Band Quote by J. J. Cale

Probably 90 percent of my albums have polka medleys.

— Al Yankovic

We would play, then they would play a set, then we would jam on the last song.

— Charlie Byrd

I slept fourteen feet from a polka tavern as a kid growing up. I heard polkas all night long, people singing and drinking beers…

— Al Jarreau

I want you to play me like a cello.

— Gayle Forman

With Mr. Bungle, I'd lay down a really rough demo of my vocals and then play them for the guys without telling them what…

— Mike Patton

Driving around with my dad, growing up, he would play everything: Philip Bailey, Manhattan Transfer, Frank Zappa, Cream. I'd be like, 'Dad, cut this…

— Thundercat

Sometimes I would bring some of my music to the school and perform on the playground, and they'd think, "There goes Patrick, trying to…

— Tinie Tempah

I'd just play 'til my hands fell off. My parents would yell at me to stop because they couldn't stand the noise any more!…

— Randy Castillo

Guys would hang out in groups just to be with the music.

— Jim Capaldi

I'll string a fiddle with your guts and make you play it while I dance.

— Patrick Rothfuss

We would work up a tune that would make me learn a drum pattern I hadn't played before. In the early stages, the pattern…

— Butch Trucks

I would walk down the hall with my guitar and play for anyone that would listen. As a young kid I was really driven…

— Teena Marie