Clergymen Quote by George Carlin

If lawyers are disbarred and clergymen defrocked, doesn't it follow that electricians can be delighted, musicians denoted, cowboys deranged, models deposed, tree surgeons debarked,…

— Steven Wright

I think too much of the music industry is for the lawyer and accountant mentality.

— Chuck D

We are more casual about qualifying the people we allow to act as advocates in the courtroom than we are about licensing electricians.

— Warren E. Burger

Ideally, musicians belong outside the Establishment. When they cross that line, it's like something in them has died.

— Alex Kapranos

The clergy is in the same business as actors, just a different department.

— John Hurt

Musicians have to suffer to a certain degree in order to obtain their outlet.

— Chico Hamilton

Musicians now find themselves in the unlikely position of being legitimate. At least the IRS thinks so.

— Billy Joel

If I wasn't a musician, I'd take up the law. They are the rottenest, wealthiest people in America.

— Chuck Berry

We have to be evangelists for music. We couldn't just be high priests of music.

— Simon Rattle

“I’d never believed musicians should be paid by the church. Their roles are vital, but so are the ushers and nurses who keep a…

— Love Belvin

I think we musicians are emissaries. Every time we go before the public, we're there to make converts. We can either be ugly and…

— Hazel Scott

Musicians coming together at a time of need is one of the great traditions in this country. It's like people taking charge.

— Mark O'Connor