Europe Quote by Michala Petri

Naturally, no one knows more about music than musicians. They talk about their own work all the time, but they rarely get to talk…

— Michael Azerrad

I think the majority of musicians are interested in truth.

— John Coltrane

Musicians communicate in other ways. That's just something you rely on.

— Ry Cooder

And it's sad because it's like a surprise to people - almost an anomaly - when artists are actually refined and trained on an…

— Vanessa Carlton

Instruments sound interesting, not because of their sound, but because of the relationship a player has with them. Instrumentalists build a rapport with their…

— Brian Eno

I much prefer making music to talking about it. There's something visceral about instruments and voices that transcends words.

— Mark Heard

Music comes from the musician, not the instrument.

— Victor Wooten

The public is usually slow to catch on to new things, and it's important that musicians stick to their guns and not look for…

— Greg Ginn

Musicians always have music in their heads about their perceptions of the world.

— Pattie Boyd

I have got to look at the flip side of things, because, in a way, music is always a conversation, you know? It's a…

— DJ /rupture

Composers often think in terms of music and not of an instrument itself.

— Michala Petri

Sometimes, musicians worry too much about how beautifully they are playing.

— Simon Rattle