--- title: "32 Playing Songs Quotes by 32 authors" description: "Browse 32 Playing Songs quotes by 32 authors. Discover the best Playing Songs sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d9/nikhil-saluja-26_being-annoyed_so-does-shuffle-mean-playing-all-the-son_2169079.jpg" --- > [So does 'shuffle' mean playing all the songs you don't want to hear?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikhil-saluja/so-does-shuffle-mean-playing-all-the-songs-you-don-t-want-to-hear/) [Nikhil Saluja](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikhil-saluja/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d9/nikhil-saluja-26_being-annoyed_so-does-shuffle-mean-playing-all-the-son_2169079.jpg) > [Singer-songwriters should be playing songs that aren't background music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-savoretti/singer-songwriters-should-be-playing-songs-that-aren-t-background/) [Jack Savoretti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-savoretti/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/77b/jack-savoretti-6132_background_singer-songwriters-should-be-playing-son_2097775.jpg) > [Playing my songs is the way I cope with life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-day-to-remember/playing-my-songs-is-the-way-i-cope-with-life/) [A Day To Remember](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-day-to-remember/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c2/a-day-to-remember-4210_life_playing-my-songs-is-the-way-i-cope-with_2874037.jpg) > [I love playing the songs that people love because it makes them happy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-rzeznik/i-love-playing-the-songs-that-people-love-because-it-makes-them-happy/) [John Rzeznik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-rzeznik/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/27d/john-rzeznik-3305_happy_i-love-playing-the-songs-that-people-lov_1741479.png) > [We're playing the same songs, the same way, that we have for years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/we-re-playing-the-same-songs-the-same-way-that-we-have-for-years/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/22c/anonymous-1_music_we-re-playing-the-same-songs-the-same-wa_841983.jpg) > [I prefer playing in songs where I have a tempo, groove and harmonic map to hang on to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-gilbert/i-prefer-playing-in-songs-where-i-have-a-tempo-groove-and-harmonic/) [Paul Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-gilbert/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/805/paul-gilbert-4559_groove_i-prefer-playing-in-songs-where-i-have-a_936496.jpg) > [I'd much rather be playing songs than talking to people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-lamontagne/i-d-much-rather-be-playing-songs-than-talking-to-people/) [Ray LaMontagne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-lamontagne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c05/ray-lamontagne-14474_music_i-d-much-rather-be-playing-songs-than-ta_1048123.jpg) > [Nobody plans on playing their own songs in front of thousands of people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryce-dessner/nobody-plans-on-playing-their-own-songs-in-front-of-thousands-of/) [Bryce Dessner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bryce-dessner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8cd/bryce-dessner-9086_front_nobody-plans-on-playing-their-own-songs_2706912.png) > [The reason I stop playing songs is usually because I get sick of them, and then they find themselves back into the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-folds/the-reason-i-stop-playing-songs-is-usually-because-i-get-sick-of-them/) [Ben Folds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-folds/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/810/ben-folds-9125_back_the-reason-i-stop-playing-songs-is-usual_1438766.png) > [A lot of times I wind up playing songs like (Alice in Chains') "Down in a Hole" that make me scream at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bronson-arroyo/a-lot-of-times-i-wind-up-playing-songs-like-alice-in-chains-down-in-a/) [Bronson Arroyo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bronson-arroyo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/436/bronson-arroyo-48309_alice-in-chains_a-lot-of-times-i-wind-up-playing-songs-l_2694652.jpg) > [The apparatus has to serve our improbability and improvisation. Being good and playing the songs is not enough.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/flea/the-apparatus-has-to-serve-our-improbability-and-improvisation-being/) [Flea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/flea/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c2/flea-8470_being_the-apparatus-has-to-serve-our-improbabi_2324358.jpg) > [The reality is that the shows kind of disconnect from the songs a little bit. You're playing the songs, but they take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-finn/the-reality-is-that-the-shows-kind-of-disconnect-from-the-songs-a/) [Craig Finn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-finn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d0d/craig-finn-8385_bits_the-reality-is-that-the-shows-kind-of-di_490830.png) > [The new age disc jockeys and program directors have accepted me as a new age artist, along with Shadowfax and the rest,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbi-benton/the-new-age-disc-jockeys-and-program-directors-have-accepted-me-as-a/) [Barbi Benton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbi-benton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3b/barbi-benton-8588_age_the-new-age-disc-jockeys-and-program-dir_386421.jpg) > [It can get boring. Not the playing the songs necessarily, or doing the clothes. You know, you need stimulus.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-weller/it-can-get-boring-not-the-playing-the-songs-necessarily-or-doing-the/) [Paul Weller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-weller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/258/paul-weller-2405_boring_it-can-get-boring-not-the-playing-the-so_1483801.png) > [I had so much fun playing songs from 'Based On A True Story...' and getting to see the crowd's reaction to those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/blake-shelton/i-had-so-much-fun-playing-songs-from-based-on-a-true-story-and/) [Blake Shelton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/blake-shelton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/071/blake-shelton-2265_based_i-had-so-much-fun-playing-songs-from-bas_2913967.jpg) > [Once you sit in front of people and start playing songs, it's all on you. No matter what happens, it's entirely your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-cornell/once-you-sit-in-front-of-people-and-start-playing-songs-it-s-all-on/) [Chris Cornell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-cornell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/45e/chris-cornell-2180_happens_once-you-sit-in-front-of-people-and-star_558617.jpg) > [You're just playing the songs over and over again and you maybe lose sight of the writing side of you. You're not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellie-rowsell/you-re-just-playing-the-songs-over-and-over-again-and-you-maybe-lose/) [Ellie Rowsell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellie-rowsell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2cd/ellie-rowsell-5162_computers_you-re-just-playing-the-songs-over-and-o_2393676.jpg) > [Playing live is closer to theatre, although when you're up there on your own, it's quite scary and revealing because you're playing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iwan-rheon/playing-live-is-closer-to-theatre-although-when-you-re-up-there-on/) [Iwan Rheon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iwan-rheon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dda/iwan-rheon-22485_although_playing-live-is-closer-to-theatre-althou_1210141.jpg) > [David Lee Roth had the idea that if you covered a successful song, you were half way home. C'mon - Van Halen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/david-lee-roth-had-the-idea-that-if-you-covered-a-successful-song-you/) [Eddie Van Halen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-van-halen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/309/eddie-van-halen-6965_being-successful_david-lee-roth-had-the-idea-that-if-you_1594844.jpg) > [DJ-ing itself is not just about playing songs. The art of DJ-ing is presenting new songs to the crowd that they haven't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tydi/dj-ing-itself-is-not-just-about-playing-songs-the-art-of-dj-ing-is/) [TyDi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tydi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c52/tydi-53872_art_dj-ing-itself-is-not-just-about-playing_1017791.jpg) > [I did a show in Amsterdam where I was supposed to do only two songs but I ended up doing 13 because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adore-delano/i-did-a-show-in-amsterdam-where-i-was-supposed-to-do-only-two-songs/) [Adore Delano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adore-delano/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df2/adore-delano-10543_forever_i-did-a-show-in-amsterdam-where-i-was-su_3162572.jpg) > [Writing and playing songs is something that I've loved doing since the day I started. It's never been a chore; it's always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-ezra/writing-and-playing-songs-is-something-that-i-ve-loved-doing-since/) [George Ezra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-ezra/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/87f/george-ezra-16241_believe_writing-and-playing-songs-is-something-t_282550.jpg) > [The availability of downloads is fantastic, but you don't know which musicians are playing on the songs anymore. It's kind of making…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-young/the-availability-of-downloads-is-fantastic-but-you-don-t-know-which/) [Paul Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-young/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e15/paul-young-3981_kind_the-availability-of-downloads-is-fantast_3146290.png) > [I never play all new stuff, because you got to "dance with the girl that brought you" what is that saying? You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mat-kearney/i-never-play-all-new-stuff-because-you-got-to-dance-with-the-girl/) [Mat Kearney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mat-kearney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a2/mat-kearney-3612_firsts_i-never-play-all-new-stuff-because-you-g_1627791.png) > [I feel like you're being coy if you don't do something and celebrate the 20th or 25th anniversary in some way. Just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dj-shadow/i-feel-like-you-re-being-coy-if-you-don-t-do-something-and-celebrate/) [DJ Shadow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dj-shadow/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/780/dj-shadow-9306_balance_i-feel-like-you-re-being-coy-if-you-don_1219999.jpg) > [I just like playing songs with happy vibes and good feelings.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kygo/i-just-like-playing-songs-with-happy-vibes-and-good-feelings/) [Kygo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kygo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c5/kygo-8644_feelings_i-just-like-playing-songs-with-happy-vib_2587699.jpg) > [Algorithms are great, but they're very limited in what they can do as far as playing songs and playing a mood.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-iovine/algorithms-are-great-but-they-re-very-limited-in-what-they-can-do-as/) [Jimmy Iovine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-iovine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/701/jimmy-iovine-2486_algorithms_algorithms-are-great-but-they-re-very-li_1073691.png) > [I started off playing my own songs, just because I saw it as a means to an end almost of, 'Right, if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lewis-capaldi/i-started-off-playing-my-own-songs-just-because-i-saw-it-as-a-means/) [Lewis Capaldi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lewis-capaldi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ac/lewis-capaldi-8821_end_i-started-off-playing-my-own-songs-just_117486.jpg) > [When I first was trying to play the clubs around Houston to start playing my own songs, songwriters like Eric Taylor and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lyle-lovett/when-i-first-was-trying-to-play-the-clubs-around-houston-to-start/) [Lyle Lovett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lyle-lovett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ef/lyle-lovett-8466_club_when-i-first-was-trying-to-play-the-club_580111.jpg) > [The most incredible thing about playing the songs live for people - looking out to the crowd and seeing the different reactions…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hayley-williams/the-most-incredible-thing-about-playing-the-songs-live-for-people/) [Hayley Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hayley-williams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b30/hayley-williams-2010_crazy_the-most-incredible-thing-about-playing_110127.png) > [On a musical level, I do find it rewarding. It's not like I want to blow my brains out while I'm playing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-pajo/on-a-musical-level-i-do-find-it-rewarding-it-s-not-like-i-want-to/) [David Pajo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-pajo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4e/david-pajo-19111_amazed_on-a-musical-level-i-do-find-it-rewardin_831916.jpg) > [Usually we're all comfortable playing the songs, but during the song there might be one part where you're like „oh, this part's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-petrucci/usually-we-re-all-comfortable-playing-the-songs-but-during-the-song/) [John Petrucci](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-petrucci/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec2/john-petrucci-2141_comfortable_usually-we-re-all-comfortable-playing-th_2109239.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/playing-songs/#itemlist", "name": "Playing Songs Quotes", "numberOfItems": 32, 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