The band that made me want to be a musician in the first place was the Beatles. And I think John Lennon… — Paul Gilbert Copy Share Image
In singing, there's a vibration that comes from deep down inside, literally from your sex. When you put out that vibration, people… — Elizabeth Berkley Copy Share Image
Your hands are like dogs, going to the same places they've been. You have to be careful when playing is no longer… — Tom Waits Copy Share Image
With 'Game of Thrones,' the most dominant instrument would definitely be the cello. That's something I just felt really captured the mood… — Ramin Djawadi Copy Share Image
When I'm writing for certain instruments, you want to write within what you know about that instrument but also challenge the player.… — Bryce Dessner Copy Share Image
At the root of all power and motion, there is music and rhythm, the play of patterned frequencies against the matrix of… — Joachim-Ernst Berendt Copy Share Image
That's the nice thing about being in Mr. Big, is I'm not only the guitar player. I'm the background singer, and so… — Paul Gilbert Copy Share Image
I've had a very different career than a lot of other musicians. I went through the major labels. I was signed to… — Michael Angelo Batio Copy Share Image
The job of singing is to stay open to the river of soul in all its manifestations, the dark and the light,… — Jennifer Warnes Copy Share Image
I record all of my music with authentic instruments in a studio before we start editing, doing many, many versions. The music… — Ken Burns Copy Share Image
I always loved singing because I grew up in a very musical family. My mom wasn't able to do music professionally because… — Jamila Woods Copy Share Image
A band has a certain responsibility to work songs for years and stick to rules more. A solo artist can just do… — Christopher Owens Copy Share Image
When I started we were travelling in vans, at that time we couldn't afford B&Bs, so after the gig the band would… — Shakin' Stevens Copy Share Image
There was a period in my life where most of my musical career was spent in a band that was very aggressive,… — Chris Cornell Copy Share Image
I mean, if you decided to go out today and get you an instrument and do whatever it is that you do,… — Ornette Coleman Copy Share Image
My musical background in Tyler, Texas was quite outstanding. Uh, I grew up with, uh, with high school teachers who were in… — Carl Gardner Copy Share Image
Part of why I was drawn to making dance music was convenience. It was the type of music I could make without… — Nicolas Jaar Copy Share Image
At the time I learned drums, I wanted to be the drummer of Hanson. I wanted to be this guy because he… — Stromae Copy Share Image
The music was great for teaching about human nature. but I couldn't do any instruments or play anything. I like to sing.… — Kevin Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
When you are accompanied by the instrument - on an instrument like the lute-the lute and voice - you have this sound,… — Cecilia Bartoli Copy Share Image
I work with this wonderful five-piece band, The Tony Guerrero Quintet, along with Kate Flannery, who was Meredith the Drunk in The… — Jane Lynch Copy Share Image
Everybody's got their tools or their instruments, and it's fun to see how people expose themselves to their profession or their profession… — David Gordon Green Copy Share Image
I had to teach myself to let go of the conventional rock way of playing guitar and singing. Some things you wouldn't… — Chris Cornell Copy Share Image
I don't necessarily enjoy playing concerts, although that has gotten more fun with a band. But the one thing I always have… — Samuel Ervin Beam Copy Share Image
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
At The Verve's first-ever gig, I said that we were gonna blow this local band off the stage. It was only in… — Richard Ashcroft Copy Share Image
I was more into music, before I got into college. In high school, I used to play guitar and sing. I did… — Steven Yeun Copy Share Image
When you tour with a band, you're just out there, and it's just you guys. That's your little universe. If you do… — Katey Sagal Copy Share Image
I mostly used the studio devices, because I knew what they had. Generally I find I'm happy to use whatever's around. If… — Brian Eno Copy Share Image
I've always told the musicians in my band to play what they know and then play above that. Because then anything can… — Miles Davis 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
Shellac was asked to do a recreation of our first album, but we've always been a band that improvised our sets. That's… — Steve Albini Copy Share Image
I was really running a music school back then, because my band wasn't making any money. I keep talking about money, because… — Artie Shaw Copy Share Image
Everybody brought something unique to System of a Down, and the bottom line is when you go and do your own project,… — John Dolmayan Copy Share Image
In the beginning I had a lot of self-imposed limitations as far as production and instrumentation. It was really inspiring for us… — Tamaryn Copy Share Image
My dad, who plays guitar and piano and was in cover bands, along with my older brother, Matt, taught me guitar and… — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
Musicians always want to sacrifice our creativity to get involved in environmental issues or political activism of some sort - to reduce… — Eyvind Kang Copy Share Image
I just sing and write songs and wear what I want. It's quite a good job really. If I wanted to I… — Ellie Goulding Copy Share Image
Everybody besides my piano player has been with me since the very first day. We were a four-piece band for a solid… — Thomas Rhett Copy Share Image
What's happened since then is that all the kids now, their first instrument is the computer. We've even got producers taking airplanes… — Calvin Harris Copy Share Image
