Anger Quote by Dick Dale

Scales played in the correct musical way are very exciting and rewarding.

— James Galway

I never learned to read or write music. Never wanted to fool with scales. That was boring, forced. The music I heard was free…

— Barry White

I'm hopeless at playing scales. Try and be instinctive first and analytic afterwords, although it's good to study the theory of music.

— Brian May

Playing pentatonic scales over orchestral music is not something I want to do or listen to.

— Bryce Dessner

Yes indeed I have gained a lot out of playing scales and etudes.

— James Galway

Playing scales is like a boxer skipping rope or punching a bag. It's not the thing in itself; it's preparatory to the activity

— Barney Kessel

I play the piano. I bought an upright piano that is actually electric, so I can practice my scales with headphones on and not…

— Eva Green

I play the real instruments. I don't waste my time with anything else.

— Jason Newsted

I love to musicalize things. You do employ a whole level of gravity. You use the emotional heft of music.

— Matt Stone

I've never been one to learn scales and do exercises. Maybe I'm lazy, but I just don't take to that kind of thing. Learning…

— Mat Kearney

I find a therapy in playing music, in many different ways.

— Dave Matthews

If you play music for no other reason than actually just because you love it, the skills just kinda creep up on you.

— Nuno Bettencourt