Ive always enjoyed the enthusiasm of the best studio musicians and, over the years, have collected so many inspired contributions from them. — Michael Franks Copy Share Image
It never really occurred to me to seek out a female influence, a female musician. — Nita Strauss Copy Share Image
My father taught me to read music and play the piano-but not well, even though people have said that I'm a natural… — Ethel Merman Copy Share Image
A painter paints, a musician plays, a writer writes - but a movie actor waits. — Mary Astor Copy Share Image
I am a composer first and foremost, and have always believed that being able to write memorable melodies is what sets musicians… — Bradley Joseph Copy Share Image
Musicians tell me, if what I'm doing is right, they should never have gone to school. — Ornette Coleman Copy Share Image
Like the musician, the painter, the poet and the rest, the true lover of flowers is born, not made. — Celia Thaxter Copy Share Image
I didn't want to just be making music randomly and not have any direction. — Mura Masa Copy Share Image
I consider my job [being a musician] is to have a little idea and nurture it and put it in some form… — Keith Richards Copy Share Image
We had to do a lot of rehearsals to get it so that it was playable. What it did was make you… — Ray Brown Copy Share Image
My father was a musician, and I've always loved writing. I grew up in New York City during a time when hip… — El-P Copy Share Image
Musicians are like politicians. They're the last people who should be making music, just like politicians are the last people who should… — Nigel Godrich Copy Share Image
Portland is a place where you can find a community as a feminist, a vegan or a fat activist. Artists, musicians, knitters,… — Beth Ditto Copy Share Image
I have a deep respect for musicians, and I feel like I would want to be so prepared and so well-educated and… — Rashida Jones Copy Share Image
I think every musician is different, every artist is different, and in a perfect world people would be able to pursue their… — Emily Haines Copy Share Image
The problem was the journalists who also did not understand much of my music, but they wrote about it. I think you… — Klaus Schulze Copy Share Image
The exciting part about sitting down and writing songs, playing shows, or being a musician in general is that you never know… — Graham Colton Copy Share Image
One of the biggest problems of mathematics is to explain to everyone else what it is all about. The technical trappings of… — Ian Stewart Copy Share Image
The problem is that the internet IS some kid in a basement with an opinion. The fact that David Bowie and Elton… — Page Hamilton Copy Share Image
Krishna consciousness was especially good for me because I didn't get the feeling that I'd have to shave my head, move into… — George Harrison Copy Share Image
I can't say enough good things about my band. I feel very fortunate that I found them when I did, very early… — Al Yankovic Copy Share Image
I think one of the reasons I've had success in hip-hop is that I can bring out vulnerability in people who are… — Skylar Grey Copy Share Image
What's funny about the slacker thing, people project an image of what they think a musician is: young, slack, unemployed - like… — Courtney Barnett Copy Share Image
We must face the fact that many today are notoriously careless in their living. This attitude finds its way into the church.… — Aiden Wilson Tozer Copy Share Image
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