Asking Quote by Lisa Loeb

I used to play guitar for myself and write lyrics and listen to different styles of music.

— Rokia Traore

Communicating with musicians is really interesting because everyone has their quirks and their strengths and their weaknesses.

— Flying Lotus

I've always thought about myself as somewhat of a folk musician. I just write words.

— Cass McCombs

Music is just a really fun hobby that I do, because I'm actually really good about writing songs and producing. People don't realize this,…

— Tila Tequila

I've also been writing with my guitarist, Ted Barnes, and he's amazing. Writing with him has taught me a lot about my own writing…

— Beth Orton

I've been so used to being supported by musicians, and I don't class myself as a particularly adept musician on instruments. I think I'm…

— PJ Harvey

I write songs on guitar and that's about how good of a guitar player I am. I can write songs on it.

— Billy Bob Thornton

I want to write, and... yeah, just the normal things a musician should do.

— Ruel

I've written my own music, and I play guitar.

— Cillian Murphy

I definitely learned to communicate with other musicians better. I used to feel so intimidated by guys who can read notes, like, "Oh my…

— Flying Lotus

Most of my music theory knowledge is based on piano. But I write on guitar a lot, too. I'm not a great guitar player…

— Zooey Deschanel

When you are surrounded by talented musicians, you learn so much from them.

— Sid Sriram