People are afraid to ask musicians to be involved in projects because they anticipate being turned down. Young artists hesitate before contacting… — David Sylvian Copy Share Image
I always loved rock guitar. I just never put it together that that's what I'd end up doing. I had no aspirations… — Slash Copy Share Image
I was approached by Oxfam to go to Mali as their ambassador and get involved in their various initiatives out there. But… — Damon Albarn Copy Share Image
One day you pick up the guitar and you feel like a great master, and the next day you feel like a… — Tommy Emmanuel Copy Share Image
I don't wanna talk about Teo [Macero]. He's a helluva musician, a brilliant musician, but he's just not for me, that's all.… — Miles Davis Copy Share Image
Most musicians, regardless of what culture they come from, can get together and agree on some stuff about music. As there is… — Jerry Garcia Copy Share Image
I asked the head musician if I could go onstage during the next break and he said sure. I got two laughs… — Emo Philips Copy Share Image
Some performers are brilliant comedians, some are genius musicians, and some just make you happy to be alive. THE BOBS are all… — Paul Provenza Copy Share Image
All my life I just wanted to be a beatnik. Meet all the heavies, get stoned, get laid, have a good time.… — Janis Joplin Copy Share Image
I think people who basically do one thing like Eric Clapton is great. But I've always enjoyed playing different kinds of music… — Jack Bruce Copy Share Image
I’ve worked with such legendary guitar players as Allan Holdsworth, Ronnie Montrose, Eric Clapton, Lowell George and Steve Vai, but none of… — Ted Templeman Copy Share Image
You gotta remember: we're musicians... we're just crazy people who can't get along sometimes. I've definitely come to the table with my… — Corey Taylor Copy Share Image
I had the opportunity, as a child, to grow up in a community center where I was exposed to theater, music, art,… — Erykah Badu Copy Share Image
“I was free with every road as my home. No limitations and no commitments. But then summer passed and winter came and… — Charlotte Eriksson Copy Share Image
I was off the scene for a while during the ska period and when I returned and joined the Treasure Isle studio,… — Alton Ellis Copy Share Image
I spent two years figuring out how I could turn it into something that would satisfy me as a musician but also… — Damon Albarn Copy Share Image
Artists, whether they're classical musicians or pop musicians, they have always been the reflection of society, and in many ways a healing… — George Duke Copy Share Image
There are so many musicians, friends of mine, who play shows for ten people a night, or always desperately wanted a record… — Moby Copy Share Image
People make art on the sides of buildings, and they'll make art on the sides of trains. They'll make art wherever they… — T Bone Burnett Copy Share Image
Royalties are not how most writers or musicians make their living. Musicians by and large make a living with a relationship with… — John Perry Barlow Copy Share Image
“I know a flute player is technically called a "flautist," but something about it sounds a little sketchy, as does "pianist," so… — Julie Halpern Copy Share Image
It will lead many musicians out of the cul-de-sac they currently face. And those that do not understand will be cursed to… — Chilly Gonzales Copy Share Image
Many an American jazz musician has been beguiled by the lush melodies and sumptuous rhythms of Brazilian music, but Peter Sprague has… — Andrew S. Gilbert Copy Share Image
I really had a great time working with 'Modest Mouse,' just because of the people. I loved writing songs with Isaac Brock,… — Johnny Marr Copy Share Image
For novelists or musicians, if they really want to create something, they need to go downstairs and find a passage to get… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
No, it's the musicians and I must say they are an accomplished bunch, but odd, as musicians tend to be. Is it… — Robertson Davies Copy Share Image
Certainly one of the more common experiences in the jazz field is discovering someone new. Improvising musicians are capable of being musical… — Gary Burton Copy Share Image
I have always made commercial music. The people who vote for the Grammy nominees are mostly in their 40s and have other… — Al Walser Copy Share Image
Whatever I do, I attempt to do it fully. I try, and don't always succeed, to be thorough. There are musicians who… — Bill Dixon Copy Share Image
Maybe not as an idol, but I have influenced some people, including my son Joshua. So that feels good. Wherever I play… — Dewey Redman Copy Share Image
It's so crazy because kids that wrote to me when they were 14 years old are still in my life. A lot… — Kathleen Hanna Copy Share Image
Musical ability is not an inborn talent but an ability which can be developed. Any child who is properly trained can develop… — Shinichi Suzuki Copy Share Image
Man, I would demand that artist come to the table with better variety. I would demand that musicians know music history, not… — Pharoahe Monch Copy Share Image
I have a very difficult time describing my music. Because I run into people in the hardware store and they go, 'Oh,… — Les Claypool Copy Share Image
Being a musician since I was a teen, Guitar Center is the staple. You need anything to create, it's there. You need… — Steve Aoki Copy Share Image
The only thing I wouldn't like to do is to play roles as a musician. I'm not sure that I would be… — Larry Mullen, Jr Copy Share Image
I find myself, the more I grow up the more I hang around creatives, musicians. I find them more inspiring to be… — Tom Odell Copy Share Image
Oh yes, children often commit murders. And quite clever ones, too. Some murderers, particularly the distinguished ones who are going to make… — John Lee Mahin Copy Share Image
My brother, Mario, is in show business and so are all my cousins on my dad's side. We come from a family… — Irene Cara Copy Share Image
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