Country Quote by Ric Sanders

As a musician and a guitar player, I can noodle as well as anybody. But from my background as a session musician, I always…

— Richie Sambora

I had joined Yes in 1971. I was a classically trained musician who had worked with numerous artists as a session musician. I played…

— Rick Wakeman

What a good session musician does is listen to the song, to the artist, and to the other players. That way you can help…

— Benmont Tench

In most of the stuff that I've done over the years as a sideman, I wasn't really a session musician, because to me, a…

— David Sanborn

When you're making a show or a movie, there are a million people and things in your way. As an actor, you're like a…

— Penn Badgley

I've had a high turnover of band members because I require something very specific, musically. I require someone who's really creative, as in someone…

— CMAT

When I was young, I was being pushed, against my will, towards becoming a classical musician. I had music scholarships; I had to play…

— Johnny Flynn

I had gotten to the point where I was either going to play the violin much better or I was going to break it…

— Ellen Taaffe Zwilich

Math is the beautiful, rich, joyful, playful, surprising, frustrating, humbling and creative art that speaks to something transcendental. It is worthy of much exploration…

— James Tanton

I definitely have to give myself permission, like on "Master Swarm," to rip a lead on that. Just play a violin solo that's -…

— Andrew Bird

I used to play violin, but I wasn't very good! I'm starting to learn guitar.

— Birdy

I just woke up one day when I was six and I wanted to play the violin. Then, six years later, I didn't want…

— Leah Siegel