Musicianship Quotes

When music technology takes the place of musicianship, it's time to pull the plug/

— Robert Brown

“We learn the most about musicianship & our limits whilst globetrotting. Touring is for tough-cookies.”

— Lisa Goldin

I practice every day and that kind of stuff to maintain my musicianship.

— Bun E. Carlos

I feel like I'm waving the flag for musicianship, trying to bring back bands that can play.

— Jonathan Davis

To the outside world, I was pretty bad at everything my whole life. People didn't credit me for my musicianship.

— Bibi Bourelly

Our idea is simply to play the songs and to emphasize our musicianship.

— Krist Novoselic

The music that is played on the radio all the time or written about in magazines has nothing to do with musicianship.

— Dweezil Zappa

No one will ever ask me to sing because it's beautiful. My secret is hiding my musicianship behind humor.

— Nick Offerman

There arent any rules, as far as anything-and that applies especially to writing songs, whatever gets the point across. So youre just…

— Guy Clark

Don't be lazy. Learn your instrument and the kids should be learning that stuff. We have to get back to the musicianship…

— Warryn Campbell

I try not to repeat myself. It's the hardest thing in the world to do -- there are only so many notes…

— Prince

Upwell is one of the most terrifyingly great bands I have ever known out of Seattle. Their musicianship and songwriting is monstrous...…

— Jack Endino

For me, it's more about the musicianship - focusing on the guitar, playing with my band, rather than just going out and…

— Cody Simpson

To me, there was no better drummer than Jeff Porcaro. His musicianship and kindness to me will never be forgotten. Our loss…

— Richard Marx

I was three or four, and my mother would have a Bing Crosby record playing through the house. It was my introduction…

— Michael Buble

If somebody's going to represent our music live, I'd like to see it represented with excellence and spectacularly and with really great…

— Roger Taylor

I don't think I've ever been true to jazz. There's always a kind of jazz element to what I do. There are…

— Jamie Cullum

I've always had musicianship as a dream since I was really small. I started to take it a bit more seriously when…

— Marika Hackman

I was probably five years old or four years and I would listen to "White Christmas," and I just thought it was…

— Michael Buble

Nowadays, not to say that that doesn't happen, but music is made a lot almost in a laboratory where you get one…

— Dave Koz

My art and my self-expression in any form has always been an attempt towards sincerity, honesty, and empathy for others. For a…

— Alice Glass

You don't train for only the 100-meter dash and you don't practice only the excerpts. When I prepared for auditions, I spent…

— Jim Rogers

I sometimes tell students the only guarantee you've got is the music and no-one can take that away from you. Only you…

— Mike Stern

The state-of-the-art techniques really allowed us to make maps of how Sting's brain organizes music. That's important because at the heart of…

— Daniel Levitin

Without doubt, the foremost band for decades has been the One O'Clock Lab Band at the University of North Texas. Through its…

— Gary Burton

I want to be connecting with the subconscious, if I can call it that, because there are not to many words to…

— Sonny Rollins

Being a part of a band is easier to brainstorm, and it's fun - you're encouraged and inspired by the others. In…

— Brendan Benson

“I discovered very early that my instrument wasn't my voice," he said to me once. "It was the microphone.”

— Pete Hamill

Every time you pick up your guitar to play, play as if it's the last time.

— Eric Clapton

I don't think there's anything wrong with being paternalistic as a company.

— Leonard Lauder

My music is the spiritual expression of what I am: my faith, my knowledge, my being.

— John Coltrane

I always considered technical musicianship as something you should be ashamed of - I don't know why.

— Laurent Brancowitz

Making it look easy is the hardest thing in the world to do.

— Sarah Ban Breathnach

Love , creativity, and opportunity is in the air. Take it in and do your thing.

— Lenny Kravitz

Jeri Brown has it all - adventurous spirit, superb musicianship, and technique to spare.

— Fred Hersch

Many of the African musicians are well-schooled and well-versed...what they do takes a high level of musicianship.

— Jake Holmes

I think we appreciate the musicianship we're surrounded with. Too many bands - it's an ego trip for the leader.

— Derek Trucks

I think for me to be involved in a festival, there has to be a strong element of songwriting and musicianship.

— Aaron Dessner

I don't really admire musicianship per se - as is obvious from my own playing.

— Lemmy

I'm not a big metal fan. I love and respect the musicianship, which is spectacular.

— Steven Adler