--- title: "10 Played Instrument Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 10 Played Instrument quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Played Instrument sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ecd/nastassja-kinski-18734_instrument_i-wish-i-played-an-instrument-but-i-coul_717237.png" --- > [I wish I played an instrument, but I could never decide which one, and I ended up playing nothing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nastassja-kinski/i-wish-i-played-an-instrument-but-i-could-never-decide-which-one-and/) [Nastassja Kinski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nastassja-kinski/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ecd/nastassja-kinski-18734_instrument_i-wish-i-played-an-instrument-but-i-coul_717237.png) > [I had some music lessons and my mum played every instrument but the guitar.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brandy-clark/i-had-some-music-lessons-and-my-mum-played-every-instrument-but-the/) [Brandy Clark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brandy-clark/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a6/brandy-clark-58909_guitar_i-had-some-music-lessons-and-my-mum-play_2164982.jpg) > [“The tunes he played on that instrument wouldn't be audible to the living. That didn't mean they wouldn't be real.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seanan-mcguire/the-tunes-he-played-on-that-instrument-wouldn-t-be-audible-to-the/) [Seanan McGuire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/seanan-mcguire/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd8/seanan-mcguire-972_audible_the-tunes-he-played-on-that-instrument-w_999522.jpg) > [Unfortunately, I never played an instrument. I can't blame my parents, but I wish I had had music lessons. It's odd because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-wiseman/unfortunately-i-never-played-an-instrument-i-can-t-blame-my-parents/) [Frederick Wiseman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederick-wiseman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13c/frederick-wiseman-18565_blame_unfortunately-i-never-played-an-instrume_762190.jpg) > [I believe that musical instruments are created because they are supposed to be played. There's not an instrument that's been designed to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-garratt/i-believe-that-musical-instruments-are-created-because-they-are/) [Jack Garratt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-garratt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb6/jack-garratt-8089_believe_i-believe-that-musical-instruments-are-c_1342483.jpg) > [“I had reached the level of expertise you would expect from someone who had played an instrument seriously for the last six…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cal-newport/i-had-reached-the-level-of-expertise-you-would-expect-from-someone/) [Cal Newport](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cal-newport/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/419/cal-newport-1302_music-making_i-had-reached-the-level-of-expertise-you_1602045.jpg) > [Ive got three brothers and a sister; everybody played an instrument. When I was at Manchester United and I broke my leg…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dion-dublin/ive-got-three-brothers-and-a-sister-everybody-played-an-instrument/) [Dion Dublin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dion-dublin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/591/dion-dublin-24009_brothers_ive-got-three-brothers-and-a-sister-ever_657319.jpg) > [Growing up, I didn't come from a musical family. Neither of my parents played an instrument, sang out loud, or listened to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amor-towles/growing-up-i-didn-t-come-from-a-musical-family-neither-of-my-parents/) [Amor Towles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amor-towles/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/886/amor-towles-1249_family_growing-up-i-didn-t-come-from-a-musical_344872.jpg) > [I've played every instrument you could possibly think of for 10 minutes. So I'm mediocre at everything. I can play drums, guitar,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kat-dennings/i-ve-played-every-instrument-you-could-possibly-think-of-for-10/) [Kat Dennings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kat-dennings/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f9d/kat-dennings-9694_clarinet_i-ve-played-every-instrument-you-could-p_1206780.jpg) > [Somebody came and directed a show at my high school. I approached it with sort of the sensibility - "Oh, I know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anika-noni-rose/somebody-came-and-directed-a-show-at-my-high-school-i-approached-it/) [Anika Noni Rose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anika-noni-rose/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/782/anika-noni-rose-29246_high-school_somebody-came-and-directed-a-show-at-my_807654.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/played-instrument/#itemlist", "name": "Played Instrument Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I wish I played an instrument, but I could never decide which one, and I ended up playing nothing.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Nastassja Kinski" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nastassja-kinski/i-wish-i-played-an-instrument-but-i-could-never-decide-which-one-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ecd/nastassja-kinski-18734_instrument_i-wish-i-played-an-instrument-but-i-coul_717237.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ecd/nastassja-kinski-18734_instrument_i-wish-i-played-an-instrument-but-i-coul_717237.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ecd/nastassja-kinski-18734_instrument_i-wish-i-played-an-instrument-but-i-coul_717237.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I wish I played an instrument, but I could never decide which one, and I ended up playing nothing.” — Nastassja Kinski", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I had some music lessons and my mum played every instrument but the guitar.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Brandy Clark" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brandy-clark/i-had-some-music-lessons-and-my-mum-played-every-instrument-but-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a6/brandy-clark-58909_guitar_i-had-some-music-lessons-and-my-mum-play_2164982.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a6/brandy-clark-58909_guitar_i-had-some-music-lessons-and-my-mum-play_2164982.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a6/brandy-clark-58909_guitar_i-had-some-music-lessons-and-my-mum-play_2164982.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I had some music lessons and my mum played every instrument but the guitar.” — Brandy Clark", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The tunes he played on that instrument wouldn't be audible to the living. 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