Artistry Quote by Dianne Reeves

“Years later, as a professor, Martin would try to find the words to articulate the power of togetherness in a world where togetherness had…

— Jessica Shattuck

[Dean Martin ] had this really wonderful rich, authentic, distinct vocal style. His humour in movies [and] the self-deprecation and the coolness he had…

— Michael Buble

If you go and watch a Coldplay show, Chris Martin used to be a little timid onstage, but now the success that the band…

— Matt Thiessen

I believe [Dean Martin] is underestimated as a vocalist only because it seemed like what he was doing looked easy - but it isn't…

— Michael Buble

I consider myself to be an inept pianist, a bad singer, and a merely competent songwriter. What I do, in my opinion, is by…

— Billy Joel

The artist is the consciousness of society... but musicians' role is very special.

— Wadada Leo Smith

I like songs to mean something as well as sound good, and Paul Simon is a maestro. While Art Garfunkel was a voice and…

— Tim Pigott-Smith

There was nothing extraordinary about the work I was doing as a composer though I had delivered hits.

— Vijay Antony

The problem of expressing the contributions that Benny Carter has made to popular music is so tremendous it completely fazes me, so extraordinary a…

— Duke Ellington

“It may be laid down as a general rule that if a man begins to sing, no one will take notice of this except…

— Susanna Clarke

Martin Swinger is one of those rare singer-songwriters who excels at everything: singing, songwriting, guitar-playing, and being so present with his humor, tenderness, and…

— Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

“I think of human singing, and note that angels are not said to sing. The gift of singing, of making music, and of composing…

— Patrick Davis