Career Quote by Bryce Dessner

A lot of people ask how I ended up doing classical music given that I'm in a rock band. The truth is that it's…

— Bryce Dessner

Growing up as a classical musician, you're taught a lot about outreach and about how people aren't being taught music in school. But you…

— Hilary Hahn

Every so often, I feel I should graduate to classical music, properly. But the truth is, I'm more likely to listen to rock music.

— Tony Blair

If you want to be a musician, study your craft. Study music.

— Billy Eckstine

Me, who's educated classically, I went toward rock music 'cause it was sort of a natural evolution from where I was playing with my…

— Bryce Dessner

Rock is about finding who you are. You don't necessarily have to play your instrument very well at all. You can just barely get…

— Gene Simmons

You learn fast from others how to be an entertainer as well as a musician; you don't necessarily have to get out there and…

— Les Paul

I just got into music very heavily as a kid and I pretty much knew I wanted to be a musician.

— Michael Penn

When I'm 40, too old to be a rock star, I plan to go back to college to study classical music.

— Chris Martin

That's the gamble that you make when you decide to become a rock musician. It's totally unpredictable.

— Billie Joe Armstrong

I have a long way to go before I'd feel comfortable calling myself a musician. My dad taught me that you lay down a…

— Rashida Jones

I was born and raised in Germany, so I was classically trained. Classical has been deep in me from a totally early age. Then,…

— Ramin Djawadi