Musician Quotes · Page 105

I'd been through crappy day jobs and stupid garage bands. I was determined to make it as a musician.

— Paul Westerberg

There's Eddie's conviction and his lyrics and his ideals, and he can just rock straight out. His vocals are incredible. And we…

— Mike McCready

... I practice more than ever ... mostly scales and arpeggios ... and anything I can't do ...

— Julian Bream

I love being a musician. I love the lifestyle. But I think it's probably as difficult and frustrating as anything.

— Trevor Dunn

When you lose what you love remember to stay strong. Look out the window and remember life goes on.

— Drew Chadwick

I made a conscious decision that I was not going to have children. I didn't want others raising them, and looking after…

— Stevie Nicks

I never looked at being a musician any different than waking up one day and wanting to be an accountant or a…

— James Vincent McMorrow

Well the artists that inspire me were, first of all I would say Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, John Holt, Alton Ellis, Errol…

— Gregory Isaacs

I got to New York when I was eighteen. I was knocking around, trying to be an actor, writer, musician, whatever happened.

— Sam Shepard

I just want to grow as a musician. that's why I do different languages.

— Neeti Mohan

We'd be recording and I'd go down to Greenpoint where Rostam was living and track stuff... It was a busy time. I…

— Chris Baio

I don't know if One Direction will stand the test of time. I have a niece who goes crazy for them. But…

— Andrea Bocelli

Aside from comic book heroes, the only real life heroes I had were musicians.

— Andy Biersack

My dad was a composer and a musician, but he never finished high school. His formal education was rather minimal from the…

— Brian Greene

In 1972, I got my first electric bass and started playing the kind of instrument I play now. I found that the…

— Eberhard Weber

I used to try and make up visually for what I couldn't play as a musician. I used to get into very…

— Pete Townshend

Because of social media, a lot of people think they can be, like, a rapper or a singer or a musician because…

— Sky Ferreira

Music is my life. The things that people do don't seem interesting to me at all - going out to bars, carrying…

— John Frusciante

If you strive to become a good human being with the qualities of generosity, humility and having reverence for life...just maybe you'll…

— Charlie Haden

Surrounding myself with people I enjoy being with made the sessions effortless. Everyone came prepared and ready to play. All were great…

— Stanley Clarke

To be up on stage and interacting with musicians, that was a huge epiphany for me.

— Rene Marie

I have a buddy of mine who's a musician, and I play guitar and sing quite a bit with him.

— Jensen Ackles

Mendelssohn I consider the first musician of the day; I doff my hat to him as my superior. He plays with everything,…

— Robert Schumann

I feel like as musicians we need to fight the Spotify thing. I feel that in some ways what’s happening in the…

— Thom Yorke

I've never been really interested in music, classical or otherwise, where the craft is more important than the result. I realized quickly…

— Anna Meredith