Able Quote by George Li

The music has generated all the techniques I use. When I sit down to learn to play something . . . it is not…

— Pat Martino

You must play for the love of music. Perfect technique is not as important as making music from the heart.

— Mstislav Rostropovich

Music breeds its own inspiration. You can only do it by doing it. You may not feel like it, but you push yourself. It's…

— Burt Bacharach

“To the real musician, techniques are nothing more than tools to get you somewhere. We only need to focus on them long enough to…

— Victor Wooten

Technique is superficial. The method used in applying technique is what gives music its character.

— Henry Mancini

I can't satisfy myself with just trying to tie all of my imagination into music, especially when music is not appreciated as an art…

— Marilyn Manson

I use all different kinds of techniques for all different types of music. The music dictates the style.

— John Patitucci

If you make a suggestion and [musicians] don't know what you mean, you have to be able to do it yourself. I often sit…

— Miles Davis

Music is one of those art forms that you can get pretty immediate feedback by just doing it and getting better at it.

— Nick Valensi

Making music is an inward and outward gesture at once. I make it because I'm communing with a side of myself that might help…

— Arca

The music has generated all the techniques I use.

— Pat Martino

Of course, it's not the technique that makes the music; it's the sensitivity of the musician and his ability to be able to fuse…

— Herbie Hancock