--- title: "20 Musicians Play Quotes by 20 authors" description: "Browse 20 Musicians Play quotes by 20 authors. Discover the best Musicians Play sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ab/sebastian-faulks-2661_deaf_we-re-deaf-men-working-as-musicians-we-p_467569.png" --- > [We're deaf men working as musicians; we play the music but we can't hear it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sebastian-faulks/we-re-deaf-men-working-as-musicians-we-play-the-music-but-we-can-t/) [Sebastian Faulks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sebastian-faulks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ab/sebastian-faulks-2661_deaf_we-re-deaf-men-working-as-musicians-we-p_467569.png) > [Musicians should not play music. Music should play musicians.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-rollins/musicians-should-not-play-music-music-should-play-musicians/) [Henry Rollins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-rollins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b2/henry-rollins-170_music_musicians-should-not-play-music-music-sh_499691.png) > [I do not play to musicians. I play to the people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-dale/i-do-not-play-to-musicians-i-play-to-the-people/) [Dick Dale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-dale/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/083/dick-dale-4450_music_i-do-not-play-to-musicians-i-play-to-the_2953854.jpg) > [Rock stars come and go. Musicians play until they die.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/rock-stars-come-and-go-musicians-play-until-they-die/) [Eddie Van Halen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-van-halen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e2/eddie-van-halen-6965_comes-and-goes_rock-stars-come-and-go-musicians-play-un_2588537.jpg) > [A good song is a good song, and good musicians can play all different styles.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-doe/a-good-song-is-a-good-song-and-good-musicians-can-play-all-different/) [John Doe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-doe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/086/john-doe-51727_different_a-good-song-is-a-good-song-and-good-musi_404339.jpg) > [The wise musicians are those who play what they can master.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/duke-ellington/the-wise-musicians-are-those-who-play-what-they-can-master/) [Duke Ellington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/duke-ellington/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28a/duke-ellington-7513_music_the-wise-musicians-are-those-who-play-wh_822662.jpg) > [It's amazing to hear proficient musicians play your music. It's a once in a lifetime kind of experience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-rado/it-s-amazing-to-hear-proficient-musicians-play-your-music-it-s-a-once/) [Jonathan Rado](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-rado/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d59/jonathan-rado-86259_kind_it-s-amazing-to-hear-proficient-musician_910254.jpg) > [The world is full of musicians who can play great, and you wouldn't cross the road to see them. It's people who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-lowe/the-world-is-full-of-musicians-who-can-play-great-and-you-wouldn-t/) [Nick Lowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-lowe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07d/nick-lowe-9853_attitude_the-world-is-full-of-musicians-who-can-p_2273625.png) > [Most of the musicians I play with - aside from the form and structure of the music - the interpretation is up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allan-holdsworth/most-of-the-musicians-i-play-with-aside-from-the-form-and-structure/) [Allan Holdsworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/allan-holdsworth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/186/allan-holdsworth-11931_interpretation_most-of-the-musicians-i-play-with-aside_634223.png) > [Some musicians play blues, others classical jazz or bluegrass. I like to play political roles because I can merge my political interests…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-wright/some-musicians-play-blues-others-classical-jazz-or-bluegrass-i-like/) [Jeffrey Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-wright/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe0/jeffrey-wright-14855_because-i-can_some-musicians-play-blues-others-classic_1134213.jpg) > [We musicians play in Time and with Time, but sometimes it is Time that plays with us. One day, unpredictably, the evolution…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/igor-markevitch/we-musicians-play-in-time-and-with-time-but-sometimes-it-is-time-that/) [Igor Markevitch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/igor-markevitch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e88/igor-markevitch-96216_culture_we-musicians-play-in-time-and-with-time_337122.jpg) > [It's just a joy to be able to work with a lot of different musicians. When you play with great musicians, whether…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cass-mccombs/it-s-just-a-joy-to-be-able-to-work-with-a-lot-of-different-musicians/) [Cass McCombs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cass-mccombs/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f4/cass-mccombs-7112_able_it-s-just-a-joy-to-be-able-to-work-with_2785361.jpg) > [The goal of serious musicians is to play outside of yourself. That's most likely with people who suggest things that are outside…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-thile/the-goal-of-serious-musicians-is-to-play-outside-of-yourself-that-s/) [Chris Thile](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-thile/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/187/chris-thile-4170_experience_the-goal-of-serious-musicians-is-to-play_2018307.png) > [As an audience member, I like the sound of something that's been written - I like it to sound written. And then,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-sorkin/as-an-audience-member-i-like-the-sound-of-something-that-s-been/) [Aaron Sorkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaron-sorkin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/597/aaron-sorkin-2826_audience_as-an-audience-member-i-like-the-sound-o_217029.png) > [The music is not part of this planet in a sense that the spirit of it is about happiness. Most musicians play…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-ra/the-music-is-not-part-of-this-planet-in-a-sense-that-the-spirit-of-it/) [Sun Ra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-ra/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71b/sun-ra-10748_creeps_the-music-is-not-part-of-this-planet-in_1323061.jpg) > [Some musicians play with their heart, you know what I mean? I don't know what to tell a person that can't -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miles-davis/some-musicians-play-with-their-heart-you-know-what-i-mean-i-don-t/) [Miles Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miles-davis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/179/miles-davis-1842_heart_some-musicians-play-with-their-heart-you_2415495.jpg) > [Musicians play music because you love... I loved to play drums since I was five. It's all I ever wanted to do.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-criss/musicians-play-music-because-you-love-i-loved-to-play-drums-since-i/) [Peter Criss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-criss/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4be/peter-criss-24801_because_musicians-play-music-because-you-love-i_1774365.jpg) > [I think the musicians I play with solo do a certain thing that the musicians we play with with the Indigo Girls…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-ray/i-think-the-musicians-i-play-with-solo-do-a-certain-thing-that-the/) [Amy Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-ray/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de0/amy-ray-14697_certain_i-think-the-musicians-i-play-with-solo-d_1940750.png) > [We're not just R&B guys. We can do pop, rock, blues . . . a wide variety. We are musicians and play…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-thomas/we-re-not-just-r-b-guys-we-can-do-pop-rock-blues-a-wide-variety-we/) [Damon Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-thomas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e5/damon-thomas-29668_computers_we-re-not-just-r-b-guys-we-can-do-pop-ro_474924.jpg) > [We're not like a nostalgia act, or the normal classic rock act - we're a really good musical organization, ... You're going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-miller/we-re-not-like-a-nostalgia-act-or-the-normal-classic-rock-act-we-re-a/) [Steve Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-miller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce7/steve-miller-4008_audience_we-re-not-like-a-nostalgia-act-or-the-no_124868.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/musicians-play/#itemlist", "name": "Musicians Play Quotes", "numberOfItems": 20, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We're deaf men working as musicians; we play the music but we can't hear it.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sebastian Faulks" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sebastian-faulks/we-re-deaf-men-working-as-musicians-we-play-the-music-but-we-can-t/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ab/sebastian-faulks-2661_deaf_we-re-deaf-men-working-as-musicians-we-p_467569.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ab/sebastian-faulks-2661_deaf_we-re-deaf-men-working-as-musicians-we-p_467569.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ab/sebastian-faulks-2661_deaf_we-re-deaf-men-working-as-musicians-we-p_467569.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“We're deaf men working as musicians; we play the music but we can't hear it.” — Sebastian Faulks", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Musicians should not play music. 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