Music making Quotes · Page 102

Certainly, there are huge, multiplatinum bands whose singers command their audience's attention. Sadly, much of the time they have little to say.

— Henry Rollins

Good songs are what a good band is all about. When you have a good song that stands up to the test…

— Joey Kramer

Tell me what you'd like to hear me sing. I'll sing whatever you like, after which I'll take up a collection, if…

— Edith Piaf

I have never been vocal about my singing abilities, but I am always ready to present my dancing skills.

— Aditi Rao Hydari

“The band had morphed into another sweet melancholy song. "I'm Not Supposed To Love You Anymore." If that wasn't the voice of…

— Kristan Higgins

I'll have the music, and then I'll just turn the microphone on, press Play and Record and sing. And whatever comes out…

— Phil Collins

My least favorite thing about being in a band is photo shoots and video shoots. I like writing songs.

— Laura Jane Grace

“The bands of color in a rainbow remind me of my band, Bands of Color. We’re not very musical, but we sure…

— Jarod Kintz

From a very young age I had an ambition to be a musician, and to do that professionally. That's what I pursued…

— Cillian Murphy

In a way, as much as we love to be a big, loud rock band, the acoustic album was a lot easier…

— Dave Grohl

Bands like - even Kiss to a degree - bands like Kiss and Motley, Ratt, Poison, Bon Jovi - I just think…

— John Corabi

When I'm playing with the band or playing with some projects or some of my own stuff it's about the musical approach.…

— Anonymous

All the instruments of percussion known to European science are essentially nonmusical and can only be tolerated in open air music or…

— C. V. Raman

I started off as a bar band. We played ZZ Top, Bob Seger, Waylon Jennings, the Rolling Stones - everything and anything…

— Frankie Ballard

It's a misconception that singers in Punjab use music as a backup in case their acting fails. For me, singing is the…

— Diljit Dosanjh

What (some) bands do is go, 'It's not important that I'm a girl, it's just important that I want to rock.' And…

— Kathleen Hanna

I think I'm going to do a lot of acting first, then go to singing. I definitely want to sing someday, though.…

— Jamie Lynn Spears

Well, I was in a band. I was the singer with a band called the Soul Satisfiers. I sang then quite a…

— Gloria Gaynor

Being in a band you can wear whatever you want - it's like an excuse for Halloween every day.

— Gwen Stefani

When we recorded 'Iowa,' we jammed, we went through the songs, we played as a band and we recorded as a band.

— Jim Root

I do love singing. I wouldn't say I'm any good, but I definitely love it - especially jazz singing.

— Emilia Clarke

I believe we should encourage children to sing and play instruments from an early age.

— Mick Jagger

For a while I had somebody that came to clean my house that turned out to be in a band that I…

— Carrie Brownstein

I played some Yamaha drums that I like a lot. And I like the Yamaha people a lot too. They've been really…

— Levon Helm

One of the big things that broke the band up for me, which I've become much clearer on over the years, was…

— James Murphy

In the hierarchy of instruments, if you're a harpist, you're considered someone with a brain much more than if you're a singer.

— Nellie McKay

The finest singing, given a good voice to begin with, comes from the constant play of a fine mind upon the inner…

— Ernest Newman

A band requires so much rehearsal and travel logistics. I didn't mind it when I was younger, but there's not much motivation…

— Mark Kozelek

I tell you, when we travel with our own band and we're on the road... Well, I can't even believe this is…

— Jane Monheit

There has always been a feeling with people that they love my singing but not always the choice of material.

— Alison Moyet

There has to be an element of danger, or at least an element of intrigue, for a band to be interesting.

— Mike Patton

I went in [Sweet Basil band] and played with them, maybe half the gig for almost eight years or more.

— Jon Gordon

I'm at a point where I let my mind go with flow of the music I'm making and it's not interrupted by…

— Mic Geronimo

I love film, but it's bringing me away from music. Singing is what I'm probably most passionate about.

— Mandy Moore

And at that moment, a lilting melody lifts to the moon as a single sparrow sings.

— Lisa Ann Sandell

It's really exciting working with a new band when you feel like you hit something that's great, and you helped them bring…

— Jerry Harrison

I've been playing my instrument since I was about three or four. That's when I started banging around on the piano, trying…

— Nat Wolff

Even if you're the biggest band in the world, there's probably something else you want.

— James Righton

The Ego is an exquisite instrument. Enjoy it, use it--just don't get lost in it.

— Ram Dass

I've never wanted to do something that wouldn't be fulfilling, so behind the music and the singing, I love being happy.

— Benson Boone