I started out as a folk singer, and kinda got sidetracked playin' honky tonks and such, but I was always a working… — Ray Wylie Hubbard 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
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
I don't think successful musicians were really put on this planet in order to have a great time, pat themselves on the… — Ian Anderson 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 always thought that pop groups were going to be made up in the 21st century. It wouldn't be four musicians, as… — Paul Morley Copy Share Image
It's always surprised me that mainstream America had the good taste to like R.E.M. It doesn't have the digestible quality the general… — Christopher Bollen Copy Share Image
I have a music career as well, so I was going to either be an actress or a musician. Then, I did… — Zooey Deschanel Copy Share Image
I don't view myself as a musician anymore - I view myself as a human being that functions as a musician when… — Herbie Hancock Copy Share Image
I played the vina until my heart turned into the same instrument. Then I offered this instrument to the Divine Musician, the… — Hazrat Inayat Khan Copy Share Image
I was an apprentice television engineer when I decided to pack it up and go full-time, much to my father's disgust. But… — Peter Ham Copy Share Image
A lot of young artists and musicians that we work with, you think they're gonna want to come in and buy the… — Paul Weller Copy Share Image
An actor and a [theatre] director are both what I would call interpreters of work. We interpret a work, just as a… — George Ogilvie Copy Share Image
I don't believe that the Democratic party has anything to do with the Left. We have two political parties in the US:… — Tom Morello Copy Share Image
Once there was Louis Armstrong blowing his beautiful top in the muds of New Orleans; before him the mad musicians who had… — Jack Kerouac Copy Share Image
I know musicians who think that drumming and guitaring can be very meditative, but singing is different because when you think about… — Brett Dennen Copy Share Image
Playing drums or music, being a musician, is inside of you. So you would always see me tapping on something, playing on… — Eric Hernandez Copy Share Image
The world must be filled with unsuccessful musical careers like mine, and it's probably a good thing. We don't need a lot… — Andy Rooney Copy Share Image
The Blues scene now is international. In the '50s it was purely something that you would hear in black clubs, played by… — Mick Taylor Copy Share Image
To say that the Afro American created jazz doesn't mean anything bad about Anglo Americans, and I always teach my younger jazz… — Wynton Marsalis Copy Share Image
I still don't understand the music industry that much. Everything I learned was from hanging out with rock musicians in studios. I… — Brendan Fraser Copy Share Image
Much of my writing has taken the form of a pilgrimage: to sacred places that represent the best of America, to musicians… — William Zinsser Copy Share Image
And we would play together, like fine musicians should, And it would sound like music, and the music would sound good. But… — Harry Chapin 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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 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
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