Musicians Quotes · Page 11

There's no difference in a lot of people's minds between good musicians and popular musicians.

— Dweezil Zappa

If North American musicians would only know how uncomfortable life is for European musicians.

— Zubin Mehta

“You are lyricist, me a composer - you and I make a complete song.”

— Alexandra Monir

I'm not a complete moron like most musicians whom I've met.

— Chrissie Hynde

Musicians don't retire; they stop when there's no more music in them.

— Louis Armstrong

I have to continue to make the older musicians proud and brush up on my skills.

— Trombone Shorty

A lot of musicians have a tough time hearing what we're doing in a trio format.

— Branford Marsalis

You're My Escape When I'm Stuck In This Small Town, I Turn You Up Whenever I Feel Down.

— Simple Plan

I was a 'Big Brother' fan. I thought they were better musicians than their detractors claimed, but more to the point, technical…

— Ellen Willis

I grew up in a farm town in Indiana. In the early years I played by myself, because there were no other…

— Gary Burton

MusiCares was really good to me. I can't say enough how MusiCares helps other people. They really, really helped me. They have…

— Carlene Carter

There is some sampling on my records and a lot of what I call replays, where I'd have musicians come in the…

— Dr. Dre

We come from that school where we don't believe we're different from you, and it's insulting to me on some kind of…

— Brian Fallon

I think the musicians I play with solo do a certain thing that the musicians we play with with the Indigo Girls…

— Amy Ray

Money is part of the game, but let's take this music as musicians to the next level, don't be recycling beats over…

— Xzibit

I've never been one of those musicians to differentiate between acoustic and electronic sounds. I just see it all as sound sources…

— Bonobo

I'm a mad fan of American guitarist Ry Cooder and he made a record using Mexican musicians, but with American soul singers…

— Paul Young

I think we musicians are emissaries. Every time we go before the public, we're there to make converts. We can either be…

— Hazel Scott

You must show respect and compassion towards the other musicians, and at the same time try to guide things along. I think…

— Vinnie Colaiuta

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

I'm a music fan - I love meeting other musicians, I love talking to other musicians - and what greater opportunity to…

— Gord Downie

As a recording engineer - someone who is deeply embroiled in the process of making records every day - you see trends…

— Steve Albini

“There are hundreds of thousands of musicians, artists, painters, poets, writers and bricklayers, and we certainly need walls, music and art, but…

— Karl Wiggins

Performing live on stage is such a community, whether it's my musicians or a cast of a show that I'm in. And…

— Idina Menzel

A lot of the way I sing is playing off other musicians. It's what I love to do the most.

— Gloria Estefan

Had I children, my utmost endeavors would be to make them musicians.

— Horace Walpole

I'm just lucky to have the type of friends and musicians and people dedicated to my music that I do.

— Wynton Marsalis

I think the majority of musicians are interested in truth.

— John Coltrane

Musicians should understand that it is not just about creating one hit but to sustain it at the top.

— Shankar Mahadevan

There are almost no takers for independent musicians in India.

— Amit Trivedi

There are a lot of musicians in my life. But movies came first for me. That was my original passion.

— Damien Chazelle

My family is filled with amazingly talented painters, musicians, vocalists.

— Mya

Musicians are very mysterious and wonderful people to me; I don't know how they do it.

— John Updike

We do try to be entertainers, but we're musicians first, and we try to showcase the music.

— Rick Nielsen

Rod's always been a keen sportsman, so he didn't live as excessive a life as some musicians.

— Penny Lancaster

I'll never sell my soul for a chance of being rich cuz if it wasn't for God my talent wouldn't exist…

— OG THE REALEST

The older I get, the more I think birds are the best musicians on the planet.

— Brian Reitzell

As far as artists and musicians, they don't retire. They might tour less.

— James Hetfield

I had a lot of luck in meeting great musicians who were kind enough to show me things.

— Ry Cooder

The death of young musicians isn’t something to romanticize

— Frances Bean Cobain