Any Quote by Elliott Carter

I was in the army, and I had given up the thought of being a composer.

— Mitch Leigh

To be a great composer requires immense experience... One acquires this by listening not only to other men's work, but above all to one's…

— Frederic Chopin

I am a passionate, committed composer, and the guy I used to write musicals with, once he was able to ditch me and get…

— Eric Garcetti

I consider myself a composer.

— Timbaland

There were a lot of artists in St. Ives. In fact, since the time of Whistler, St. Ives has been noted as an artist…

— Warren MacKenzie

I always hankered to be a composer - I was mad about music, though I never studied seriously, and can't read a note. But…

— Conrad Aiken

To be a composer, you have to be a die-hard music lover - which I am.

— Devi Sri Prasad

I always wanted to be a spontaneous composer.

— Charles Mingus

I was composing before I realised I was a composer. I mean it came more or less naturally.

— Richard Meale

I always felt that one day I would have to make the change in my own life, bite the bullet and see what it…

— Esa-Pekka Salonen

While not a musician, my father was a music agent for years before becoming pop culture icon Famous Amos.

— Shawn Amos

All great composers of the past spent most of their time studying. Feeling alone won't do the job. A man also needs technique.

— George Gershwin