American Quote by Michelle Shocked

I'm American. I'm eclectic. I'm going to follow my musical passions. And if people don't like it, and it hurts my legacy, I'm not…

— Renee Fleming

I'm a big fan of cultural music, and that's how I try to expand my playing, by listening to music that is not conventionally…

— Steve Vai

My heritage has definitely shaped my music and my character in a lot of ways.

— Ava Max

I'm more American than anything else. I grew up in China, but I was fulfilled at a young age by American music. It was…

— Peter Max

I know I’m an African-American, and I know I play the saxophone, but I’m not a jazz musician. I’m not a classical musician, either.…

— Anthony Braxton

I play American and World music, Texas style.

— Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown

I'm quite an eclectic musician.

— Daryl Hall

I try to put a lot of our music in my music - by that I mean of American music.

— Wynton Marsalis

I'm English and I am British. I don't know if I feel part of a music scene. Musically, I have as many feelings and…

— David Gilmour

I consider myself a musician. I like to play everything.

— John 5

We're so tribal in Britain about music. But my music - my guitar playing, the rhythms, et cetera - just express my personality, because…

— Viv Albertine

I consider myself a musician.

— Caroline Shaw