Distressing Quote by Fred Picker

Sometimes, musicians worry too much about how beautifully they are playing.

— Simon Rattle

Sometimes things get too layered and compressed or there's too many effects and they turn into mush on record. I strive to keep it…

— Wayne Static

Music requires a lot of attention and concentration.

— Rahat Fateh Ali Khan

Confusion is the only state of mind we have where we are really out of our patterns and what we expect. Because of that,…

— Nils Frahm

It's almost like, it's often the bad recording quality of things which makes them interesting.

— Danielle Dax

If I'm focusing on playing and enjoying the song, then it always goes well. I get lost in the song, and the performance is…

— Marketa Irglova

Music is extremely important to have on photo shoots - it brings the mood.

— Raquel Zimmermann

Why are all the artists so dead-set on distorting? It seems to be a reaction against photography, but I'm not sure.

— Marcel Duchamp

When we record a song, like 'Bedside Manner,' it's important that the next time I write a somber, mid-tempo song that we don't treat…

— Taylor Goldsmith

There was a time when a musician was forced to act in a video. Seeing a singer step too far outside of his comfort…

— Shawn Amos

There is an indefinable quality possessed by some artists. You simply can't explain it.

— Vera-Ellen

Music is about the performance.

— Vanessa Mae