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I had all the usual ambition growing up. I wanted to be a writer, a musician, a hockey player. I wanted to… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
What separates great jazz musicians from average ones is Taste. Those who have taste consistently choose notes, tempos, timbres and voicings that… — Marc Myers Copy Share Image
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Well, in Japan, I have got a group of musicians that I have worked with a lot, that concentrate just on the… — John Zorn Copy Share Image
But an innovation, to grow organically from within, has to be based on an intact tradition, so our idea is to bring… — Yo-Yo Ma Copy Share Image
I don't think that there's much that sets me apart from other musicians, but I think there are definitely things that set… — Ed Sheeran Copy Share Image
The guys that I played with, Hollis Dixon and the Keynotes - just about all the great musicians from Muscle Shoals.We played… — Donnie Fritts Copy Share Image
There are certain records from the 80s and early 90s that you love because the songs are great, but you don't go… — Beck Copy Share Image
It's like this when you fall hard for a musician. It's a crush with religious overtones. You listen to the songs and… — Steve Almond Copy Share Image
On tour things go wrong all the time, I mean that's live music, that's what it's all about. I think one of… — Joey Badass Copy Share Image
It wasn't professional, but it was a few levels below the top level. I loved playing football, but my passion was always… — Vance Joy Copy Share Image
The story of The Doors is one of the most compelling in the history of American rock music; three hugely talented musicians… — Tom DiCillo Copy Share Image
I had never before thought of how awful the relationship must be between the musician and his instrument. He has to fill… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Musicians in my day had nicknames. My name was "Satchel Mouth," like a doctor's satchel. When I went to England this fellow… — Louis Armstrong Copy Share Image
I have to perfect my beard every morning and it takes a long time. I think a lot of musicians are into… — Craig David Copy Share Image
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I describe things in terms of body movements. I dance a bit to describe what sort of movement it ought to make,… — Brian Eno Copy Share Image
If an ensemble - I don't care if it's a duet or a forty-piece orchestra - the musicians, the two of them… — John Densmore Copy Share Image
I'm not a philosopher so why should I provide anyone with the answers? I'm just a musician, I don't have any solutions.… — Ayshay Copy Share Image
I tried singing. I tried playing a musical instrument. I really wanted to be a musician, but I never could quite pull… — Bill Cobbs Copy Share Image
This is our culture, and I don't care who the musician is, if he avoids black people, then he is scared of… — Betty Carter Copy Share Image
Liberace was certainly master and commander of the ivories ~ he is the only pianist I can watch or listen to without… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
There is no roles. No one is keeping any roles. The drummer is also answering everybody and everything. So it is a… — Miroslav Vitous Copy Share Image
I didn't have that intense ambition to be a musician or an actress. I just enjoyed it. And by enjoying it, because… — Lauryn Hill Copy Share Image
Musicians and journalists are the canaries in the coalmine, but, eventually, as computers get more and more powerful, it will kill off… — Jaron Lanier Copy Share Image
I heard a Californian student in Heidelberg say, in one of his calmest moods, that he would rather decline two drinks than… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
I was starting a group of musicians and we had a group of young composers in Finland back in the '70s, and… — Esa-Pekka Salonen Copy Share Image
I was 16 when we made the first song. We've been touring for half a decade together and we've had quite a… — Andy Biersack Copy Share Image
My father's nephew was the blues musician, Lowell Fulson. Every time he came around, he had a pretty car, a beautiful woman… — Charlie Wilson Copy Share Image
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I like to read. I've become obsessed with fiction. And it's too bad: I'm a musician many people love and I myself… — Glenn Branca Copy Share Image
I had to sacrifice love when I got here, 'cause I don't think being young and being in a relationship can really… — Keyshia Cole Copy Share Image
SPEAK OF TROUBLE highlights the abilities of Lowell Sostomi as singer/songwriter and brings together a talented band of musicians with amazing dexterity,… — Gordon Lightfoot Copy Share Image
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I enjoy people who have passion, whether it is as a musician or whatever they do. All people who have success keep… — Nobu Matsuhisa Copy Share Image
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