or marching bands positively affect your mood even if you don't actually 'enjoy'… — Liz Miller Copy Share Image
Feast for the Fisherman, the ultimate emo band. Said to be sold with a complimentary prescription for antidepressants and a free flatiron. — Libba Bray Copy Share Image
It's like a spiritual elevation that occurs when you're playing and becoming one with the instrument or players on the stage. — Matt Nathanson Copy Share Image
In terms of content and instrumentation, I feel we have been extremely ambitious on every one of our albums going back to… — Zacky Vengeance Copy Share Image
I hope that the next time you go to a concert, the band doesn't play the song you wanna hear! And instead,… — Amy Schumer Copy Share Image
Right now my mind is on the people who stole our instruments, and, specifically, the person with my guitar, which will no… — Jonny Greenwood Copy Share Image
What drew me to the violin was mastering the instrument technically, which I'm continuing to do. — Joshua Bell Copy Share Image
I try to play like Jimi Hendrix is playing. Forget what instrument you're playing, forget the colloquialisms, and Just get into what… — John Popper Copy Share Image
I have a great band, with very talented players, and we give everything we have every night. — John Legend Copy Share Image
I think of a band like Animal Collective where they really follow their own sound and I think that's a really important… — Andrew Dost Copy Share Image
But I also live to perform and I've been performing my whole life, whether it's been in sports or you know in… — Ruben Studdard Copy Share Image
Being in a band, you become each other's best friends as well as each other's worst enemies. — Gina Schock Copy Share Image
We've always wanted to do it, something you could dance to, and deep down we always thought we could bring something to… — Frank Iero Copy Share Image
I was just trying out and having some fun. I don't think I'd want to pursue singing as a career; it's an… — William Hung Copy Share Image
I think Alison Krauss and her band are the best today. The same goes for Rick Skaggs and his band. — Rick Moranis Copy Share Image
Both singing and acting are so rewarding that I couldn't pick between the two. — James Maslow Copy Share Image
As far as the people that have inspired me, they're the people that I have played with the most. For example, the… — Eldar Djangirov Copy Share Image
The band is a living, breathing thing. It grows in the same way we do as human beings and if it doesn't,… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
I started out with piano when I was little. That, for songwriting, is my favorite instrument. — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
So, practice, particularly after you've attained a job, any kind of job, like playing with a four piece band, that's... an opportunity… — Buddy Rich Copy Share Image
Instead of going out and shooting people, why don't you go start a band. — Joel Madden Copy Share Image
For me, the most challenging thing was developing myself as a songwriter and as a performer and as the leader of a… — Juliette Lewis Copy Share Image
Most singers begin with a band and then go solo. I started making music on my own and subsequently chose to carry… — Natalia Lafourcade Copy Share Image
When Taylor Swift was first beginning to really take off, a couple of guys I knew in her band called and offered… — Matthew Ramsey Copy Share Image
When the band would leave the stage, and then the audience would just take over, and keep the groove goin'. — Phil Lesh Copy Share Image
Coming from a dance background, I was in competitions every single weekend, so I've been put on the spot since I was… — Tate McRae Copy Share Image
It's 2019. People aren't going to shows to watch a band play the song exactly like the record. — Nita Strauss Copy Share Image
