Able Quote by Rosemary Clooney

I must play the instrument I've got.

— Saul Bellow

Here's the thing with lyrics: Words are just another musical instrument.

— Max Tundra

I can't play any instrument for the life of me, but I know what I want to hear.

— Lupe Fiasco

Music comes from the musician, not the instrument.

— Victor Wooten

You've got to learn your instrument.

— Charlie Parker

At last a dream come true. The Instrument of Instruments.

— Mick Fleetwood

You must have the music to justify an instrument's extensive use.

— Steve Lacy

“How can you understand the language of music, if you will not be an instrument?”—Zarost”

— Greg Hamerton

I am an instrument of purposes that I don't fully understand.

— David Milch

I can't remember when I didn't have an instrument around.

— Marty Stuart

I have a very difficult time describing my music.

— Les Claypool

Your humanity is your instrument.

— Wayne Shorter