--- title: "9 Play Musicians Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 9 Play Musicians quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Play Musicians sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b2/henry-rollins-170_music_musicians-should-not-play-music-music-sh_499691.png" --- > [Musicians should not play music. Music should play musicians.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-rollins/musicians-should-not-play-music-music-should-play-musicians/) [Henry Rollins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-rollins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b2/henry-rollins-170_music_musicians-should-not-play-music-music-sh_499691.png) > [I do not play to musicians. I play to the people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-dale/i-do-not-play-to-musicians-i-play-to-the-people/) [Dick Dale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-dale/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/083/dick-dale-4450_music_i-do-not-play-to-musicians-i-play-to-the_2953854.jpg) > [I don't play for the guitarists in the audience. I play for the musicians.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-gambale/i-don-t-play-for-the-guitarists-in-the-audience-i-play-for-the/) [Frank Gambale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-gambale/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d68/frank-gambale-93788_audience_i-don-t-play-for-the-guitarists-in-the-a_668152.jpg) > [I just love to play and I get a chance to play with other musicians and I jump on it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chad-smith/i-just-love-to-play-and-i-get-a-chance-to-play-with-other-musicians/) [Chad Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chad-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ccf/chad-smith-19569_chance_i-just-love-to-play-and-i-get-a-chance-t_2926049.png) > [You can read all the textbooks and listen to all the records, but you have to play with musicians that are better…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-getz/you-can-read-all-the-textbooks-and-listen-to-all-the-records-but-you/) [Stan Getz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-getz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e2/stan-getz-15717_music_you-can-read-all-the-textbooks-and-liste_1310057.png) > [I don't have to compete in the charts. I can just be myself as a musician, a songwriter and play with the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elton-john/i-don-t-have-to-compete-in-the-charts-i-can-just-be-myself-as-a/) [Elton John](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elton-john/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a4/elton-john-849_i-can_i-don-t-have-to-compete-in-the-charts-i_2305064.png) > [When you see the same familiar faces, it's nice when you get a chance to play with the same musicians. You start…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-sanborn/when-you-see-the-same-familiar-faces-it-s-nice-when-you-get-a-chance/) [David Sanborn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-sanborn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa7/david-sanborn-13730_again_when-you-see-the-same-familiar-faces-it_1947135.jpg) > [The songs, if I write alone in a room, end up being a little more quiet, a little more subdued. If I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marketa-irglova/the-songs-if-i-write-alone-in-a-room-end-up-being-a-little-more-quiet/) [Marketa Irglova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marketa-irglova/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d9/marketa-irglova-29153_ends_the-songs-if-i-write-alone-in-a-room-end_3193408.jpg) > [I have a theory that musicians recognize each other and if they are destined to collaborate together they will. Mainly, they recognize…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vlatko-stefanovski/i-have-a-theory-that-musicians-recognize-each-other-and-if-they-are/) [Vlatko Stefanovski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vlatko-stefanovski/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/378/vlatko-stefanovski-82384_band_i-have-a-theory-that-musicians-recognize_476289.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/play-musicians/#itemlist", "name": "Play Musicians Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Musicians should not play music. 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