Musicianship Quotes

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

— Pete Hamill

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

— Nick Offerman

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

— Laurent Brancowitz

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

— John Coltrane

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

— Leonard Lauder

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

— Eric Clapton

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

— Jonathan Davis

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

— Bun E. Carlos

Deep Purple definitely belongs in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 'Cause they had great songs, great musicianship, they had an…

— Kirk Hammett

I'm still somebody that listens to a lot of James Brown, a lot of The O'Jays, a lot of TLC... in that…

— Kat Graham

I am part of an age-old profession of musicianship. I believe these times require grounding, real-ness and fun. Let's do it. Whatever…

— Jane Siberry

I first heard Miles Davis as a student, when I was struck by his extraordinary musicianship, and his work did affect some…

— Mick Hucknall

One very fundamental thing has not changed and I realized that it will never change... is that I really need to go…

— Pat Metheny

Sean Chen has been an audience favorite from the early rounds. With his floppy hair and outstanding stage presence combined with an…

— Gregory Isaacs

One cannot help but be impressed by this music. The musicianship is top-notch, the performances unpredictable and full of surprises, and Eric…

— Scott Yanow

I like musicianship, and it's quite lacking in most modern popular music. You're always safe with old Chicago, the Allman Brothers, Gov't…

— Mark Rippetoe

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

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

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

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

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

— Michael Buble

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

There's a lot of guys who have great technique, people practicing a lot and you hear them, but there's not that many…

— Marcus Miller

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

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

— Sonny Rollins

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

— Robert Brown

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

— Dweezil Zappa

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

— Krist Novoselic

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

— Bibi Bourelly

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

— Derek Trucks

We wanted to make sure that the film covered the main issues of his life. Musicianship, appearance.

— Martin Bashir

If you're going to be called a musicianship, you have to be able to play.

— Warryn Campbell

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

— Steven Adler

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

— Lemmy

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

— Aaron Dessner

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

— Sarah Ban Breathnach

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

— Jake Holmes

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

— Fred Hersch