Art Quote by Bill Bailey

musicians rarely have a sense of humour, at least, about themselves.

— Carolyn Wells

Musicians are kind of like pirates, you know? You have to be free to follow whatever your muse is, or wherever life is pulling…

— Laura Jane Grace

Artists are visited by the Muses, or tormented by their own passions and demons.

— Wes Nisker

The goal of serious musicians is to play outside of yourself. That's most likely with people who suggest things that are outside your musical…

— Chris Thile

Being a musician means I am 'hanging out' a lot, like driving on tour or being at a show or whatever, so maybe there's…

— Phil Elverum

Musicians are very mysterious and wonderful people to me; I don't know how they do it.

— John Updike

At the upper echelon of musicians in general, I guess performers in general, you have to have this kind of live-or-die, cutthroat mentality.

— Damien Chazelle

There are some musicians who are talented and see themselves as some kind of natural geniuses or something because of a certain amount of…

— Pat Metheny

Musicians are like a preacher, a teacher, an actor. You are the mediator who can transfer the energy of beautiful music to the others.

— Demis Roussos

I envy musicians their ability to live their art and share it with an audience, in the moment. From a filmmaker's standpoint, that's so…

— Todd Haynes

As musicians it's often difficult. You go to a dinner party and most people treat you like some kind of exotic animal and in…

— Brian Molko

Some musicians feel they have to provide what their audiences expect. They lose the distinction between an artist and an entertainer. I am not…

— Steven Wilson