Being Quote by Flea

The score must govern the music. It must have authority, and not merely be an arbitrary jumping-off point for improvisation.

— Cornelius Cardew

Our idea is simply to play the songs and to emphasize our musicianship.

— Krist Novoselic

With human beings it could be argued that all music-making is, in essence, grounded in improvisation.

— John Burnside

Music is a performance and needs the audience.

— Michael Tippett

Sometimes, when you do the music for a play, there are very clear boundaries as to what needs to be achieved. You're very much…

— Richard Dawson

You must have the music to justify an instrument's extensive use.

— Steve Lacy

There's a responsibility as a musician to do the music that you want to hear.

— El-P

As far as I'm concerned, the whole point of making music is to get it heard by as many people as possible.

— Moby

So the thing is to put out music for music's sake.

— Anonymous

We do play to our audience. It's very important. You can't create music in a vacuum.

— Brian May

I think that's a powerful thing, to be able to engage your audience and let them put some of themselves into the music.

— Glenn Frey

To get the music the way you want it, there's a lot of work involved.

— Dave Kikoski