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title: "8 Musicians Playing Quotes by 8 authors"
description: "Browse 8 Musicians Playing quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Musicians Playing sayings and thoughts."
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> [I started off playing by ear, and being around a bunch of musicians and playing in the streets and in the different…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/troy-andrews/i-started-off-playing-by-ear-and-being-around-a-bunch-of-musicians/)

[Troy Andrews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/troy-andrews/)

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> [Even though I have often recorded alone, I still feel the best music is made by musicians playing off each other.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-fogerty/even-though-i-have-often-recorded-alone-i-still-feel-the-best-music/)

[John Fogerty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-fogerty/)

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> [I've been very fortunate that the pool of musicians that I know in L.A. are incredible musicians. After playing with cats for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/everlast/i-ve-been-very-fortunate-that-the-pool-of-musicians-that-i-know-in-l/)

[Everlast](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/everlast/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63e/everlast-5126_cats_i-ve-been-very-fortunate-that-the-pool-o_1213827.jpg)

> [Great musicians are great musicians, whether they're playing a trombone or an electric guitar or a xylophone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-stapleton/great-musicians-are-great-musicians-whether-they-re-playing-a/)

[Chris Stapleton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-stapleton/)

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> [Musicians playing together, it's a conversation, and ideally I want our conversation to be really intriguing and interesting and beautiful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-robinson/musicians-playing-together-it-s-a-conversation-and-ideally-i-want-our/)

[Chris Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-robinson/)

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> [To me, groups of musicians playing together, not fighting each other, but playing a groove together is one of the most exciting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-collins/to-me-groups-of-musicians-playing-together-not-fighting-each-other/)

[Phil Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-collins/)

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> [I guess fortunate that I'm still around and I emphasize I guess because you never can tell what musicians would be playing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonny-rollins/i-guess-fortunate-that-i-m-still-around-and-i-emphasize-i-guess/)

[Sonny Rollins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonny-rollins/)

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> [Musicians keep playing when the lights go out, when people are suffering, confused, or angry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-hough/musicians-keep-playing-when-the-lights-go-out-when-people-are/)

[Stephen Hough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-hough/)

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