Difficulty Quote by Richard Meale

I guess by taking lessons early on, and really trying to play all the rudimentary stuff, and try to have it sound as good…

— Matt Cameron

I never learned to play properly either, I was a little bit too lazy for that, but as long I could express myself in…

— Tove Styrke

You can learn by listening, or by getting whacked between the eyes with a two-by-four. I always found listening easier.

— S.M. Stirling

I'd never done a straight play before, never, and it was very hard work - really, really hard work. It was dense, really wordy,…

— Bette Midler

I never have any trouble playing anything I can think of. The trouble is in thinking of what to play.

— Stan Getz

The best way to learn is through the powerful force of rhythm.

— Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

I took some lessons as a kid but trained myself by ear. I did it the way jazz musicians used to learn years ago,…

— Donald Fagen

I had to learn all the pieces backward and forward [to play it in "Florence Foster Jenkins"]. We practiced on weekends. It was very…

— Simon Helberg

My playing is all about feel. I'm completely self taught: I never took any lessons or anything.

— Joey Kramer

I never had any lessons. When I first started playing I used to read music. I was very interested in music. But when I…

— John Bonham

I never had lessons. Used to try to play to records, which I hated doing. Still can't play to them.

— Charlie Watts

I had absolutely no idea of how I was supposed to play. I never learned music! I was just thinking: "if anyone can do…

— Marilou