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title: "21 Musical Background Quotes by 21 authors"
description: "Browse 21 Musical Background quotes by 21 authors. Discover the best Musical Background sayings and thoughts."
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> [I always work with the same composer, his name is Ali Helnwein. I don't have a musical background.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-prager/i-always-work-with-the-same-composer-his-name-is-ali-helnwein-i-don-t/)

[Alex Prager](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-prager/)

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> [I think I have automobile skills and musical background.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mannie-fresh/i-think-i-have-automobile-skills-and-musical-background/)

[Mannie Fresh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mannie-fresh/)

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> [Well I had a musical background, but I still didn't know a lot about drums at the time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caroline-corr/well-i-had-a-musical-background-but-i-still-didn-t-know-a-lot-about/)

[Caroline Corr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caroline-corr/)

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> [My own musical background is based in the blues, and in classical composition. I grew up listening to Muddy Waters, John Coltrane,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-lenz/my-own-musical-background-is-based-in-the-blues-and-in-classical/)

[Frederick Lenz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederick-lenz/)

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> [When your dad is a preacher and your mom is a choir director and you're in church all the time, as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zaytoven/when-your-dad-is-a-preacher-and-your-mom-is-a-choir-director-and-you/)

[Zaytoven](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zaytoven/)

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> [For me, music was always a second language. I didn't have a musical background, and I started studying very late, at fourteen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garth-greenwell/for-me-music-was-always-a-second-language-i-didn-t-have-a-musical/)

[Garth Greenwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garth-greenwell/)

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> [I used to play a few instruments including guitar and snare drums, but I think a musical background is an important part…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicky-romero/i-used-to-play-a-few-instruments-including-guitar-and-snare-drums-but/)

[Nicky Romero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicky-romero/)

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> [Although I don't come from a musical background, I was given piano lessons along with my sisters, but I wasn't what you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vonda-shepard/although-i-don-t-come-from-a-musical-background-i-was-given-piano/)

[Vonda Shepard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vonda-shepard/)

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> [ I thought it would be nice to marry Virgil \[Thomson\] to have a musical background, but I never got far with the… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peggy-guggenheim/i-thought-it-would-be-nice-to-marry-virgil-thomson-to-have-a-musical/)

[Peggy Guggenheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peggy-guggenheim/)

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> [I always had a knack for improvisation. I can write down the notes I play, but never really had a proper academic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-hopkins/i-always-had-a-knack-for-improvisation-i-can-write-down-the-notes-i/)

[Anthony Hopkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-hopkins/)

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> [Dreaming Deep House is a recognition to Deep House music. If you dole the same passion for Deep House, Keep on surrounding…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phee-the-god/dreaming-deep-house-is-a-recognition-to-deep-house-music-if-you-dole/)

[Phee The God](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phee-the-god/)

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> [Because my musical background is so diverse, it lends me to have very much my own style and it helps me to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/casey-james/because-my-musical-background-is-so-diverse-it-lends-me-to-have-very/)

[Casey James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/casey-james/)

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> [I listen to music when I write. I need the musical background. Classical music. I'm behind the times. I'm still with Baroque…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elie-wiesel/i-listen-to-music-when-i-write-i-need-the-musical-background/)

[Elie Wiesel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elie-wiesel/)

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> [My musical background is like almost every non classical musician in the world. One day a special record was heard and that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-johnson/my-musical-background-is-like-almost-every-non-classical-musician-in/)

[Kevin Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-johnson/)

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> [It should be pointed out that none of Cardew's works ever gave total freedom to the performer. The instructions were a guide…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-tilbury/it-should-be-pointed-out-that-none-of-cardew-s-works-ever-gave-total/)

[John Tilbury](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-tilbury/)

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> [Most people might think that I've come from a musical background, but nobody in my family was in any kind of band…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lunice/most-people-might-think-that-i-ve-come-from-a-musical-background-but/)

[Lunice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lunice/)

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> [Genetically, I have tons of musical background in my life. My mother's father was a famous Weimar-era composer, Ernst Toch. My father's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lawrence-weschler/genetically-i-have-tons-of-musical-background-in-my-life-my-mother-s/)

[Lawrence Weschler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lawrence-weschler/)

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> [Music has its own emotional embodiment. It carries an emotion with it. When you associate a lyric with the music, it's much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debbie-harry/music-has-its-own-emotional-embodiment-it-carries-an-emotion-with-it/)

[Debbie Harry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debbie-harry/)

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> [My musical background in Tyler, Texas was quite outstanding. Uh, I grew up with, uh, with high school teachers who were in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-gardner/my-musical-background-in-tyler-texas-was-quite-outstanding-uh-i-grew/)

[Carl Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-gardner/)

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> [I had a drummer in my band who started teaching me tricks to come up with interesting rhythms. Because I don't come…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jens-lekman/i-had-a-drummer-in-my-band-who-started-teaching-me-tricks-to-come-up/)

[Jens Lekman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jens-lekman/)

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> [I would love to see music reinstated as an essential part of schooling. The culture that it brings; the knowledge that it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-carson/i-would-love-to-see-music-reinstated-as-an-essential-part-of/)

[Benjamin Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-carson/)

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