Musicians Quotes · Page 6

It's so important which musicians we choose for being in the orchestra.

— Andris Nelsons

Nobody asks me about what male musicians I think about; I only ever get asked about females.

— Lorde

I've been around jazz and jazz musicians most of my life.

— Kenneth Rexroth

I don't really collect guitars like some musicians do.

— Tom Curren

Who needs friends when you have musicians who'll never know you exist...

— Anonymous

I think Spotify is honestly just another one of Sean Parker's ways of ripping musicians off.

— Jason Isbell

As musicians, we have one of the greatest tools of bringing people together in music.

— Kamasi Washington

We're musicians. We make music for a living. It's that simple. Nothing else matters.

— Eddie Van Halen

Some artists and indie musicians see Spotify fairly positively - as a way of getting noticed, of getting your music out there…

— David Byrne

The digital space is booming, and people are finally realising its importance. It is an effective medium for emerging talent, allowing musicians…

— Jonita Gandhi

Jazz stands for freedom. It's supposed to be the voice of freedom: Get out there and improvise, and take chances, and don't…

— Dave Brubeck

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

American musicians are very giving - they have the highest standard in the world - but they are also very demanding in…

— Zubin Mehta

I have a soft spot for musicians. If a man could ride this roller coaster with me and come out alive, then…

— Katy Perry

“Musicians have always had a better understanding of love than the rest of us. Over the years they have told us that…

— Cuthbert Soup

The first record I made, when I listen to it, I understand. I understand perfectly well why certain musicians were unhappy with…

— Cecil Taylor

Maybe the idea of being a rockstar or being the one who's recording or playing, sort of doesn't really matter as much…

— Adrian Grenier

I do covers for CDs and LPs of music that I like, reissues of old-time music, and then I'm inspired to make…

— Robert Crumb

When you start in any band, I don't think you have any idea as to how long your particular journey is going…

— Rob Halford

Orchestras are not used to playing the kind of stuff jazz musicians like to play. It requires a lot of rehearsal and…

— Eberhard Weber

Mum left school at 15, and after a few years of modelling and dating jazz musicians, was married by 21 to my…

— Natascha McElhone

Any musician - I would say 99% of musicians - needs some help along the way. Most people, even if they're self-produced,…

— Washed Out

I have had a place in New York in the musicians' district on the Upper West Side since 1986.

— Stephen Hough

So much of inspiration comes from collaboration with other musicians.

— Rodney Crowell

I think all musicians should understand that you have chosen not to be a soldier but a musician.

— Meshell Ndegeocello

When people say 'overnight success' I say 'oooo that was a long night...'

— Milana May

If we perform the romantic repertoire we need more musicians.

— Neville Marriner

The bottom line is that musicians love to make music and always will.

— Jennifer Lopez

There's no stopping and no limits on what musicians and artists can produce.

— Bhushan Kumar

Classical music gives musicians a kick. But African music gives everyone a kick.

— Fela Kuti

Musicians wake up and create a more loving community by creating heavier music.

— Cass McCombs

The Internet has definitely opened doors and leveled the playing field for musicians.

— Vivian Campbell

All of these people kept on being professional musicians and composers in the strictest sense.

— James Tenney

I don't get starstruck by musicians anymore, but podcasts? I'm a total podcast groupie.

— Phoebe Bridgers

I sing, and the musicians kind of fit things around me.

— Aretha Franklin

The Musicians Hall of Fame is chosen by thousands of your peers. So it's the real thing.

— Dick Dale

The best rock musicians are the most exciting people in the world.

— James Daly

The wise musicians are those who play what they can master.

— Duke Ellington