I did not dream of being an entertainer in the sense of being the one out front. I dreamed of being in… — Too Short Copy Share Image
I think music is an instrument. It can create the initial thought patterns that can change the thinking of people. — John Coltrane Copy Share Image
In a way, as much as we love to be a big, loud rock band, the acoustic album was a lot easier… — Dave Grohl Copy Share Image
I think central to what we do is thinking about what's our role, how does this idea of being a band and… — Andy Gill Copy Share Image
I love the string band. I love the sound of it, the possibilities of it, I love the physical sensation of creating… — Chris Thile Copy Share Image
Through singing, I met my second husband, Jonathan, who is a professional musician. He transformed our lives and relieved me of much… — Jane Hawking Copy Share Image
Teach music and singing at school in such a way that it is not a torture but a joy for the pupil;… — Zoltan Kodaly Copy Share Image
We are slowed down sound and light waves, a walking bundle of frequencies tuned into the cosmos. We are souls dressed up… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
I've only ever been in one band in my life, and that was in middle school. — Anderson East Copy Share Image
A learning experience for sure. You're always learning in this business. How to work with people and how to handle your band… — Sherri DuPree Copy Share Image
We're doing all the shows as an eight-piece band. There's so many different kinds of palettes for each film that we've had… — Stuart A. Staples Copy Share Image
“I don’t like banging on noisy instruments, I don’t like songs that get stuck in my head,and I don’t like eyeballs staring… — Emma Lesko Copy Share Image
When you're a musician, you are around your peers a lot, like Slipknot and Alice In Chains... you name the band. We're… — Duff McKagan Copy Share Image
A bird does not sing because it has an answer, is sings because it has a song. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
You are an instrument of God. Don't leave the instrument sitting in its case, my son. Play! Leave no part of your… — Abraham Verghese Copy Share Image
As funny as it sounds, the best thing I got out of making a solo record was to realize how much I… — Dave Pirner Copy Share Image
“But it was late. We had to go home. We listened to the river singing, the river singing stone.” — Myrna Peña-Reyes Copy Share Image
You don't pigeonhole yourself, people pigeonhole you. If the world is not at a place yet where it can just be like,… — Beth Ditto Copy Share Image
I went in [Sweet Basil band] and played with them, maybe half the gig for almost eight years or more. — Jon Gordon Copy Share Image
The way I think about things or hear things in my head is actually much closer to acoustic instruments. I don't have… — Oneohtrix Point Never Copy Share Image
The songs my band and I like to sing - the songs that the room will erupt for - are '90s hits,… — Ross Lynch Copy Share Image
Electronic technology has been a part of music making and music listening for a century. We always treat it like it's new,… — Vijay Iyer Copy Share Image
I guess a lot of bands play around until they come up with something they like. — Greg Saunier Copy Share Image
I'm the band leader. That's not to say that the other people are my minions - they all put in a tremendous… — Michael Gira Copy Share Image
We're just a joyous band, and our music is just fun, happy, and nostalgic. — Kirstin Maldonado Copy Share Image
There are a few songwriters in bands I really relate to that write a certain type of joy, because a lot of… — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
The wonderful thing about rock music is even if you hate the other person, sometimes you need him more, you know. In… — Bruce Springsteen Copy Share Image
Too many bands record an album and feel, 'Well, this is okay,' but after a time, they grow to not like it. — Brian Fallon Copy Share Image
Having a body that is like a musical instrument, open enough to be able to resonate, literally resonate with what is coming… — Marion Woodman Copy Share Image
To me, recording with live instruments and tape takes things back to an older sound that I like but that's still fresh. — Adrian Younge Copy Share Image
“JULY 20. I've just walked into the opera house. I have no programme. Strange new players are premiering a piece by a… — Erich Hoyt Copy Share Image
I had different bands. I played with the Acoustic Warriors for the most part, without girl singers. It was the same kind… — Dan Hicks Copy Share Image