Musicians Quotes · Page 9

And I'm always interested when other musicians are trying to discover new worlds of sound.

— Karlheinz Stockhausen

Not all musicians believe in god but they all believe in Bach

— Mauricio Kagel

I've been a music fan all my life, and you know the difference when the musicians care.

— Killer Mike

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

— Chrissie Hynde

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

— Trombone Shorty

It turns out that there's a huge community of African-American musicians whose main influence is Throbbing Gristle.

— Genesis P-Orridge

Some musicians, man, you hear the note almost before they hit it. Jimi, Coltrane and Charlie Parker were like that.

— Carlos Santana

I'm a comedian, and the other comedians are played by comedians, the same way that in 'Once' there are the musicians that…

— Mike Birbiglia

Lou Reed's music has been in the lives of millions of people all over the world for decades. He had a truly…

— Henry Rollins

Film is the only art form where we feel we have to title our stuff literally. Musicians don't have to title their…

— Sean Baker

I think that musicians should never forget about the intimacy of bringing two people together, and the aesthetic transference where you're almost…

— Joe Williams

You had many jazz musicians who lived in the United States, who had a hard time being accepted over here and had…

— Sonny Rollins

I started imagining this whole different world. It was a society of musicians, a family I hoped I could belong to one…

— Quincy Jones

When Complex hired me, originally I wasn't at First We Feast, I was just like a hired hand for Complex. They'd send…

— Sean Evans

There are only so many letters in the alphabet. When I talk to young musicians or authors and they ask for advice,…

— David Lee Roth

Many sportsmen, like myself and my team-mates, artists, and musicians all have unique chances and responsibilities to make themselves heard. We have…

— Kevin-Prince Boateng

It still amazes me how many musicians aren't really interested in engaging with their audience at all. Alfred Brendel, a pianist for…

— Charles Hazlewood

I think you look around the world in general, and who are the most popular people in the world? You can say…

— Case Keenum

“I asked about the price of the guitars, reminding him that if expected me to man the cash register, I’d need to…

— Brenda Sutton Rose

When I'm making a new ballet, I usually read through the score a little bit, and then I have to go back…

— Justin Peck

I've listened to musicians who say that using a metronone makes you robotic, that it decreases your 'feel.' That's ridiculous. Either you…

— John Petrucci

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

— Branford Marsalis

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

— Louis Armstrong

I've always tried to be a poet more than anything else. I mean, professional musicians die.

— Cecil Taylor

Musicians can travel all over the world and have an audience, because there's no language barrier.

— Tommy Chong

The musicians I really looked up to as a kid were the ones who could play everything.

— Kamasi Washington

I'm big fans of all those musicians, B.B. King, Mick Jagger - they're all on my iPod.

— Trombone Shorty

I was able to work with the best musicians in Kansas City starting when I was really young

— Pat Metheny

I love the idea of having a beer with a lot of the musicians I admire.

— Taylor Goldsmith

So many people I was at school with have all ended up being musicians and putting records out.

— Kieran Hebden

“Once when asked how I would like to be remembered, I answered, "As someone who opened doors.”

— Dave Brubeck

Successful musicians are entrepreneurs - they work hard, way beyond 9 to 5.

— Jack Conte

Musicians exist independent of any of the marketing terms or the categorization.

— Dwight Yoakam

“Goliath was the best thing that ever happened to David”

— Carla Lynne Hall

I don't try to make 15 musicians sound like two each.

— Les Baxter

Working with Benny was important for me and for black musicians in general.

— Lionel Hampton

Some musicians I know are incredible fathers. Like Keith Richards. A fantastic dad.

— Jack Bruce