Musician Quotes · Page 42

I think, for some artists, the fear of taking on a political identity stems from not wanting to be pigeonholed as political…

— Carrie Brownstein

I wanted to be a musician and studied vocals in London for a year and then I gave it up.

— Masaba Gupta

There was a very famous musician in our family. He was a great violinist, an internationally known teacher. He was Leopold Auer.

— Gyorgy Ligeti

I was a fairly good amateur musician, and I was an average professional. But the one thing I saw was that the…

— Alan Greenspan

I'm not a corny-ass booty freak! I'm the greatest musician of all-time.

— Kanye West

Being an American musician means being adventurous.

— Michael Tilson Thomas

I went to art school and never thought I'd be a musician, but then punk rock came along in the late 70s…

— Michael Gira

There's a part of me, and I'm sure every single musician that writes for themselves has this: there's a layer of precious…

— Sarah Jaffe

Finally, we might decide that civilisation itself is worth preserving. In that case we have to work out what to save and…

— Susan Blackmore

Instead of going to college, I spent my time out on the road learning how to be a better musician.

— Miranda Lambert

The most important thing for the conductor is that he or she listens. Her listening will make things sound a certain way.…

— Laurence Equilbey

Cameron Esposito is a musician and podcaster from the States and she's hilarious.

— Julien Baker

I'm not a musician, but I play music. So it's a strange thing.

— David Lynch

I think we’re at the stage where we’re not musicians but not idols either. In a way, we also feel bad for…

— G-Dragon

I still look to music to heal and bind; I still think the musician can be a trusted object offering his fellow-man…

— Yehudi Menuhin

My husband is a musician, and 'Paste' is one of his favorite places to be interviewed by.

— Claire Coffee

If politically infused music is denied airplay, music reviews or festival stage time because it is considered "politics" rather than "art", then…

— Moddi

I am an untrained musician and a common man's singer.

— Kailash Kher

Nobody else even approaches the trumpet like [Sweets Edison] does: Never too much and always plenty. He's the greatest trumpet player to…

— Ella Fitzgerald

I've never been a jam-band sort of musician.

— Tom DeLonge

I'm definitely a frustrated musician, though it's more in terms of wishing I was a better guitar player and songwriter. But I've…

— Cillian Murphy

John McCutcheon is not only one of the best musicians in the USA, but also a great singer, songwriter, and song leader.…

— Pete Seeger

To a musician or songwriter, your canvas is silence.

— Keith Richards

The great artist, whether he be musician, painter, or poet, is known for this absolute unexpectedness.

— Loren Eiseley

We ought to give our friend pain if it will benefit him, but not to the extent of breaking off our friendship;…

— Plutarch