In the past, I played in bands, worked at coffee shops, babysat, and worked as a production assistant. — Tig Notaro Copy Share Image
I thought about what I wanted to do besides playing violin and singing backup in a band. Don't get me wrong, playing… — Petra Haden Copy Share Image
I always really enjoyed our early days, before we got too famous. We used to play clubs and that kind of stuff… — George Harrison Copy Share Image
Living in Cape Breton, it's really all about fiddle music, so it's not like there were other instruments out there that tempted… — Natalie MacMaster Copy Share Image
The harmonica is the most voice-like instrument, you can make it wail, feel happy, or cry. It's like singing the blues without… — Charlie Musselwhite Copy Share Image
If you ask me about music and how things should be played, I believe that music-making is the combination of having learned… — Michala Petri Copy Share Image
I don't play an instrument - I just write in my head, and I usually hear fully formed songs. 'We Are Young'… — Nate Ruess Copy Share Image
We'll see some simplistic players for a while, who'll then get into more complicated things and evolve with their instruments. This is… — Billy Sheehan Copy Share Image
We, Autolux band, write in very different ways; sometimes we play with the band and write music first and then form vocal… — Carla Azar Copy Share Image
We started with Denny Cordell, and he was a great record producer. He knew exactly how to take a band that knew… — Benmont Tench Copy Share Image
My band is the best band in the world, period. So, I insist on every song being better than it is on… — Ben Harper Copy Share Image
It's been nice to have a band and people I'm close to that I can get that understanding from and help me… — Blake Judd Copy Share Image
We need music," Nico said. "How's your singing?" "Um, no. Can't you just, like, tell it to open? You're the son of… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
“Unless the South Beach techno-dance clubs outbid them. They don’t have live bands, just DJs up in a booth. And the DJs… — Tim Dorsey Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Music itself is a great source of relaxation. Parts of it anyway. Working in the studio, that's not relaxing, but playing an… — Jackson Browne Copy Share Image
You manage one band and you manage two bands and then you build a business around that. — Haim Saban Copy Share Image
I was in dire need of a band that was serious about getting out of El Paso. — Cedric Bixler-Zavala Copy Share Image
From when I young, a lot of the things I grappled with, with instruments, was how large they were. When someone places… — Lou Barlow Copy Share Image
Authentic rock and roll is a sound that I've always been drawn to with bands like Brand New and Jimmy Eat World. — Ryan Hurd Copy Share Image
Music is a very personal thing, so if you hear one type of song that you don't like, you pass judgment on… — Chris Metzler Copy Share Image
As a solo artist, I just felt cemented in front of the mike stand. There was very little time to play with… — Tommy Shaw Copy Share Image
I used to dance around the house and taught myself the 'Annie' soundtrack. I got into singing and fell in love with… — Alexis Dziena Copy Share Image
The music is at this weird intersection of dance music and indie music. It's not quite dancey enough to do a full-blown… — Washed Out Copy Share Image
“It's called a gui-tar. It's used to perform American rural music. It's said to be especially popular in Texas," he told her.… — Adam Johnson Copy Share Image
Directing taught me how to run a team and turn up on time - things you don't really learn when you're in… — Viv Albertine Copy Share Image
I was in higher secondary when I participated in 'Indian Idol.' I was also learning singing at the Suresh Wadekar Institute. — Rahul Vaidya Copy Share Image
We'll never ever be as good on record as we are live because we're not a full band unless those kids are… — Chris Carrabba Copy Share Image
My experience of being a singer and performer is there is something meditative and very positive about singing, just resonating the inside… — KT Tunstall Copy Share Image
Mum is a photographer, and Dad does world music and plays almost every instrument except for drums. — Lykke Li Copy Share Image
Not even the creators of 'Rock Band' could possibly believe that playing the game is tantamount to making your own music. There… — Carrie Brownstein Copy Share Image
I was sixteen, I became a working guitar player gigging in LA, mostly in top 40 bands, then touring. I learned to… — Danny Jacob Copy Share Image
If you produce yourself and you're working in a band, there's certain compromises everyone has to make, because it's a democracy and… — Luke Temple Copy Share Image
Most people are fascinated to see someone play an instrument in an inspired way. We are moved by witnessing musical brilliance, and… — Steve Vai Copy Share Image
I think one of the best things you can do, no matter what you play, is to take up piano. Music is… — John Haley Sims Copy Share Image
I can imagine myself as an old man writing music for choir or orchestra. I don't know that I'll be touring six… — Bryce Dessner Copy Share Image
