Instrumental Quote by Jose James

I love that [ late-50s Verve recordings] - to me, that's the epitome of vocal jazz. It's my favorite style and era of it.

— Jose James

I did an instrumental jazz album. That was my first album.

— Tom Curren

I listen to instrumental jazz and bluegrass, but aside from my AM workout, I have no rituals.

— David B. Coe

I write a lot of more instrumental music than I do vocal music. It's because I come out of a background of playing piano…

— Tom Verlaine

Everyone's [ me, Iain Cook and Martin Doherty] equally involved in all the writing. Normally we'll start with a sample or a drumbeat, or…

— Lauren Mayberry

I always felt each instrumental and vocal inflection had to be special... I'd spend almost as much time on those as I'd spend on…

— Roy Orbison

I feel like, in many ways, Billie Holiday's still very under-appreciated as an artist. People focus on her voice, and all of the very…

— Jose James

When we listen to improvisational jazz, or solo classical violinists, the way they phrase and inflect melodies feels vocal, like they’re talking to us.…

— Bobby McFerrin

I've studied the lives of the 20th century's great businessmen and concluded self-confidence was instrumental in all their success.

— Alex Spanos

Righteousness and faith certainly are instrumental in moving mountains - if moving mountains accomplishes God's purposes and is in accordance with His will.

— David A. Bednar

At times I have a beat first and then I write. Sometimes I have a melody in my head and I pick up the…

— Nneka

The first song we ever performed, actually, was an instrumental, which says a lot about how shy we are.

— Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo