I had joined Yes in 1971. I was a classically trained musician who had worked with numerous artists as a session musician.… — Rick Wakeman Copy Share Image
As the musician straineth his strings, and yet he breaketh none of them, but maketh thereby a sweeter melody and better concord;… — Daniel Cawdry Copy Share Image
When I perform, I don’t think about the haters, the Internet trolls, or anyone else. I care about giving the person in… — Steve Aoki Copy Share Image
Let a short Act of Parliament be passed, placing all street musicians outside the protection of the law, so that any citizen… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
I held four clean aces. I had youth, almost a decade of hard-core bar band experience, a good group of homegrown musicians… — Bruce Springsteen Copy Share Image
I don't really like to call myself a brand, and I don't like to think of myself as a brand. I'm a… — Beyonce Knowles Copy Share Image
Don't cheat yourself out of music. Music is one thing. The music business is another thing. Save enough of yourself to keep… — Bill Withers Copy Share Image
My job is essentially that of an entertainer, no different to that of a musician, no different to that of an actor.… — Bryce Courtenay Copy Share Image
This great Mughal Emperor [Akbar] was illiterate; he could neither read nor write. However, that had not stopped Akbar from cultivating the… — Indu Sundaresan Copy Share Image
I didn't want to be a sideman. My own style was coming out and I was into my own writing. I wrote… — Shuggie Otis Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
To a lot of people, my job is really fancy, so they're like, "Oh, whoah, you're a musician, wow!" Some people go… — Shura Copy Share Image
Email is a mind-killer. Like, I really think getting a smartphone is the worst move I ever did in being a musician… — Dan Deacon Copy Share Image
You're always as a musician trying to shock yourself or create music that's maybe even too weird for your own taste. In… — Bradford Cox Copy Share Image
I always loved the look of musicians. I've always admired them because they have a look - when I was growing up,… — Frida Giannini Copy Share Image
I want to be connecting with the subconscious, if I can call it that, because there are not to many words to… — Sonny Rollins Copy Share Image
Surrounding myself with people I enjoy being with made the sessions effortless. Everyone came prepared and ready to play. All were great… — Stanley Clarke Copy Share Image
I loved the atmosphere of the dance studios - the wooden floors, the big mirrors, everyone dressed in pink or black tights,… — Suzanne Vega Copy Share Image
But, I would be naive not to recognize the number of musicians who tell me they have been influenced by me and… — Geddy Lee Copy Share Image
Im just lucky to have great parents. My sisters an actress. My brothers a musician. I found it hard growing up in… — Grace Gummer Copy Share Image
The artist knows he must be alone to create; the writer, to work out his thoughts; the musician, to compose; the saint,… — Anne Morrow Lindbergh Copy Share Image
The feelings that Beethoven put into his music were the feelings of a god. There was something olympian in his snarls and… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
I always wanted to be a musician, 100 percent, my whole life. I went to school, I did music theory, I did… — Adria Petty Copy Share Image
I think of myself as a musician and not a celebrity. Celebrity status is something you have to deliberately pursue - I… — Natalie Merchant Copy Share Image
Part of me believes that the completed record is the final measure of a pop musician's accomplishment, just as the completed film… — Jon Landau Copy Share Image
In Africa I discovered what the true purpose of a musician is. We are historians, and it is our purpose to tell… — Randy Weston Copy Share Image
I've always said that if I could have made a living someway in gospel music, I would have loved to had that… — George Jones Copy Share Image
A lot of musicians don't learn the business. You just have to be well-rounded in both areas. You have to understand publishing.… — Bradley Joseph Copy Share Image
I was going to say is that I come from a rock background, but also I was super interested in jazz for… — Jherek Bischoff Copy Share Image
As a musician, I know that it'll take time for me to get to the ranks of an established artiste. Nevertheless, I'm… — Priyanka Chopra Copy Share Image
I think jazz is a phenomenal creative force, because it's one man, one vote as you're playing, but it's a collective thing,… — Herb Alpert Copy Share Image
Aretha Franklin was a teenage mom, a musician who came from an incredibly Christian background, but there was a lot of love,… — Beth Ditto Copy Share Image
The true musician is attuned to a fairer harmony than that of the lyre... for he truly has in his own life… — Plato Copy Share Image
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If you want to know what's really going on in a society or ideology, follow the money. If money is flowing to… — Jaron Lanier Copy Share Image
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I think you could go back to any filmmaker or musician or artist, and look at what their input was in their… — Andrew Stanton Copy Share Image
I've been in front of the camera a million times as a musician, and even directed a few music videos. So, I… — Trey Songz Copy Share Image
I was a lusty kid who loved Tennessee Williams. Sexy plays. [For musicians] there are so many that it's hard just to… — Annie E. Clark Copy Share Image
![“This great Mughal Emperor [Akbar] was illiterate; he could neither read nor write. However, that had not stopped Akbar from cultivating the acquaintance of the most learned and cultured poets, authors, musicians, and architects of the time - relying solely on his remarkable memory during…” quote by Indu Sundaresan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c27/indu-sundaresan-51440_acquaintance_this-great-mughal-emperor-akbar-was-illi_2141618.jpg)
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