Music making Quotes · Page 83

My first instrument was actually the trombone, but that didn't last long. Soon I was playing guitar in bands from the time…

— Dave Grohl

As you know, I was a solo singer, something I just got very much used to. Turns out I'm quite enjoying being…

— Gareth Gates

The reason Strapping Young Lad was such a good band was we were honest about what we were doing.

— Devin Townsend

An artist earns the right to call himself a creator only when he admits to himself that he is but an instrument.

— Henry Miller

My current project is my band, Population 1. We are writing, rehearsing and playing in Los Angeles.

— Nuno Bettencourt

All my songs were solo voices. Just me singing. In fact, that was the gimmick - no gimmick. Just singing straight with…

— Bobby Vinton

The source is always me, but when the inspiration is an amazing idea or entity, it gives the process of music making…

— Amaal Mallik

In the autumn of 1970 I had a job singing in the school system, playing my guitar in classrooms.

— Don McLean

If you come on a band tense, you're going to play tense. If you come a little bit foolish, act just a…

— Charlie Parker

I'm trying to be expressive on my instrument and conduct as I'm improvising. So I'm conducting with the melodies and the rhythms…

— Joe Lovano

I think the most note-worthy part is that Stella [Mozgawa] had joined the band two weeks before we started recording, so that…

— Theresa Wayman

I listen to other guitar players, yeah. It gives me new concepts and shows me where the instrument is going for the…

— George Benson

I was growing up at a time when music was growing and changing so fast. I had learned all the big band…

— Jose Feliciano

Sometimes I'll go out into the crowd and keep singing, but I'll get maybe seven rows out and I'm out of synch,…

— Rob Zombie

I don't play a lot of instruments so when it comes to the song writing process I don't have a lot to…

— Barry Kerch

I find brass bands have a melancholy sound. All right out of doors, of course - fifty miles away. Like bagpipes, they…

— Thomas Beecham

Just because you put super great musicians together, it doesn't mean you're going to have that chemistry as a band.

— Brian Setzer

Singing is good for the soul. It's the first thing I do every morning, after my blessings and my grace. I put…

— Richard Simmons

I did the marching band all throughout junior high and high school. Music was one of my favorite things in school.

— Tommy Lee

You can play a gig as a band and not know that they hated you; with standup, after every line, you know.

— James Acaster

A band is a great way to destroy a friendship, and a tour's a great way to destroy a band.

— Julian Casablancas

I think every band I'm a part of fulfills something the others don't, so I'm pretty convinced I need all of them.

— Colin Marston

When I joined the band I was coming largely from an improvising background, and the idea of a fluid rhythm that was…

— John Dieterich

I can play piano by ear, and some guitar. But I definitely havent mastered either instrument. I do it for fun as…

— Ashley Tisdale

Every band I've been in, it's just become my total life. I feel like a child star - I've missed out on…

— Kathleen Hanna

My singing days have passed. My voice is gone. My throat is worn. And my lungs are going fast.

— Chuck Berry

Singing is how I express everything. Hunger, needing new clothes... it's all through song.

— Tituss Burgess

As funny as it sounds, the best thing I got out of making a solo record was to realize how much I…

— Dave Pirner

I Am Setting The Record Straight, If You Don't Hear It From One Of Us In This Band Then It Is Bullshit..

— Joey Jordison

Well, over the years, I've developed a stable of songs of which I'm known for and never get tired of singing.

— Joe Cocker

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

The heart is like an instrument whose strings Steal magic music from Life's mystic frets.

— Gerald Massey

There are Personal issues in the band that Need to be taken care of for us to continue touring.

— Joey Jordison

In drama school, I entered a singing competition, which I ended up winning, which was great.

— Taron Egerton

What drew me to the violin was mastering the instrument technically, which I'm continuing to do.

— Joshua Bell

My mother's brother is a very good singer. My grandfather took up classical singing lessons and learnt to play the harmonium.

— Urmila Matondkar

There's so much fun you can have with your instruments that no one ever taught you.

— Michael Giacchino

Comedy is like music, and the way to make the best music is to have skilled musicians in your band.

— Rashida Jones

If this word "music" is sacred and reserved for eighteenth and nineteenth century instruments, we can substitute a more meaningful term: organization…

— John Cage

I would love to direct a play. But I think when people look at me they see music and dancing and singing.

— Susan Stroman