For me, let's keep jazz as folk music. Let's not make jazz classical music. Let's keep it as street music, as people's… — Pat Metheny Copy Share Image
A band that makes records and tours is also a business. That's usually where a lot of disagreements come. It's four guys… — Chris Cornell Copy Share Image
I literally learned everything I could try to do to get a date, and it did not work when I was younger.… — Jonathan Scott Copy Share Image
Since I was 18, I've been under orders from magazines and newspapers - chiefly The New York Times and Rolling Stone -… — Neil Strauss Copy Share Image
You'll almost encounter a superstition amongst musicians, people sort of go through strange rituals, what they need to do to write a… — Dar Williams Copy Share Image
One of the things I've heard musicians say that's true is, 'I would play for free. I would play music forever, but… — Nancy Wilson Copy Share Image
If critics were harder on the musicians that they love, there would be better songs. But as they grow older and they… — David Berman Copy Share Image
Technology has given us convenience, but at the same time it's making musicians work harder in that if you really want to… — Kirk Hammett Copy Share Image
I found that jazz musicians, possibly more than their classical counterparts, wear long-standing friendships easily and gracefully. — Andre Previn Copy Share Image
Less is more' may be a cliche, but that doesn't mean musicians often heed that advice. Swedish singer-songwriter Kristian Matsson, who performs… — Anthony Fantano Copy Share Image
It was the 'Gaucho' album that finished us off. We had pursued an idea beyond the point where it was practical. That… — Walter Becker Copy Share Image
I think that musicians should never forget about the intimacy of bringing two people together, and the aesthetic transference where you're almost… — Joe Williams Copy Share Image
There'd be no merit to replicating something, to repeating something. As artists and as musicians, you wanna continue to go in different… — David Draiman Copy Share Image
As a child I'd sit at dinner parties with artists, authors and musicians, some of the best people in their fields. I… — Anoushka Shankar Copy Share Image
So, my records really didn't sell, but musicians started picking up on my sound and my songs and cutting my songs and… — J. J. Cale Copy Share Image
All musicians and artists - we all got quirks that have to be put up with at certain times. — Dickey Betts Copy Share Image
Electronic musicians are quite like writers or painters. They are quite isolated in their home studios. We often don't have that the… — Jean-Michel Jarre Copy Share Image
As a songwriter and a singer in a successful rock band, I have had the good fortune of being surrounded by incredible… — Ed Kowalczyk Copy Share Image
I spend time editing and massaging each note. Then I start layering with different instruments, adding harmonies, counterpoint, and whatever the song… — Jason Becker Copy Share Image
When a lot of musicians change styles, their songwriting suffers because they want to be different. — Noel Gallagher Copy Share Image
What I try to do is produce an atmosphere where musicians want to invest in what they do and give to the… — Herbie Mann Copy Share Image
I'm definitely a fan of dance music. I guess we really call it 'dance' music because music seems to have become very… — Joe Satriani Copy Share Image
I have more fun hanging out with my friends who are musicians and rock stars. You know politicians by and large are… — Jann Wenner Copy Share Image
For me, actresses are constantly chameleons, and so they are taking a backseat to their own personality. I don't feel like we're… — Jeremy Scott Copy Share Image
