Different Quote by Evan Parker

I feel like the songs that I write are best when they are performed by an ensemble, rather than by one solo instrument.

— Thalia Zedek

The soprano has all those other instruments in it. It's got the soprano song voice, flute, violin, clarinet, and tenor elements and can even…

— Steve Lacy

The other saxophones, except as solo instruments, really don't have much point in the orchestra

— Gerry Mulligan

I tend to prefer the band thing. I think playing solo is good for about 45 minutes. I remember when I was on my…

— Bill Mallonee

Solo, you don't have compromise. It gets back to what's great when you're a musician.

— Curt Smith

I'm glad I can do both full-band electric and solo acoustic performances. It's nice to have contrast, so if you get fed up with…

— Richard Thompson

In order to make my solo shows as interesting as possible, I moved songs onto very different instruments so that I was moving instruments…

— P. J. Harvey

I think that was the whole idea behind doing the solo record was to be able to do musically whatever I wanted to do.

— Slash

It's easier to collaborate with instrumentalists than singers; they know exactly the sound that I need.

— Kaytranada

I'm more of a rhythmic player. My soloing is pretty much limited to playing slide guitar.

— George Thorogood

In the absence of that, I am happy to play solo, but I don't think there is any comparison.

— Derek Bailey

They are all different and I find it hard to tell what flute suits me best.

— James Galway