--- title: "19 Playing Instrument Quotes by 18 authors" description: "Browse 19 Playing Instrument quotes by 18 authors. Discover the best Playing Instrument sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d52/grace-chatto-9820_instrument_playing-an-instrument-is-such-a-wonderfu_1824633.jpg" --- > [Playing an instrument is such a wonderful pleasure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grace-chatto/playing-an-instrument-is-such-a-wonderful-pleasure/) [Grace Chatto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grace-chatto/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d52/grace-chatto-9820_instrument_playing-an-instrument-is-such-a-wonderfu_1824633.jpg) > [I play a whole lot of instruments pretty badly, instead of playing one instrument really well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikal-cronin/i-play-a-whole-lot-of-instruments-pretty-badly-instead-of-playing-one/) [Mikal Cronin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikal-cronin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da2/mikal-cronin-39215_music-making_i-play-a-whole-lot-of-instruments-pretty_1675773.jpg) > [Why would you want to stand there waving a stick when you could be playing an instrument?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nigel-kennedy/why-would-you-want-to-stand-there-waving-a-stick-when-you-could-be/) [Nigel Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nigel-kennedy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac5/nigel-kennedy-29256_could_why-would-you-want-to-stand-there-waving_1691619.jpg) > [When I got to high school, to be playing an instrument was really uncool.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonas-blue/when-i-got-to-high-school-to-be-playing-an-instrument-was-really/) [Jonas Blue](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonas-blue/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/327/jonas-blue-7021_high_when-i-got-to-high-school-to-be-playing_86804.jpg) > [Good taste - that's all you really need when you're playing an instrument.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-hersh/good-taste-that-s-all-you-really-need-when-you-re-playing-an/) [Kristin Hersh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-hersh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f9/kristin-hersh-19918_good-taste_good-taste-that-s-all-you-really-need-wh_1162161.jpg) > [Whenever you face a man who's playing your instrument, there's a competition.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wynton-marsalis/whenever-you-face-a-man-who-s-playing-your-instrument-there-s-a/) [Wynton Marsalis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wynton-marsalis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6b/wynton-marsalis-1721_competition_whenever-you-face-a-man-who-s-playing-yo_1236777.png) > [Being in a band is far more than playing an instrument. It's surviving. It's getting an album together.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-silver/being-in-a-band-is-far-more-than-playing-an-instrument-it-s-surviving/) [Josh Silver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-silver/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/127/josh-silver-18137_album_being-in-a-band-is-far-more-than-playing_1546668.jpg) > [To me, playing an instrument and singing, all of these different things are just as natural to me as rhyming.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mos-def/to-me-playing-an-instrument-and-singing-all-of-these-different-things/) [Mos Def](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mos-def/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0fd/mos-def-3481_different_to-me-playing-an-instrument-and-singing_1412580.png) > [ Practice. Listen. Use you ears. And as Rob \[Halford\] said, that team effort. You can learn your instrument in your room, but… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richie-faulkner/practice-listen-use-you-ears-and-as-rob-halford-said-that-team-effort/) [Richie Faulkner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richie-faulkner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec5/richie-faulkner-55462_band_practice-listen-use-you-ears-and-as-rob_1619885.jpg) > [I approach horror music differently than anything else. The very first time I watch an episode, I want to be playing an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-reitzell/i-approach-horror-music-differently-than-anything-else-the-very-first/) [Brian Reitzell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-reitzell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e8/brian-reitzell-16610_first-time_i-approach-horror-music-differently-than_1829626.jpg) > [I've been playing my instrument since I was about three or four. That's when I started banging around on the piano, trying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nat-wolff/i-ve-been-playing-my-instrument-since-i-was-about-three-or-four-that/) [Nat Wolff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nat-wolff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eec/nat-wolff-18592_about_i-ve-been-playing-my-instrument-since-i_206583.png) > [If you listen to the way I speak, I have a lot of rhythm, use a lot of accents. When I'm playing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stefon-harris/if-you-listen-to-the-way-i-speak-i-have-a-lot-of-rhythm-use-a-lot-of/) [Stefon Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stefon-harris/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f3/stefon-harris-26052_accents_if-you-listen-to-the-way-i-speak-i-have_879185.jpg) > [The kind of churches we played in, it wasn't about how good you could play your instrument, it was about how much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-kind-of-churches-we-played-in-it-wasn-t-about-how-good-you-could/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/911/anonymous-1_church_the-kind-of-churches-we-played-in-it-was_1918444.jpg) > [It happens to us quite often-it feels as though I'm not playing my instrument, something else is playing it and that same…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ginger-baker/it-happens-to-us-quite-often-it-feels-as-though-i-m-not-playing-my/) [Ginger Baker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ginger-baker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f31/ginger-baker-38505_feels_it-happens-to-us-quite-often-it-feels-as_2188054.jpg) > [Most of the time, I'll be conducting the orchestra, but there will be some pieces that I'll be playing an instrument as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramin-djawadi/most-of-the-time-i-ll-be-conducting-the-orchestra-but-there-will-be/) [Ramin Djawadi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramin-djawadi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b09/ramin-djawadi-7742_i-love_most-of-the-time-i-ll-be-conducting-the_888472.jpg) > [Music itself is a great source of relaxation. Parts of it anyway. Working in the studio, that's not relaxing, but playing an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackson-browne/music-itself-is-a-great-source-of-relaxation-parts-of-it-anyway/) [Jackson Browne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackson-browne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b0/jackson-browne-4505_instruments_music-itself-is-a-great-source-of-relaxa_1415835.png) > [“Think of playing an instrument. When first picking up a new piece of music, a musician hammers out the notes slowly and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-ciccarelli/think-of-playing-an-instrument-when-first-picking-up-a-new-piece-of/) [S. Ciccarelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-ciccarelli/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef1/s-ciccarelli-275190_music_think-of-playing-an-instrument-when-firs_1208355.jpg) > [I remember my first trip to Toronto. There was this street musician playing an instrument I've never seen before - like, he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/masego/i-remember-my-first-trip-to-toronto-there-was-this-street-musician/) [Masego](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/masego/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d06/masego-10106_music_i-remember-my-first-trip-to-toronto-ther_1779519.jpg) > [I think it all comes back to the individual. My instrument's just a pile of metal and wood! If you listen to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stefon-harris/i-think-it-all-comes-back-to-the-individual-my-instrument-s-just-a/) [Stefon Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stefon-harris/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d76/stefon-harris-26052_individual_i-think-it-all-comes-back-to-the-individ_683198.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/playing-instrument/#itemlist", "name": "Playing Instrument Quotes", "numberOfItems": 19, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Playing an instrument is such a wonderful pleasure.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Grace Chatto" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grace-chatto/playing-an-instrument-is-such-a-wonderful-pleasure/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d52/grace-chatto-9820_instrument_playing-an-instrument-is-such-a-wonderfu_1824633.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d52/grace-chatto-9820_instrument_playing-an-instrument-is-such-a-wonderfu_1824633.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d52/grace-chatto-9820_instrument_playing-an-instrument-is-such-a-wonderfu_1824633.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Playing an instrument is such a wonderful pleasure.” — Grace Chatto", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I play a whole lot of instruments pretty badly, instead of playing one instrument really well.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mikal Cronin" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikal-cronin/i-play-a-whole-lot-of-instruments-pretty-badly-instead-of-playing-one/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da2/mikal-cronin-39215_music-making_i-play-a-whole-lot-of-instruments-pretty_1675773.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da2/mikal-cronin-39215_music-making_i-play-a-whole-lot-of-instruments-pretty_1675773.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da2/mikal-cronin-39215_music-making_i-play-a-whole-lot-of-instruments-pretty_1675773.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I play a whole lot of instruments pretty badly, instead of playing one instrument really well.” — Mikal Cronin", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Why would you want to stand there waving a stick when you could be playing an instrument?", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Nigel Kennedy" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nigel-kennedy/why-would-you-want-to-stand-there-waving-a-stick-when-you-could-be/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac5/nigel-kennedy-29256_could_why-would-you-want-to-stand-there-waving_1691619.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac5/nigel-kennedy-29256_could_why-would-you-want-to-stand-there-waving_1691619.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac5/nigel-kennedy-29256_could_why-would-you-want-to-stand-there-waving_1691619.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Why would you want to stand there waving a stick when you could be playing an instrument?” — Nigel Kennedy", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When I got to high school, to be playing an instrument was really uncool.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jonas Blue" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonas-blue/when-i-got-to-high-school-to-be-playing-an-instrument-was-really/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/327/jonas-blue-7021_high_when-i-got-to-high-school-to-be-playing_86804.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/327/jonas-blue-7021_high_when-i-got-to-high-school-to-be-playing_86804.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/327/jonas-blue-7021_high_when-i-got-to-high-school-to-be-playing_86804.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When I got to high school, to be playing an instrument was really uncool.” — Jonas Blue", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Good taste - 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