In 'Spinal Tap,' there's the fake historical quality of 'Stonehenge.' It's something the musicians look at with a mystical reverence. In folk… — Christopher Guest Copy Share Image
Successful musicians are entrepreneurs - they work hard, way beyond 9 to 5. — Jack Conte Copy Share Image
I've listened to musicians who say that using a metronone makes you robotic, that it decreases your 'feel.' That's ridiculous. Either you… — John Petrucci Copy Share Image
I had a lot of older musicians looking out for me, teaching me, and showing me things when they saw how interested… — Trombone Shorty Copy Share Image
When I work with different musicians, I draw a lot of things from them, and that has really expanded my musical thinking. — Shruti Haasan Copy Share Image
I don't know who my real friends are... anymore :/ I put my faith in you, what a stupid thing to do! — The Veronicas Copy Share Image
Ah, 'Pather Panchali' was the most inspiring film that I wrote music for, and it was so spontaneously done. I saw the… — Ravi Shankar Copy Share Image
I studied jazz at home with my grandparents. They always had jazz dudes at the house, but I didn't study formally. I… — Madlib Copy Share Image
When I heard Monk in person in 1955, he was playing with a quartet in a small club. The place was full… — Steve Lacy Copy Share Image
Like Russell, I enjoy the fact that when I'm playing solo, if I want to do something completely spontaneous, I don't have… — Benny Green Copy Share Image
Miles Davis would have this lineup of all these amazing musicians and one day would just say, 'We're done.' After tons of… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
The thing about Led Zeppelin was that it was always four musicians at the top of their game, but they could play… — Jimmy Page Copy Share Image
Good music is made with the help of many musicians who express their joy in the swaras. — Ilaiyaraaja Copy Share Image
All musicians should write poetry or at least read it if they want to improve their game. Except for people who believe… — David Berman Copy Share Image
Musicians want to be heard. So I'm not hiding. But I do like to leave it there onstage and be myself, in… — Sixto Rodriguez Copy Share Image
There's something about live players that you cannot get with machines: With live musicians, you can strike a groove, you can feed… — Isaac Hayes Copy Share Image
The music like the sea, but there's only a few people can swim, and recognize how to Plunge with the wave sound — Black Son Beats Copy Share Image
I come from an old school of thought where there are musicians on stage, in the house, sitting and jamming to create… — Jubin Nautiyal Copy Share Image
As young musicians, we cut our teeth on doing gigs at clubs and functions and colleges. That was really the proving ground… — Philip Bailey Copy Share Image
Generally, musicians find that as they get older, their popularity starts to wane. Pre-Covid, however, I was going through a good phase… — Paul Young Copy Share Image
I want to make music and songs about things that real musicians and artist aren't able to make songs about - you… — Jake Paul Copy Share Image
I can't do too much musical movement with a lot of MC's, because they don't know how to follow me. But with… — Adrian Younge Copy Share Image
A respectable-sized audience hasn't really been able to follow developments in jazz since the free jazz movement in the '60s. Some of… — Harvey Pekar Copy Share Image
