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I sat in at every club in New York City, jamming with musicians, because it felt right - and because it felt right and we… — Ray Conniff
I don't play for the guitarists in the audience. Â I play for the musicians. — Frank Gambale
Something special can happen late at night in a jazz club. As the crowd thins, the musicians intuitively sense that those few who have stayed,… — Patricia Barber
There are a lot better musicians than me out there that just haven't had the luck to fall into everything like I have. — Glenn Tipton
My family is full of musicians, and a couple of times a year we get together and jam at my cousin's studio. We improvise and… — Gabriel Macht
Of course, there are many, many musicians whose music gives me pleasure, but until I make contact with them, musically or personally, I never assume… — Hugh Hopper
In January of 1995, my family and I moved to Seattle. Pearl Jam did the first of their live radio broadcasts, Monkey Wrench Radio, along… — Jack Irons
My older brother and myself always played together in bands, but we never knew we would be professional musicians. — Wynton Marsalis
I do believe it's possible to play a lot without overplaying. It's when a musician becomes too self-centred that it becomes problematic. You need to… — Robben Ford
Most people/musicians hear things differently and what might please one might not please another. One man's meat is another man's poison. Don't be afraid to… — Allan Holdsworth
You discover over time that music can be overwhelming. Unless the musicians involved understand this they can lose audiences. Spontaneity and improvisation are salient features… — Bennie Maupin
You can have all sorts of relationships, but there's something with musicians working together where you can have relationship that can just continue to grow… — Beth Orton
You can never rely on musicians. I quit high school at one point to make a go of it with this band and we kept… — David James Elliott
We are in a position, as musicians, to touch the souls of those who listen. — Spencer W. Kimball
A lot of musicians are really hard to deal with. They aren't as smart as me... — Mark E. Smith
The thing with me. I can't stick musicians. I've thought about this. I can't stand them, and being stuck in a studio with them I… — Mark E. Smith
Having played with other musicians, I don't even think The Beatles were that good. — George Harrison
In 1972, I got my first electric bass and started playing the kind of instrument I play now. I found that the majority of musicians… — Eberhard Weber
Whenever I release a record, it's my record. It's not a selfish thought. I may work all year 'round for other people. So, finally, when… — Eberhard Weber
I realized pretty soon that I have to do more than just play bass in the background way. So, I developed a kind of playing… — Eberhard Weber
Man, you'd be surprised how much I'm learning - not only about myself, but about the musicians who came before me. You don't realize at… — Freddie Hubbard
Coltrane would do what you'd get a Roland Pro Tools module to do but with a group of jazz musicians. — Colin Greenwood
There are people who are like monkeys in a cage just hitting the coke button. They don't really get that for [musicians and artists] to… — Maynard James Keenan
All musicians start out with ideals but hanging on to them in the face of media scrutiny takes real integrity. Tougher still is to live… — Billy Bragg
I’ve had the pleasure of hearing The Novelists perform live. They are gifted songwriters and talented musicians with strong lead voices. This is a band with… — Daryl Stuermer

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