High Quote by Flea

I actually think in music, learning technical stuff doesn't matter. You can be as technical as you like, but still sound awful.

— Sean Lennon

The music's rehearsed a lot. All people think about is, they think, in rock 'n' roll, they get the music off right and they…

— Mick Jagger

The thing with music education is that it is good at teaching technique, but not texture. You only learn about that from listening to…

— Jacob Collier

You can't teach talent, but you can teach people how to read strenuously and mimic the moves of rock-star writers so that they eventually…

— Benjamin Percy

Rock is about finding who you are. You don't necessarily have to play your instrument very well at all. You can just barely get…

— Gene Simmons

Some musicians are not great technicians, but they give you a rich point of view.

— Nathan Milstein

The thing about music is it's not an obscure pursuit, it's a very natural thing for human beings to do. Once you put in…

— Grimes

Conservatory training is so much. There's so much emphasis on playing perfectly in tune and being perfect and doing everything as it's written.

— Lucia Micarelli

I've studied all my musical life, but learning is only good if you do something constructive with it.

— Tony Williams

Music is similar to sport. There is very fast feedback, learning, and a clear hierarchy of expertise.

— Dominic Cummings

The thing is that I'm naturally curious about a lot of different disciplines in music, and I enjoy doing them. And as long as…

— Andre Previn

I have no technical training and am completely uneducated in music.

— Sade Adu