Advancement Quote by T Bone Burnett

The point is, technology has empowered so many musicians, you know?

— Stanley Clarke

Musicians more than most people are in the moment. That's the dual nature of that job.

— Gail Zappa

I feel like musicians have such a precarious place in the political discourse, because musicians are, sort of just by nature, people-pleasers.

— John Flansburgh

And it's sad because it's like a surprise to people - almost an anomaly - when artists are actually refined and trained on an…

— Vanessa Carlton

I would argue that among musicians who work in technology today, the level of technological sophistication probably exceeds that of military programs, to be…

— Jaron Lanier

Most true artists care about music as a pure, passionate art form, but can get caught in the trap of the business. Which, sadly,…

— Rosanna Arquette

I think it's very common that scientists or technical people have an artistic side. Sometimes they are very accomplished musicians. Sometimes they have very…

— Hope Jahren

I don't think successful musicians were really put on this planet in order to have a great time, pat themselves on the back and…

— Ian Anderson

Artists have a sensibility that others don't have. They have a way of reading into the future.

— John Elkann

I think if you think of our lives as musicians, it's craftsmanship. We're not artists, we're more artisans. You know, I don't think we…

— David Prowse

The public is usually slow to catch on to new things, and it's important that musicians stick to their guns and not look for…

— Greg Ginn

I think one of the reasons musicians keep doing what they do and writers keep doing what they do, is that we're totally unsuited…

— Janis Ian