Black musicians were imitating speech cadences, and Kerouac was imitating the black musicians' breath cadences on their horns and brought it back… — Allen Ginsberg Copy Share Image
There are a lot of musicians who are still desperately trying to pretend that it's 1998 and by having a huge marketing… — Moby Copy Share Image
I met Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. I'm not really star struck by actors, but musicians, that's when I… — Christopher Mintz-Plasse Copy Share Image
That's Tommy, this great producer who comes in contact with people and must have a mental library of personnel who are great… — Al Jarreau Copy Share Image
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I started quite late. I only discovered that I could write a song when I was, like, 17... some musicians, they're starting… — Alice Merton Copy Share Image
There aren't a lot of cover bands that do Boston material or do it well, and the reason for that is that… — Tom Scholz Copy Share Image
Sometimes I would go on Sundays and play with Doc Cheatham. I was also playing in a band of teenagers led by… — Jon Gordon Copy Share Image
“Now, as I understand it, the bards were feared. They were respected, but more than that they were feared. If you were… — Alan Moore Copy Share Image
Even when I was studying musical theater in college, after I would have theory at 8 in the morning and be on… — Joshua Henry Copy Share Image
I think, as musicians, that's really all we want is to keep working. We want to have a reason to be, and… — Michael McDonald Copy Share Image
I wish I could say differently, but I really don't think so. There are too many musicians already for probably anyone to… — Varg Vikernes Copy Share Image
I've got lots of friends who are musicians, and there is a fair proportion of broken marriages and relationships as a result.… — Kevin McCloud Copy Share Image
What I found about 'Nashville' coming in is it's about these small performances. It can be on a big stage but detailed,… — Chip Esten Copy Share Image
Musicians play music because you love... I loved to play drums since I was five. It's all I ever wanted to do.… — Peter Criss Copy Share Image
“{ Miller, who was president of American Federation of Musicians, had this to say about Robert Ingersoll at his funeral } On… — Owen Miller Copy Share Image
I've never been able to sit round on my own and play drums, practice in the back room, never been able to.… — Ringo Starr Copy Share Image
I don't have a family that grew up singing and playing all the time. I didn't really have anything to judge my… — Van Hunt 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
My big brother Ryan was funny and unfailingly kind. He was one of the most talented musicians you might encounte, and had… — Rachel Hollis Copy Share Image
For most artists, you take what you have and who you are, and then you expand on it to make it more… — Tinashe Copy Share Image
It's one thing to be recognized by your peers over the course of your career, but the Grammy is something else altogether.… — John Petrucci Copy Share Image
And I always actually say, 'The Voice' isn't just about trying to find a superstar. We also give a platform to gigging… — Guy Sebastian Copy Share Image
Hamp would ask me about tempos in the band: 'Jacquet,' he'd say, 'knock off that tempo.' A lot of jazz musicians didn't… — Illinois Jacquet Copy Share Image
I'm an untrained musician. Untrained musicians don't really have any music theory, they don't have a lot of rules. We break the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Westminster politics is very unattractive, and people are channelling political energy into more inward questioning - there are a lot of musicians… — Johnny Flynn Copy Share Image
When you're listening to radio and hear the same 20 songs over and over and over, you want a break from it.… — Randy Houser 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
“But sometimes, talent isn't worth shit. There are tons of talentless people out there making zillions of dollars. And unfortunately, an equal… — Tiffanie DeBartolo, How To Kill A Rock Star Copy Share Image
I am - you know, I'm getting to do everything I've ever wanted to do, anything my imagination can think up. I'm… — Mike Portnoy Copy Share Image
We were playing, not for the drunks, but for the musicians, because it was more intellectually challenging. We needed somewhere to put… — Ronnie Hawkins Copy Share Image
I have learned a lot from jazz. I compare good acting to jazz music. The more you study and prepare as an… — Nat Wolff Copy Share Image
It costs a lot of money to make an album in a studio in New York with a producer and musicians. I… — Juliana Hatfield Copy Share Image
A lot of cats in New Orleans, very soulful, very soulful musicians and they assume that they're singers. And they just make… — Wendell Pierce Copy Share Image
We've never met before and I start telling you how much I love your favorite musicians, how I watch the same TV… — Christopher Wylie Copy Share Image
A lot of people from the Bay, especially musicians, feel like northern California is not the place where everything's poppin' off and… — Ricky Reed Copy Share Image
People like to compartmentalise music, especially African-American music, but it's really one thing. One very wide thing. I mean, it's like all… — Kamasi Washington Copy Share Image
A lot of musicians talk about how they were into music from the start; they always wanted to be musicians. It wasn't… — Mitski Copy Share Image
Music copyright and licensing laws haven't kept up with technology or the times. The Music Modernization Act fixes that with a comprehensive… — Cindy Hyde-Smith Copy Share Image
Musicians are kind of like pirates, you know? You have to be free to follow whatever your muse is, or wherever life… — Laura Jane Grace Copy Share Image
