Art Quote by NAO

Instruments are a phenomenal investment, especially violins and violas and celli, because the value really doesn't go down, and it just rises up at…

— Aleksey Igudesman

The guitar's not all that expensive either, when you compare it to gettin' a toothpulled or something.

— Merle Haggard

It costs a great deal of money to do a musical, and the more money involved, the more big business influences the artform.

— Hal Price

Instead of buying a guitar for $2,000 or $2,500 - I'm not sure how much these are going for - but it's maybe $300…

— John Petrucci

Spending eight to ten hours every single day practicing the instrument, starting from an early age, makes an instrumentalist spend his/her lifetime to hone…

— Shweta Basu Prasad

Money is the kind of instrument which is very speedily produced.

— Anatoly Chubais

Sometimes, you don't need a $5,000 guitar - you need $5,000 worth of lessons.

— Chris Smither

Playing along with records is key. And as far as equipment goes it has gotten so much more affordable and the drum sets are…

— Chad Smith

It is not the money but the self-respect and wanting to create good music.

— Barry Gibb

Preparing for a future in music is an expensive proposition.

— Itzhak Perlman

The wage for most musicians is a modest amount, and that includes me some of the time.

— David Byrne

I don't feel that one instrument has more weight than others. Any sound that you can produce adds to your vocabulary of possibilities.

— Jerry Garcia