Music making Quotes · Page 82

You can tell whether a person plays well or not by the way he carries the instrument, whether it means something to…

— Miles Davis

When I came to Mumbai, I realised an individual should be versatile, and in playback singing you have different genres where you…

— Javed Ali

When I was at college - that was the first time I tried singing. I played in a band, and people seemed…

— Bryan Ferry

I like writing melody without an instrument. It's just so - it's more like the choreography of a bee; you just go.

— Tom Waits

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

— Nuno Bettencourt

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

— Henry Miller

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

— Devin Townsend

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

— Brian Setzer

When I was younger, I worked for several years composing music for commercials, but I was very happy to give that up.…

— Steven Wilson

“Zachary looked down into the swirling morass that was his beer as the man walked onto the stage and started to play…

— Pete Langman

My dad is a singer, so it was always either music or acting with me. All the way up through college I…

— Coby Bell

It's important for all people, and not just people in bands, to speak out on social justice issues. That means journalists or…

— Serj Tankian

That's one of the problems with making music your business, it becomes a business. You're no longer just this kid who is…

— Mojo Nixon

When you're a musician and you come from a singing background, specifically one that focused a lot on a cappella music as…

— Nick Lachey

I appreciate what others have done in the past especially for my genre, and my style of singing. And they sure put…

— James Durbin

The text for me is the musical score. I'm the instrument. My voice is the instrument. My voice is articulating the sounds…

— Anne Waldman

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

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

— Don McLean

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

— Amaal Mallik

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

— Bobby Vinton

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

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

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

— Tituss Burgess

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

— Chuck Berry

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

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

— Ashley Tisdale

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

— Joey Jordison

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

— Dave Pirner

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

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

— Joey Jordison

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

— Joshua Bell

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

— Taron Egerton

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

— Gerald Massey

In Europe they look upon jazz as art. In America it's a diversion. Somebody opens a restaurant and installs another band off…

— Chet Baker

I wanted to come back to the guitar after three albums and almost 10 years. I started to miss this instrument and…

— Rokia Traore