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title: "9 Playing Gigs Quotes by 9 authors"
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> [Playing gigs is what it's about for me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/corinne-bailey-rae/playing-gigs-is-what-it-s-about-for-me/)

[Corinne Bailey Rae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/corinne-bailey-rae/)

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> [For me, practice isn't doing scales but doing things like writing, jamming with other people, or playing gigs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-bolin/for-me-practice-isn-t-doing-scales-but-doing-things-like-writing/)

[Tommy Bolin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-bolin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/900/tommy-bolin-18209_doing-things_for-me-practice-isn-t-doing-scales-but-d_314328.jpg)

> [ Yeah, playing anywhere from three to five gigs a week definitely \[helped\]. I think all the practice throughout the years and doing… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bo-bice/yeah-playing-anywhere-from-three-to-five-gigs-a-week-definitely/)

[Bo Bice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bo-bice/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/757/bo-bice-26059_five_yeah-playing-anywhere-from-three-to-five_553764.jpg)

> [By the time I was about 15, I was out playing gigs and knew I was going to be a musician.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kamasi-washington/by-the-time-i-was-about-15-i-was-out-playing-gigs-and-knew-i-was/)

[Kamasi Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kamasi-washington/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/513/kamasi-washington-4976_about_by-the-time-i-was-about-15-i-was-out-pla_113382.jpg)

> [I never expected I was going to travel the world playing gigs with my band and best friends. I have surpassed any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jade-bird/i-never-expected-i-was-going-to-travel-the-world-playing-gigs-with-my/)

[Jade Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jade-bird/)

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> [I've spent a lot of time in Inverness, playing gigs and on a radio tour. I like heading up there because it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nina-nesbitt/i-ve-spent-a-lot-of-time-in-inverness-playing-gigs-and-on-a-radio/)

[Nina Nesbitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nina-nesbitt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ed/nina-nesbitt-7517_busy_i-ve-spent-a-lot-of-time-in-inverness-pl_1773377.jpg)

> [Having drive is a big part of success, along with integrity. You need to have a clear vision of what you want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vonda-shepard/having-drive-is-a-big-part-of-success-along-with-integrity-you-need/)

[Vonda Shepard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vonda-shepard/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d8/vonda-shepard-17729_achieve_having-drive-is-a-big-part-of-success-al_1194773.jpg)

> [In the States, this type of jam-band phenomena has opened it up for groups to improvise, admittedly more in the groove area,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-scofield/in-the-states-this-type-of-jam-band-phenomena-has-opened-it-up-for/)

[John Scofield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-scofield/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c4/john-scofield-28293_admittedly_in-the-states-this-type-of-jam-band-phen_606837.jpg)

> [When we started out in the U.K., there were songs that we made, we put them on the Internet, and we immediately…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-smith/when-we-started-out-in-the-u-k-there-were-songs-that-we-made-we-put/)

[Dan Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-smith/)

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