Yeah, we try to get the best musicians possible, and Justin [Robinson] is a great musician, man, a great player. You must… — Common Copy Share Image
Kansas City Lightning succeeds as few biographies of jazz musicians have. . . This book is a magnificent achievement; I could hardly… — Henry Louis Gates Copy Share Image
Black musicians rhythmicized the contredanse, creating musical styles which evolved into the habanera (also known as the tango) and, later, ragtime, as… — Ned Sublette Copy Share Image
I've always chosen all my own material; no one ever told me what to sing or how to sing it, but I've… — Jane Monheit Copy Share Image
Any musician with a slight level of self-awareness can be taught to write a 'good' song. A great song is completely original.… — Greta Salpeter Copy Share Image
Even my family laughed at me because they thought this young guy who's always stuttering in front of other people should be… — Kurt Masur Copy Share Image
Laughing and crying are really similar - what happens to your body. It's a very similar process in your diaphragm. Like a… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
Acting is a growing tick muscle. I really believe that it's similar to being a musician in that the more you practice… — Katie Lowes Copy Share Image
In Hamburg the waiters always had Preludin - and various other pills, but I remember Preludin because it was such a big… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
It is jazz music that called me to be a musician and I have always sang the songs that moved me the… — Harry Connick, Jr Copy Share Image
When I start to write and record a track, I always think about where it is supposed to take place, what kind… — Karin Dreijer Andersson Copy Share Image
In order for a musician to grow, he's got to pay his dues. Some musicians ask me, 'well, what do you mean?… — Woody Shaw Copy Share Image
I think all musicians and producers, they know the real goal is to come up with a record that is entertaining and… — Black Francis Copy Share Image
I'd really like people to see me as a real actress, which I am, but they don't. It's hard to get them… — Marianne Faithfull Copy Share Image
I never have been a musician; I'm not actually capable. Because I can't even pretend to acquire the gift, all of my… — Jonathan Lethem Copy Share Image
I could sing and play as well. I've got some brothers; one of them is the drummer in the band. They're good… — Jonathan Rhys Meyers Copy Share Image
I'm not a big fan of lead vocalists, people who sing but don't play. I never wanted to be in a band… — Eric Clapton Copy Share Image
How good are the best musical imaginations? Can a trained musician, swiftly reading a score, tell just how that voicing of dissonant… — Daniel Dennett Copy Share Image
Sometimes a musical phrase would perfectly sum up The mood of a moment. One of those lovelorn sonatas For wind instruments was… — John Ashbery Copy Share Image
Musicians know all about unemployment. You're unemployed a lot, and I think there's a great deal of empathy between musicians and people… — Billy Joel Copy Share Image
These musicians, such as these Cubans in Havana, are a part of a scene that did produce great music and great musicians.… — Ry Cooder Copy Share Image
I think my biggest musical hero growing up was probably Ian MacKaye. He set a great example for all of us local… — Dave Grohl Copy Share Image
I just play the music that I love with musicians that I respect, and fortunately, I'm in a position where people are… — Bonnie Raitt Copy Share Image
Songs really are like a form of time travel because they really have moved forward in a bubble. Everyone who's connected with… — Tom Waits Copy Share Image
When I was younger, I always wanted to be a musician, a performer and an entertainer - but I never thought about… — Ross Lynch Copy Share Image
Music will always be there. I own a piano. I have it in my apartment. I play it every day, and I… — David Lambert Copy Share Image
The older I get, the more I realize I'm becoming people's role models and that's freaky to me. That's not what you… — Ingrid Michaelson Copy Share Image
I'm a mother, and that's really important. Today, the mother and the musician can sit next to each other. Even when the… — Tori Amos Copy Share Image
The idea of being a rock and roll musician sort of suited my talents and mentality. The freedom was great, but then… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
You learn fast from others how to be an entertainer as well as a musician; you don't necessarily have to get out… — Les Paul Copy Share Image
I'm a musician and I listen to music all the time. If there's something out there where someone would tell me that… — Laura Jane Grace Copy Share Image
It is not enough to do a desktop exercise of a Beethoven symphony. You need to practice with an orchestra. The musicians… — Rusty Schweickart Copy Share Image
I don't think in time signatures, and when I do, what I write is generally 3/4 or 4/4, the most basic, straightforward… — Blake Judd Copy Share Image
My brother was a fantastic cheerleader for my development as a musician. He was almost 10 years older than me and would… — Tori Amos Copy Share Image
Being a rock musician is already like ego-tripping hardcore. You're self-consumed, and you're always thinking. It's really easy to say, "I'm going… — Ryan Adams Copy Share Image
It's easy to get on to something like alcohol or drugs so my advice to musicians is don't lose your perspective because… — Joe Walsh Copy Share Image
And there are certain songs that are really timepieces and shouldn't be touched. But some of them are a celebration of good… — Robert Plant Copy Share Image
I get to be a musician with my life, so it doesn't even matter if I'm good in it. It means at… — Jon Brion Copy Share Image
I have a theory - if the music is good and you have good musicians, the name doesn't matter that much. There… — Joey Tempest Copy Share Image
I am a musician. I didn't know I would be so when I was young. I do know that I have always… — Jane Siberry Copy Share Image
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