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Regardless of who originally made it popular, any hit song becomes a challenge to the ingenuity and imagination of other musicians and performers. — Les Baxter
A grandmaster needs to retain thousands of games in his head, for games are to him what the words of their mother tongue are to… — Garry Kasparov
All musicians are subconsciously mathematicians. — Thelonious Monk
The majority of juice-heads and winos and junkies arent musicians. — Thelonious Monk
As long as there is democracy, there will be people wanting to play jazz because nothing else will ever so perfectly capture the democratic process… — Wynton Marsalis
For most of human history, musicians, artists, they've been part of the community — connectors and openers, not untouchable stars. — Amanda Palmer
Well, in Japan, I have got a group of musicians that I have worked with a lot, that concentrate just on the hardcore stuff, say,… — John Zorn
Great musicians accept everything that they hear and find something good. They take what they like and they throw away what they don't like — John Zorn
Sculptors, poets, painters, musicians-they're the traditional purveyors of Beauty. But it can as easily be created by a gardener, a farmer, a plumber, a careworker. — Charles de Lint
You know what rock musicians are? They are hung up, neurotic, over-weight hippies with sex problems. — David Lee Roth
Most musicians I know don't just play music on Saturday night. They play music every day. They are always fiddling around, letting the notes lead… — Henry Wessel, Jr.
It will lead many musicians out of the cul-de-sac they currently face. And those that do not understand will be cursed to make disposable music… — Unknown Author
This great Mughal Emperor [Akbar] was illiterate; he could neither read nor write. However, that had not stopped Akbar from cultivating the acquaintance of the… — Unknown Author
Man, I would demand that artist come to the table with better variety. I would demand that musicians know music history, not just Hip-Hop, so… — Pharoahe Monch
Appalachia is still, for American musicians, a kind of fountain of youth we always go back to, the old home place to a group of… — Unknown Author
Growing around great musicians, you just can't help it. I identified with it immediately. It was something that was so natural to me that when… — Whitney Houston
Publishing the lyric books, poetry or comics of other musicians I know. That's the thing I really want to break into! — Frank Iero
Over all, I think the main thing a musician would like to do is give a picture to the listener of the many wonderful things… — John Coltrane
The majority of the people I work with are more than musicians and singers, they are personal friends and friends help each other. — George Duke
I was lucky enough to first meet Elvis at his house in Bel Air and he used to invite different artists, singers and musicians, to… — Jackie DeShannon
My own duty as a teacher...is not so much to interpret Beethoven, Wagner, or other masters of the past, but to give what encouragement I… — Antonin Dvorak
Composers and musicians have always starved and, as this is a sentimental country, we think the tradition should be continued. — Thomas Beecham
Musicians talk of nothing but money and jobs. Give me businessmen every time. They really are interested in music and art — Jean Sibelius
Free improvisation, in addition to being a highly skilled musical craft, is open to use by almost anyone-beginners, children, and non-musicians. The skill and intellect… — Derek Bailey
There are more bad musicians than there is bad music. — Isaac Stern

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