Learn to play the piano, man, and then you can figure out crazy solos of your own. — Dizzy Gillespie Copy Share Image
When I got a little bit older I wanted to play piano - that's all I wanted to do. I remember learning… — Zooey Deschanel Copy Share Image
When I was young, I wanted to be a writer or painter. I was always writing stories, and I excelled at drawing.… — Bat for Lashes Copy Share Image
I think sometimes could I only have music on my own terms, could I live in a great city, and know where… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Most of my music theory knowledge is based on piano. But I write on guitar a lot, too. I'm not a great… — Zooey Deschanel Copy Share Image
Color is the keyboard, the eyes are the harmonies, the soul is the piano with many strings. The artist is the hand… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I always believe that every song tells a story, so the last thing I want to do is edit out like the… — David Cook Copy Share Image
My entire life, I've always known that I wanted to be a performer, but I didn't know exactly how, where or when.… — Laz Alonso Copy Share Image
You can take lessons to become almost anything: flying lessons, piano lessons, skydiving lessons, acting lessons, race car driving lessons, singing lessons.… — Steve Harvey Copy Share Image
There is nothing like tasting the grit of fear for rediscovering that the umbilical cord is made of piano wire. — Moss Hart Copy Share Image
My mother played piano at home; she came from a musical family. Her father, who I never met, was a conductor and… — Ludovico Einaudi Copy Share Image
It's funny, I guess when I was growing up, I didn't really think about being an instrumentalist, per se. I didn't think,… — Jacob Collier Copy Share Image
Hearing Marilyn Crispell play solo piano is like monitoring an active volcano. She is one of a very few pianists who rise… — Jon Pareles Copy Share Image
Louis Armstrong changed all the brass players around, but after Bird, all of the instruments had to change - drums, piano, bass,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I've always loved French music. My parents adored it; my father played it on the piano. — Simon Rattle Copy Share Image
I'm a guitarist by background. That's what I used to do for sessions when I was younger and that sort of thing.… — Steven Price Copy Share Image
“There was something about her playing... a knowledge of darkness in the most extreme form.” — Marisha Pessl Copy Share Image
I really love the piano and I feel very fortunate that I am able to play and travel all over the world… — McCoy Tyner Copy Share Image
Everyone asks me if piano had helped me in football. I guess improvisation and creativity helps on the field, but that's a… — Joey Harrington Copy Share Image
The interesting thing is that, well, here's what I think about songwriters and songs. Sometimes people sit down and say, "I gotta… — Andy Kim Copy Share Image
I remember when I finally figured out how simple one aspect of singing was, and I looked at my voice teacher and… — Dolora Zajick Copy Share Image
The piano is where everything starts and ends. Everything is based off of it. If you understand that, you wind up understanding… — Brian Fallon Copy Share Image