Book Quote by Lisa Loeb

When I play my own music, or when I play new music, there's much more stress and intensity of thinking about how I'm going…

— Bela Fleck

I know some people really try to avoid music when they're writing and recording, but I am very inspired by so many different musicians,…

— Devendra Banhart

I'm always working on my own music, too. I've been working on a record for a few years.

— Beck

When I do have time to work on music, I'm kind of selfish, and would rather work on my own stuff than someone else's.

— Moby

As a musician you fall into certain patterns that you're not conscious of, unless you start listening to yourself on tape a lot. If…

— Jerry Garcia

Playing music is a lifetime's work. And if you want to carry on with it, you have to try to better yourself. You have…

— Paul Weller

I try to listen to as much as possible. I know some people really try to avoid music when they're writing and recording, but…

— Devendra Banhart

There is something about performing my own music, and other people's music, that gives me pleasure. I think I learn more by doing that…

— Krzysztof Penderecki

I play music - I write my own music, but I play music, just background music really, and just let it happen.

— Anthony Hopkins

I find it hard to work with other musicians because I know from experience that when they play, they play with their feeling, and…

— Enya

I would rather kill myself than play my own music... I can't stand it when people do that.

— Jarvis Cocker

I just think I just noticed that when I was working on other people's music I found myself missing a bit of the total…

— Gary Louris