Quotes about Musicians

Musicians don't retire; they stop when there's no more music in them. Votes: 4

Musicians have always adopted Macs. Votes: 3

Musicians are in-season all the time. Votes: 3

Musicians are the architects of heaven. Votes: 3

Musicians own music because music owns them. Votes: 3

Musicians are not so concerned with language. Votes: 3

Musicians are artists, as silence is their canvas. Votes: 3

Musicians burn through more cash than the Federal Reserve. Votes: 3

Musicians should not play music. Music should play musicians. Votes: 3

Musicians understand each other through means other that speaking. Votes: 3

Rock stars come and go. Musicians play until they die. Votes: 3

People are flowers. Music is water. Musicians are the hose. Votes: 3

Musicians communicate in other ways. That's just something you rely on. Votes: 3

Musicians exist independent of any of the marketing terms or the categorization. Votes: 3

Musicians want to be the loud voice for so many quiet hearts. Votes: 3

Groups are corporations now. They have pension plans. Musicians have saw the daylight. Votes: 3

Musicians always have music in their heads about their perceptions of the world. Votes: 3

Musicians wake up and create a more loving community by creating heavier music. Votes: 3

Musicians have to suffer to a certain degree in order to obtain their outlet. Votes: 3

Musicians are always gigging and never have a chance to stop for a minute. Votes: 3

Painters can study the masters can't they? Musicians can hear Beethoven. What will filmmakers do? Votes: 3

Musicians can travel all over the world and have an audience, because there's no language barrier. Votes: 3

Musicians tell me, if what I'm doing is right, they should never have gone to school. Votes: 3

Musicians more than most people are in the moment. That's the dual nature of that job. Votes: 3

Musicians are very mysterious and wonderful people to me; I don't know how they do it. Votes: 3

Musicians now find themselves in the unlikely position of being legitimate. At least the IRS thinks so. Votes: 3

Well, my paper has asked me to do a series: Lives of the Great Musicians, reading time 2 minutes. Votes: 3

Musicians tend to get bored playing the same thing over and over, so I think it's natural to experiment. Votes: 3

Musicians have made incredible contributions to the conservation and environmental movement and continue to do so, more than ever. Votes: 3

Musicians playing together, it's a conversation, and ideally I want our conversation to be really intriguing and interesting and beautiful. Votes: 3

Musicians are so well covered in the press, it would be great to see more outspoken practitioners of green life. Votes: 3

Musicians can look forward to playing with the best musicians that ever played. They can even have their own band! Votes: 3

Musicians ultimately are who they are, they aren't actors, so as a clipmaker you have a responsibility to protect them. Votes: 3

Musicians like to converse. There's always interesting conversation with musicians - with classical musicians, with jazz musicians, musicians in general. Votes: 3

Musicians talk of nothing but money and jobs. Give me businessmen every time. They really are interested in music and art Votes: 3

Musicians by and large make a living with a relationship with an audience that is economically harnessed through performance and ticket sales. Votes: 3

The Civil Rights for Musicians Act is about economic justice for African American artists. It's about what's right. And it's about time. Votes: 3

Musicians have to do what they do and express it musically. All the blah blah blah will get lost in the dialogue. Votes: 3

Musicians coming together at a time of need is one of the great traditions in this country. It's like people taking charge. Votes: 3

Musicians can run this state better than politicians. We won't get a lot done in the mornings, but we'll work late and be honest. Votes: 3

Ideally the point of music is community, not the player. Musicians are simply channels to link the audience to the music and to each other. Votes: 3

Musicians are like politicians. They're the last people who should be making music, just like politicians are the last people who should be running things. Votes: 3

Writing is an art like other arts. Dancers don't dance every once in a while. Musicians don't stop practicing. They are dedicated to what they do. Votes: 3

When a street musician lowered his violin to inquire, 'Hey lovely, what you got there?' she said, 'Musicians who ask questions,' and kept on dragging. Votes: 3

All rock musicians are deaf... Or insensitive to mellow sounds. Votes: 2

The wise musicians are those who play what they can master. Votes: 2

As far as artists and musicians, they don't retire. They might tour less. Votes: 2

Like family, we are tied to each other. This is what all good musicians understand. Votes: 2

I went through all the musicians in my life who I admire as bright, intelligent, virtuosic players. Votes: 2

I'm fascinated by musicians who don't completely understand their territory; that's when you do your best work. Votes: 2

Jazz is the last refuge of the untalented. Jazz musicians enjoy themselves more than anyone listening to them does. Votes: 2

I think performers are all show-offs anyway, especially musicians. Unless you show off, you're not going to get noticed. Votes: 2

I think musicians have always been drinking and sharing a good wine. It is, I hate to say this, another form of vice. Votes: 2

I'm inspired by artists and musicians. There are so many wonderful and talented people in the world. I love discovering new music, new writers, or new art. Votes: 2

Musicians are there in front of you, and the spectators sense their tension, which is not the case when you're listening to a record. Your attention is more relaxed. The emotional aspect is more important in live music. Votes: 2

I talked to ex-wives of musicians of the '70s for research. They're the funniest people in the world, yet there is this sad, beautiful thing in their eyes that says they've seen more than they could ever possibly tell you. Votes: 2

You know, fame is a funny thing, man, especially, you know, actors, musicians, rappers, rock singers, it's kind of a lifestyle and it's easy to get caught up in it - you go to bars, you go to clubs, everyone's doing a certain thing... It's tough. Votes: 2

Jazz is smooth and cool. Jazz is rage. Jazz flows like water. Jazz never seems to begin or end. Jazz isn't methodical, but jazz isn't messy either. Jazz is a conversation, a give and take. Jazz is the connection and communication between musicians. Jazz is abandon. Votes: 2

We have such a high drop-out rate from musicians, said the head of the college. He was right - I dropped out before I even dropped in. Months later they were still asking what had happened to me, not realising that I was on a UK tour. Votes: 2

For most artists, you take what you have and who you are, and then you expand on it to make it more entertaining. Everyone knows actors aren't the same people that they play in movies, but people somehow expect musicians to be a certain way all the time! Votes: 2

The Taliban's acts of cultural vandalism - the most infamous being the destruction of the giant Bamiyan Buddhas - had a devastating effect on Afghan culture and the artistic scene. The Taliban burned countless films, VCRs, music tapes, books, and paintings. They jailed filmmakers, musicians, painters, and sculptors. Votes: 2

Songs really are like a form of time travel because they really have moved forward in a bubble. Everyone who's connected with it, the studio's gone, the musicians are gone, and the only thing that's left is this recording which was only about a three-minute period maybe 70 years ago. Votes: 2

Musicians are often asked to answer for an entire culture, or for an entire movement. It's a process of commodification. It becomes packaged and summarized in a word like 'emo' or 'grunge'... or 'folk music.' I think that's just language itself, trying to understand the mysteries of the world. Votes: 2

There are a lot of musicians who are still desperately trying to pretend that it's 1998 and by having a huge marketing campaign, they somehow believe that they can sell 10 million records. That's delusional. No one sells 10 million records. The days of musicians getting rich off of selling records are done. Votes: 2

Musicians from the beginning of time have been there to express the mood and the musical feelings in the air for whatever's going on in that particular culture. It's the greatest joy as a musician to be able to translate that, be part of something and watch the scenery around you. Votes: 2

Same with anyone who's been flying for years and loves it still... we're part of a world we deeply love. Just as musicians feel about scores and melodies, dancers about the steps and flow of music, so we're one with the principle of flight, the magic of being aloft in the wind! Votes: 2

Athletes and musicians make astronomical amounts of money. People get paid $100 million to throw a baseball! Shouldn't we all take less and pass some of that money onto others? Think about firefighters, teachers and policemen. We should celebrate people that are intellectually smart and trying to make this world a better place. Votes: 2

When I was 17, I worked in a mentoring program in Harlem designed to improve the community. That's when I first gained an appreciation of the Harlem Renaissance, a time when African-Americans rose to prominence in American culture. For the first time, they were taken seriously as artists, musicians, writers, athletes, and as political thinkers. Votes: 2

The interesting thing about the top 200 to 300 tweeters - a lot of them are musicians, actors, etc. LeBron James, etc. I think Lady Gaga is number one. But! They're not all celebrities. There's 'CNN Breaking News.' And the 'New York Times.' And other brands like Gary Vaynerchuk, who aren't really that known outside that world. Votes: 2

Music chooses her musicians. Votes: 0

Our parents were musicians. Votes: 0

All musicians are subconsciously mathematicians. Votes: 0

We're not spokespeople, we're musicians. Votes: 0

I know girls like musicians! Votes: 0

Worship the music, not the musicians. Votes: 0

Both of my parents were musicians. Votes: 0

My family isn't posh; they're musicians. Votes: 0

All musicians are potential band leaders. Votes: 0

Blues musicians don't retire. They drop. Votes: 0

Metal musicians say dumb things sometimes. Votes: 0

Metaphysicians are musicians without musical ability. Votes: 0

I'm just one of these unpopular musicians. Votes: 0

Really good musicians don't think of "self-reflection". Votes: 0

I feel really different from other musicians. Votes: 0

Monogamous musicians are like vegan hockey players. Votes: 0

I think musicians should stay off television generally. Votes: 0

Jazz musicians have some outlaw in them somewhere. Votes: 0

Why do visual artists 'work' and musicians 'play? Votes: 0

People want to build musicians into mythical beings. Votes: 0

Nobody gives a crap if we're great musicians. Votes: 0

I came from a huge extended family of musicians. Votes: 0

Gifted women musicians and composers rarely received their due. Votes: 0

All the musicians that I know want to act. Votes: 0

A lot of good musicians made me look good. Votes: 0

All the people I hung out with were musicians. Votes: 0

Verbal communication about music is impossible except among musicians. Votes: 0

When I want 30 musicians in the orchestra, I get 30. Votes: 0

Obviously songs and musicians mean a lot to people. Votes: 0

I owe everything to the musicians I work with. Votes: 0

Strange people like chefs, musicians, and politicians affect me. Votes: 0

Why can't jazz musicians just leave a melody alone? Votes: 0

A wedding is like a funeral, but with musicians. Votes: 0

The death of young musicians isn't something to romanticize Votes: 0

I think the majority of musicians are interested in truth. Votes: 0

The majority of juice-heads and winos and junkies arent musicians. Votes: 0

I feel albino musicians could neutralise all the racial problems. Votes: 0

If we perform the romantic repertoire we need more musicians. Votes: 0

Astronomers, like burglars and jazz musicians, operate best at night. Votes: 0

Texas is a hotbed of insanely good bands and musicians. Votes: 0

A good song and good musicians can really move mountains. Votes: 0

The musicians one day are going to listen to me. Votes: 0

On Eye of the Zombie, I had so-called studio musicians. Votes: 0

Artists and musicians of the Sixties were definitely into clothes. Votes: 0

I don't try to make 15 musicians sound like two each. Votes: 0

There are more bad musicians than there is bad music. Votes: 0

There's something extremely fragile about musicians, and that's their strength. Votes: 0

I think most musicians do like to have a laugh. Votes: 0

My family was all musicians. We jam all the time. Votes: 0

Don't be a perfectionist... leave that to the classical musicians. Votes: 0

The point is, technology has empowered so many musicians, you know? Votes: 0

I love Fun. They're great guys. They're incredible artists and musicians. Votes: 0

musicians rarely have a sense of humour, at least, about themselves. Votes: 0

I've always considered music stores to be the graveyards of musicians. Votes: 0

It's important for all worship musicians to pour into young people. Votes: 0

Backup dancers are completely respectable. They're the studio musicians of dance. Votes: 0

[Too many musicians are] too involved with doing and not listening. Votes: 0

Um, musicians are funnier you know, than actors on the whole. Votes: 0

In ancient times the greatest of the prophets were great musicians. Votes: 0

Don't get me wrong, I've seen some very excellent women musicians. Votes: 0

What I look for in musicians is a sense of infinity Votes: 0

I've been around jazz and jazz musicians most of my life. Votes: 0

I have daughters who are writers and actors but no musicians. Votes: 0

We wouldn't be artists, writers, painters, musicians, if we weren't sensitive. Votes: 0

Had I children, my utmost endeavors would be to make them musicians. Votes: 0

I write bars, for the musicians, because they have to be together. Votes: 0

An element I love about the blues is jamming with other musicians. Votes: 0

The best musicians are not the best players, they're the best listeners. Votes: 0

Music criticism should be to musicians what ornithology is to the birds. Votes: 0

I don't feel like that many musicians are competitive with each other. Votes: 0

Not all musicians believe in god but they all believe in Bach Votes: 0

The best rock musicians are the most exciting people in the world. Votes: 0

Actors always want to be musicians, and musicians want to be actors Votes: 0

The Internet has definitely opened doors and leveled the playing field for musicians. Votes: 0

Most musicians don't write about being a musician cause most musicians aren't writers. Votes: 0

Rock musicians are consistent in their disdain and irreverent treatment of Jesus Christ. Votes: 0

Some musicians I know are incredible fathers. Like Keith Richards. A fantastic dad. Votes: 0

Stereotyping and generating brands around musicians I think contributes to their eventual demise. Votes: 0

Symphony musicians are not trained in improvising, certainly not in a jazz style. Votes: 0

My family were all musicians. I really wasn't interested in school or anything. Votes: 0

I've heard from writers and musicians and fans that they think I'm underrated. Votes: 0

A painter paints pictures on canvas. But musicians paint their pictures on silence. Votes: 0

I love song writing, so I'm always happy to write for other musicians. Votes: 0

The bottom line is that musicians love to make music and always will. Votes: 0

What we should be doing as musicians is trying to bring people together. Votes: 0

Since music has never had a Rembrandt, we have remained nothing more than musicians. Votes: 0

The best musicians answer something in you when you don't even know the question. Votes: 0

It seems like bluegrass people have more great stories to tell than other musicians. Votes: 0

I feel that musicians are in a fellowship, and that fellowship is a responsibility. Votes: 0

I come from a family of musicians. Even the sewing machine is a Singer. Votes: 0

It seems like bluegrass people have more great stories to tell than other musicians Votes: 0

When it comes to musicians, I'm like the daddy of musicians here in Cuba. Votes: 0

Too many young musicians today want to win polls before they learn their instruments. Votes: 0

You should never be comfortable, man. Being comfortable fouled up a lot of musicians. Votes: 0

Having played with other musicians, I don't even think The Beatles were that good. Votes: 0

If John Lennon is deported, I'm leaving too...with my musicians..and my marijuana. Votes: 0

Classical musicians go to the conservatories, rock´n roll musicians go to the garages. Votes: 0

We're musicians. We make music for a living. It's that simple. Nothing else matters. Votes: 0

I don't play for the guitarists in the audience. I play for the musicians. Votes: 0

Jazz musicians are the coolest people on the planet. Can I have some cool? Votes: 0

I wish I played guitar so I could start a band with great musicians. Votes: 0

Aside from comic book heroes, the only real life heroes I had were musicians. Votes: 0

I've met a lot of jazz musicians in my day, and they're all funny. Votes: 0

You must remember I grew up around music. Three of my family were musicians. Votes: 0

I’m not all about money, but, like most musicians, I am about survival. Votes: 0

It is only the most elite of elite musicians whose unconventional approach becomes convention. Votes: 0

A lot of people think that punk rock musicians don't know what they're doing. Votes: 0

Comedians talk to other comedians the way jazz musicians can talk to each other. Votes: 0

So much of Jazz doesn't have an audience other than music students or musicians. Votes: 0

The jazz and blues clubs are like the jazz and blues musicians - they're disappearing. Votes: 0

All of these people kept on being professional musicians and composers in the strictest sense. Votes: 0

There's no difference in a lot of people's minds between good musicians and popular musicians. Votes: 0

The best musicians transpose consciousness into sound; painters do the same for color and shape. Votes: 0

The great musicians are those who can reach people, who can make people feel something. Votes: 0

I think filmmakers all secretly wanna be musicians and all musicians secretly wanna be filmmakers. Votes: 0

And I'm always interested when other musicians are trying to discover new worlds of sound. Votes: 0

We're deaf men working as musicians; we play the music but we can't hear it. Votes: 0

Improvising musicians are musical travelers, voyagers. There is a freedom to wander the musical landscape. Votes: 0

The music that I make, the younger musicians are referring to it as 'stretch' music. Votes: 0

A lot of times, jazz musicians try to educate people. What other genre does that? Votes: 0

We are in a position, as musicians, to touch the souls of those who listen. Votes: 0

I'd seen musicians act, and it scares me. And they make more money than me. Votes: 0

What'd I tell you about musicians? That bad boy type will only break your heart. Votes: 0

Some musicians are not great technicians, but they give you a rich point of view. Votes: 0

We are musicians, entertainers. We can do it. We have the right tools. No worries. Votes: 0

A good song is a good song, and good musicians can play all different styles. Votes: 0

The planet is asleep and it's the fault of musicians who are untrue to themselves. Votes: 0

I'm trying everything I can not to be jaded 'cause I don't like jaded musicians. Votes: 0

When a lot of musicians change styles, their songwriting suffers because they want to be different. Votes: 0

You know what rock musicians are? They are hung up, neurotic, over-weight hippies with sex problems. Votes: 0

The big corporations and the big companies turned musicians into factory workers on an assembly line. Votes: 0

[Slogan of her 'Trouble Bureau' for needy artists and musicians:] Happiness is a change of trouble. Votes: 0

A lot of musicians are really hard to deal with. They aren't as smart as me... Votes: 0

It's probable that in the artistic hierarchy birds are the greatest musicians existing on our planet. Votes: 0

My parents were opera singers and voice teachers, so growing up, I admired musicians and dancers. Votes: 0

We are the sons of Sorrow; we are the poets and the prophets and the musicians. Votes: 0

Marijuana is taken by musicians. And I'm not speaking about good musicians, but the jazz type... Votes: 0

Don't be ashamed of your own ideas. Most musicians get applauded for sounding like someone else. Votes: 0

All people are musicians" Wit countered. "The question is whether or not they share their songs. Votes: 0

I'm definitely a victim of some weird twisted form of not really relating to female musicians. Votes: 0

In my imaginary utopian world there would be a greater allegiance between music writers and musicians. Votes: 0

The best musicians or sound-artists are people who never considered themselves to be artists or musicians. Votes: 0

I'm all in favor of getting grants for musicians. Or any other good brand of Scotch. Votes: 0

A lot of musicians have a tough time hearing what we're doing in a trio format. Votes: 0

There have always been huge musicians and poets in Uruguay, but Uruguay is a well-kept secret. Votes: 0

I come from a town of great musicians: Washington, D.C. It's no joke, that history. Votes: 0

It's hard to find other musicians that push you to go somewhere new all the time. Votes: 0

Today jazz is still very much alive. Everywhere I go there's a new generation of musicians. Votes: 0

I used to have a lot of envy for those musicians who have been universally loved. Votes: 0

To be up on stage and interacting with musicians, that was a huge epiphany for me. Votes: 0

There's too many good musicians around for the music around for the business to be sagging. Votes: 0

I like to work with different musicians and producers to change the feels of every release. Votes: 0

So many policy decisions that effect musicians are being made without any input from musicians at all. Votes: 0

You should play with real musicians; the best music comes from real people interacting with each other. Votes: 0

There's a lot of good musicians who are unheard of. Get it down before they pass away. Votes: 0

I don't take compliments very easily. I think most musicians suffer from low self-esteem to some extent. Votes: 0

By and large, musicians respect New York audiences, and also are greatly concerned about New York reviews. Votes: 0

The wage for most musicians is a modest amount, and that includes me some of the time. Votes: 0

I guess I'm used to seeing actors, but rock musicians still hold a special magic for me. Votes: 0

Jazz is very much alive. Everywhere I go there's a new generation of musicians playing Jazz music. Votes: 0

I've always thought that actors wanted to be pop musicians and pop musicians wanted to be actors. Votes: 0

I found that jazz musicians, possibly more than their classical counterparts, wear long-standing friendships easily and gracefully. Votes: 0

I think the future looks great for music, musicians, bass players, and all we love about music. Votes: 0

If lawyers are disbarred and clergymen defrocked, doesn't it follow that electricians can be delighted, musicians denoted? Votes: 0

I'm going to get drunk and insult as many musicians from the 80's as is humanly possible. Votes: 0

Up-and-coming musicians can easily reach out and find a loving teacher, and that's definitely what happened to me. Votes: 0

I was able to work with the best musicians in Kansas City starting when I was really young Votes: 0

Success breeds volume, and it's just amazing how many young writers, artists, and musicians there are in town. Votes: 0

I am constantly being told that I have been a big influence for many people, including other musicians. Votes: 0

Meeting actors and TV personalities is one thing, but I just feel like meeting musicians is the coolest. Votes: 0

Jazz translates the moment into a sense of inspiration for not only the musicians but for the listeners. Votes: 0

I think it's time to travel, start gathering some real right-in-there experiences with street musicians around the world. Votes: 0

I've been collaborating with Ira Schickman on some songs, and there will be many other, great musicians involved. Votes: 0

I think we musicians are emissaries. Every time we go before the public, we're there to make converts. Votes: 0

I love anyone who breaks the rules, and musicians always break the rules - in an aggressive way. Votes: 0

I thought I had swell ideas, and wonderful musicians, but the hell of it, no one else did. Votes: 0

A lot of my friends are musicians or artists, and their talent always pushes me to think creatively. Votes: 0

Many of the African musicians are well-schooled and well-versed...what they do takes a high level of musicianship. Votes: 0

You don't find geniuses in street musicians, but that doesn't mean to say you can't be really good. Votes: 0

[Jazz musicians ] couldn't cut rock. I had to be more limited and specific about what I was doing. Votes: 0

I think all musicians should understand that you have chosen not to be a soldier but a musician. Votes: 0

Getting this caliber of musicians together [for "90 Millas" CD in September of 2007] is almost impossible to do again. Votes: 0

In other words, musicians know that going back to the Spoonful, what we were doing was not copying. Votes: 0

I am not afraid to die because I know heaven is a place of artists, musicians and poets Votes: 0

Music might tame and civilize wild beasts, but 'tis evident it never yet could tame and civilize musicians. Votes: 0

After 1968 the restored communist regime required all Czech rock musicians to sit a written exam in Marxism Leninism Votes: 0

We're not going to be the coolest rock stars in the world. We're trying to be good musicians. Votes: 0

So many people I was at school with have all ended up being musicians and putting records out. Votes: 0

I love music and musicians. And seeing great artists dropped from labels was really frustrating and sad to me. Votes: 0

By and large musicians are pretty lazy; they don't do a whole lot. They're usually very busy doing nothing. Votes: 0

A surprising proportion of mathematicians are accomplished musicians. Is it because music and mathematics share patterns that are beautiful? Votes: 0

I love music and musicians. And seeing great artists dropped from labels was really frustrating and sad to me Votes: 0

For years the Trio did nothing but play for musicians and other hip people. We practically starved to death. Votes: 0

For the film maker must come by his convention, as painters and writers and musicians have done before him. Votes: 0

Because my musical training has been limited, I've never been restricted by what technical musicians might call a song. Votes: 0

There have been many great musicians that, Clifford Brown is one great example, I mean he died very early, 25. Votes: 0

These people are artists. These people are musicians. They're taking it out and trying to express it that way. Votes: 0

Beautiful tunes are all very good and fine, and great musicians are always great, but that alone isn't enough. Votes: 0

As a producer, I like to bring in unexpected voices, unexpected musicians, like Watt and Joey Spampinato of NRBQ. Votes: 0

YouTube provides a unique opportunity for all musicians to market and promote their music and directly engage their fans. Votes: 0

My older brother and myself always played together in bands, but we never knew we would be professional musicians. Votes: 0

Like many musicians, I don't look back much... only concentrate on what music I'm doing, and occasionally look ahead. Votes: 0

[Adams] supposed that, except musicians, everyone thought Beethoven a bore, as every one except mathematicians thought mathematics a bore. Votes: 0

Cheech and I used to call ourselves musicians; we never called ourselves comedians. We were musicians that were funny. Votes: 0

I love listening to other musicians and seeing what they do to gain their distinctive respective sounds and edge. Votes: 0

I'm an engineer. I see myself as a toolmaker and the musicians are my customers... They use my tools. Votes: 0

The musicians I respected were much older than me. I expected them to cut my head, and they did. Votes: 0

I mean, look how many musicians have come through and played beside me, and I'm workin' and they're not. Votes: 0

Just look at the Old Testament. They didn't go out with the army first. They sent the musicians out. Votes: 0

Serious musicians are finding it harder and harder to have a voice in the world of music these days. Votes: 0

For some musicians it becomes self-reflexive to think, "I have to write some of my kind of songs now." Votes: 0

I believe musicians have a duty, a responsibility to reach out, to share your love or pain with others. Votes: 0

I wouldn't like to be in movies. Movie people are strange. They live a different life than musicians do. Votes: 0

It is just that heavy metal musicians write in minor keys, and when you do that, you frighten people. Votes: 0

We're not like pop musicians who have to perform the same top ten tunes every night of a tour. Votes: 0

A musicians or artists responsibility is a simple one, and that is, through your music to tell the truth. Votes: 0

...some musicians, man, you hear the note almost before they hit it. Jimi, Coltrane and Charlie Parker were like that... Votes: 0

A lot of the way I sing is playing off other musicians. It's what I love to do the most. Votes: 0

Just because you put super great musicians together, it doesn't mean you're going to have that chemistry as a band. Votes: 0

MTV in general is involved with so many artists - musicians, actors, people in the fashion industry, and art world. Votes: 0

The music industry is dominated by guys. I work with men 98 percent of the time - producers, arrangers, musicians, engineers. Votes: 0

There are a lot of musicians in my life. But movies came first for me. That was my original passion. Votes: 0

In fact, many musicians are the happiest when the artist and audience re-interpret or re-imagine the content of the songs. Votes: 0

Coltrane would do what you'd get a Roland Pro Tools module to do but with a group of jazz musicians. Votes: 0

I'm just lucky to have the type of friends and musicians and people dedicated to my music that I do. Votes: 0

I used to love jungle. I still think it's the ultimate genre, really, because the people making it weren't musicians. Votes: 0

I just love to play and I get a chance to play with other musicians and I jump on it. Votes: 0

I think that my past stands me in good stead in that it does have a certain strength for musicians. Votes: 0

There's a reason I moved to NYC, and if I listed all the musicians on my list you'd grow weary. Votes: 0

Comedy is like music, and the way to make the best music is to have skilled musicians in your band. Votes: 0

We all know the record biz don't pay. All musicians have day jobs - no matter how big they are. Votes: 0

For me, musicians are poets. Beethoven describes himself as a poet of tones, just like Coltrane's a poet of tempo. Votes: 0

Music is like having a conversation. All musicians inspire each other, and they're all geared to play something that matters. Votes: 0

Composers and musicians have always starved and, as this is a sentimental country, we think the tradition should be continued. Votes: 0

Lady Gaga is one of the most amazingly talented musicians to bring her gifts to humanity in a long time. Votes: 0

I don't do album covers or CD covers for groups or musicians I don't like or have no interest in. Votes: 0

You know, my sister sings, my brother plays drums in my band. My whole family is a bunch of musicians. Votes: 0

I've always wanted to make music like people write plays, so I was inspired by writers as much as musicians. Votes: 0

It's my fault in many cases because I don't initiate the contact to talk with a lot of other musicians. Votes: 0

I love working with different musicians in the studio, that's a real joy working with someone for the first time. Votes: 0

I know of musicians who have played together for decades who hate each other. The Modern Jazz Quartet for one. Votes: 0

What I've witnessed, managers are divisive and allow musicians to become clouded, irresponsible, and unaware of the world around them. Votes: 0

A lot of young musicians in Stockholm are about keeping tradition alive and moving it forward at the same time. Votes: 0

I lived in an area where there were a lot of rock musicians, and we got together regularly in our studios. Votes: 0

For most of human history, musicians, artists, they've been part of the community — connectors and openers, not untouchable stars. Votes: 0

The intensity of being in front of all these incredible musicians and tremendous conductors in these elaborate halls can be overwhelming. Votes: 0

It's funny, there aren't too many musicians that also moonlight as studio engineers. There's a few - the really brilliant ones. Votes: 0

My mother's a singer and my mother's father is a singer, and everyone on both sides are all country-western bluegrass musicians. Votes: 0

Everything I do is collaborative. It's just my way. I'm really very interested in how the other musicians perceive the song. Votes: 0

Music that is created with the primary aim of impressing other musicians fails to connect with the vast majority of listeners. Votes: 0

I did a concert... in September with the Berlin Philharmonic... They're great musicians, and there's always something to learn from them. Votes: 0

Everyone in my family is an artist in some capacity whether they're musicians, painters, or sculptors, so it's in their blood. Votes: 0

I learn so much from writing with other musicians, asking questions about their playing style and gear, and hanging out, too. Votes: 0

I love writing plays because they are living, fluid things that are energised by the producer, designers, musicians, actors and audience. Votes: 0

I think it was that we were really seasoned musicians. We had serious roots that spanned different cultures, obviously the blues. Votes: 0

Critics or musicians who attack me are jealous of my success and the fact that I make people feel so happy. Votes: 0

And I think musicians can better run this state than politicians. And, hell, beauticians can better run the state than politicians. Votes: 0

YouTube is an amazing platform for young musicians - although its harder to get noticed now that everyone is on it. Votes: 0

The true beauty of music is that it connects people. It carries a message, and we, the musicians, are the messengers. Votes: 0

I have one message for young musicians around the world: Stay true to your heart, believe in yourself, and work hard. Votes: 0

I get really insecure because even though I can speak in musician's terms, I don't know as much as real musicians. Votes: 0

I try not to date musicians. It's all I've dated. Every guy I've dated is a musician. Obviously, it's not working. Votes: 0

Publishing the lyric books, poetry or comics of other musicians I know. That's the thing I really want to break into! Votes: 0

Even though I have often recorded alone, I still feel the best music is made by musicians playing off each other. Votes: 0

My father used to tell me about how musicians don't have respect from people and he was afraid about my future. Votes: 0

I have one message for young musicians around the world. Stay true to your heart, believe in yourself, and work hard. Votes: 0

Tis the common disease of all your musicians that they know no mean, to be entreated, either to begin or end. Votes: 0

I have no desire to make money off musicians. I just want to promote them because I want to share music. Votes: 0

If you look at the way people behave at shows, icons are now musicians; they are the people that we worship. Votes: 0

Osho knows my heart. And he knows the hearts of everyone of his musicians, of each of his people in fact. Votes: 0

As I've learned in the past few years, Mali is home to some of the most incredible musicians in the world. Votes: 0

My novels and poems are meant to be read aloud. That's why jazz musicians have been able to adapt my stuff. Votes: 0

A composer is a guy who goes around forcing his will on unsuspecting air molecules, often with the assistance of unsuspecting musicians. Votes: 0

In The Doors we have both musicians and poets, and both know of each other's art, so we can effect a synthesis. Votes: 0

From chain gangs to folk songs to intelligent soul, America has created musicians dedicated to truth, justice, and a better American Way. Votes: 0

I've lived all these years among those who create nothing and change nothing,' I said. 'Actors and musicians-they're saints to me. Votes: 0

The people in Japan know more about the history of jazz and the musicians than the people in the United States do. Votes: 0

Music can always be a life-changing experience, for musicians and fans, or at least life-affecting, but it depends on to what degree. Votes: 0

A musician should only sound like what they do, and no two musicians sound the same. It's an individual-feel thing, you know? Votes: 0

You've got certain guys that just want to be famous and then you've got the real musicians that just love playing music. Votes: 0

I'm not a great inventor from scratch. What I do is to use, steal, acquire, reproduce or re-cycle music from other musicians. Votes: 0

As musicians, and as people who sell material for people to hear and absorb, it's important that we use that voice wisely. Votes: 0

Usually people think that it is the musicians who create the music, but in fact it is music who creates the musicians. Votes: 0

For too long, musicians have been the greatest enemy of music. Their lack of desire to proselytize is a kind of betrayal. Votes: 0

Newspapers and magazines didn't want pictures of musicians behaving badly back then. Now, because of the Internet, that's all the media wants. Votes: 0

I think The Sunset Tree is really the album on which I really learned to trust other musicians, which is so important. Votes: 0

Lately, I'm spending more and more time working with non-rock musicians and leaving the mainstream - almost dissolving into another world, musically. Votes: 0

Ive always enjoyed the enthusiasm of the best studio musicians and, over the years, have collected so many inspired contributions from them. Votes: 0

Free improvisation, in addition to being a highly skilled musical craft, is open to use by almost anyone--beginners, children, and non-musicians… Votes: 0

The place that I found where European musicians and American musicians come together is that odd middle world which is called uncertainty. Votes: 0

When you have the opportunity to make music with great musicians, take it. That's it. That's the only reason I need, really. Votes: 0

A Cat Stevens record isn't just Cat Stevens' ideas. It's Cat Stevens and all the musicians who play with Cat Stevens, right? Votes: 0

The first impulse of a great number of civilized musicians... is to protest ourdeclaration that the music in Hungary belongs to the Gypsies. Votes: 0

It's always great playing with other musicians. It's also a great situation where I'm the older guy, I've influenced generations of guitar players. Votes: 0

I just love musicians. They're not all super-happy all the time, but when they're playing they're happy, and it's such a beautiful thing. Votes: 0

Youll almost encounter a superstition amongst musicians, people sort of go through strange rituals, what they need to do to write a song. Votes: 0

Bach, Mozart, Beethoven and Tchaikovsky were not classical musicians while they were alive and active, they were the rock stars of their day. Votes: 0

Most musicians remain poor. But the music that they make, even if it does not bring them millions, gives millions of people happiness. Votes: 0

We're all different. Some people are musicians, some people are actors, some people are agents and some people are accountants... We're all different. Votes: 0

I assume there must be some kind of genetic thrust. My two grandmothers were very different, but both of them were frustrated musicians. Votes: 0

I am a composer first and foremost, and have always believed that being able to write memorable melodies is what sets musicians apart. Votes: 0

I don't talk about my personal life. But the relationships I've had have usually been with other musicians. It's just easier that way. Votes: 0

Most customers, by the time the musicians reach the second set, are to some extent inebriated. They don't care what you play anyway. Votes: 0

The Unity Band project has been life-changing for me. I have led many groups of talented musicians, but this is unlike anything else. Votes: 0

Kansas City Lightning succeeds as few biographies of jazz musicians have. . . This book is a magnificent achievement; I could hardly put it down. Votes: 0

I think that's the graveyard of musicians, playing cabaret. I think I'd rather be dead than work in cabaret. It's just so depressing. Votes: 0

Regardless of who originally made it popular, any hit song becomes a challenge to the ingenuity and imagination of other musicians and performers. Votes: 0

The musicians themselves don't seem to know enough about why they're in the positions they're in, so they're afraid to lose those positions. Votes: 0

The Unity Band' project has been life-changing for me. I have led many groups of talented musicians, but this is unlike anything else. Votes: 0

I prefer live musicians whenever possible. And I tailor the ensemble to what is appropriate for the film and the score I'm writing. Votes: 0

I started imagining this whole different world. It was a society of musicians, a family I hoped I could belong to one day. Votes: 0

We all feel love, and that might sound kind of corny, but I really feel that's what joins musicians together around the world. Votes: 0

If I was to meet Lou Reed or Bob Dylan, I would be totally helpless. Writers and musicians make me feel completely starstruck. Votes: 0

It's usually important to me to get my idea out first because a lot of times my ideas will seem weird to musicians. Votes: 0

I think musicians are perfect at knowing how to get the best out of other musicians. I can really relate to that communion. Votes: 0

There are a lot better musicians than me out there that just haven't had the luck to fall into everything like I have. Votes: 0

The funny thing is musicians often love to go to see visual art because you've got all these pictures to turn into metaphors. Votes: 0

I think that there's a lot of good will that exists between musicians and the people that support them and listen to them. Votes: 0

When kids look up to great scientists the way they do to great musicians and actors, civilization will jump to the next level Votes: 0

The music has had a certain quality that people like just because it's a real true expression of how we are as musicians. Votes: 0

Europe was a very contentious subject in literature and yet jazz musicians still depended on Europe. Now it's not such a big deal. Votes: 0

The majority of the people I work with are more than musicians and singers, they are personal friends and friends help each other. Votes: 0

Designers and musicians are primed to keep thinking forward. Once an album or collection launches, you can only think about doing the next one. Votes: 0

Some people read books on musicians, while I read music books. Not books on music, but literally books full of sheet music. Fascinating reading. Votes: 0

Every musical movement that is big enough has to produce some good musicians who wouldn't have had the incentive to start playing without it. Votes: 0

Those little nimble musicians of the air, that warble forth their curious ditties, with which nature hath furnished them to the shame of art. Votes: 0

As for style, there is something about the way musicians dress-they seem to be able to create their own world within their fashion alone. Votes: 0

I only choose musicians who I think will emerge, can emerge, with their own character, while still going along with the tune in question. Votes: 0

You can read all the textbooks and listen to all the records, but you have to play with musicians that are better than you. Votes: 0

The most frustrating thing for musicians who want to play stuff from the new album is when everyone goes out to buy a beer. Votes: 0

Great musicians accept everything that they hear and find something good. They take what they like and they throw away what they don't like Votes: 0

I grew up in a farm town in Indiana. In the early years I played by myself, because there were no other musicians around. Votes: 0

Art is not the possession of the few who are recognized writers, painters, musicians; it is the authentic expression of any and all individuality. Votes: 0

I don't hate being compared with female musicians. I don't mind that at all. I have no problem with seeing connections between women's work. Votes: 0

Great musicians accept everything that they hear and find something good. They take what they like and they throw away what they don't like. Votes: 0

I think there are just a million interviews in anthologies with famous musicians that are about the music, and they're really boring to read. Votes: 0

I think my fans will follow me into our combined old age. Real musicians and real fans stay together for a long, long time. Votes: 0

My parents are artists, so I grew up with my mom having bonfires, seven guitars, and talented musicians and artists around like Jack Hirschman. Votes: 0

Even though it's become a really cliched thing to see musicians working for charity, it's still effective and it still has to be done. Votes: 0

I like to swim a lot, while Stjepan likes to take long walks with girls. He's the very romantic type. Yes, musicians are romantic. Votes: 0

But God has a few of us to whom he whispers in the ear; The rest may reason and welcome; 'tis we musicians know. Votes: 0

I love classical music. I love a lot of musicians playing together and the whole culture of that, whether it's Indian or it's Western. Votes: 0

When I came to New York after high school in 1959 and started to meet musicians, 'Hot House' was like a standard jam session tune. Votes: 0

It's hard to separate art from artists so transgender musicians will never be mainstream until transpeople are looked at as notable as maybe redheads. Votes: 0

I guess the majority of people who want to ban certain musicians are the ones who are so proud of everything America stands for. Votes: 0

I think we're at the stage where we're not musicians but not idols either. In a way, we also feel bad for being called idols Votes: 0

I try not to become friends with musicians, but life happens and dinner happens and going out happens - it becomes interwoven in L.A. Votes: 0

In chamber music, the audience can hear each instrument and understand (and feel) what the composer and the musicians have in mind as they play. Votes: 0

People want to see musicians sing things that come from their own mind and own heart in real time, responding to the moment for them. Votes: 0

... Clear Channel owns all the major radio stations and venues. Most musicians aren't aware that a few people control so much of what we hear... Votes: 0

Under Thatcher, who ruled us with an iron rod, great art was made. Amazing designers and musicians. Acid house was born. Very colourful and progressive. Votes: 0

We are all part of creation, all kings, all poets, all musicians; we have only to open up, only to discover what is already there. Votes: 0

I think musicians are always supportive of each other because they want the groove to keep going on. They just basically want to play music. Votes: 0

The fate of the African continent does not f-ing depend on a load of f-ing musicians in Hyde Park singing f-ing s-t songs to kids. Votes: 0

I went to college and stage school, and thought about acting, but... I just don't like actors very much! They're not as fun as musicians. Votes: 0

When you are confronted with an opera, you have to keep an eye on everything: the musicians, the chorus, the ballet, the singers, the staging. Votes: 0

The kind of music or the kind of arrangements that I do, the kind of musicians I choose, is just what I like to hear. Votes: 0

All comics want to be musicians. There's a part of me that wants to be a serious musician. I love songs about heartache and heartbreak. Votes: 0

I just wanted to tell the story of a bunch of musicians who had never had their story told before. There's no preaching or theorizing. Votes: 0

In theory, I'd like to work in a group. But the group I'd like to work in, all the musicians in them are long since dead. Votes: 0

To me, groups of musicians playing together, not fighting each other, but playing a groove together is one of the most exciting things to listen to. Votes: 0

I want people to hear musicians like Joe Cuba. He has done things to whole masses of Puerto Rican people. The music is fantastic and important. Votes: 0

If our history can challenge the next wave of musicians to keep moving and changing, to keep spiritually hungry and horny, that's what it's all about. Votes: 0

As long as there are musicians who have a passion for spontaneity, for creating something thats never been before, the art form of jazz will flourish. Votes: 0

I always wish I'd had more mentors, better mentors, wiser mentors, people who were proper professional working musicians to guide me as I was coming up. Votes: 0

Haute couture is like an orchestra, for which only Balenciaga is the conductor. The rest of us are just musicians, following the directions he gives us. Votes: 0

I was never worried that synthesizers would replace musicians. First of all, you have to be a musician in order to make music with a synthesizer. Votes: 0

As long as there are musicians who have a passion for spontaneity, for creating something that's never been before, the art form of jazz will flourish. Votes: 0

I have more fun hanging out with my friends who are musicians and rock stars. You know politicians by and large are pretty stiff, pretty rehearsed. Votes: 0

I've been so used to being supported by musicians, and I don't class myself as a particularly adept musician on instruments. I think I'm a songwriter. Votes: 0

A lot of my friends are struggling musicians. Being a struggling actor, it's just frustrating because you're not allowed to do what you want to do Votes: 0

A lot of my friends are struggling musicians. Being a struggling actor, it's just frustrating because you're not allowed to do what you want to do. Votes: 0

There was a lot of stuff happening in Havana that was being heard and appreciated by New Orleans musicians because of this situation. And vice versa. Votes: 0

I came together with younger musicians and tried to pass on my own experiences. In the process, I always tried to maintain my curiosity and spontaneity. Votes: 0

'Swing' is an adjective or a verb, not a noun. All jazz musicians should swing. There is no such thing as a 'swing band' in music. Votes: 0

I've done my share of busking, and it's fun until it isn't. There are musicians in the subways that will make you cry, they're so good. Votes: 0

The Red Comyns had always done well behind the throne. The king was but an instrument, as his father used to say. They were the musicians. Votes: 0

If I write for myself, I write a song and I bring in the musicians that are best suited to play it. There's a freedom there. Votes: 0

Great musicians, you don't just hear them, you feel them. When I listen to Randy Rhoads, I feel every note. I learned a lot from him. Votes: 0

If you're trying to connect to people with music - it's more of an outward process and a lot of times musicians can be very inward. Votes: 0

I happen to think that computers are the most important thing to happen to musicians since the invention of cat-gut which was a long time ago. Votes: 0

I know a lot of actors who started out as musicians and have very successful careers as actors, but most people don't know them as musicians. Votes: 0

To actually get together and make a band record feels like a bit of a big deal, and that can be quite daunting when you're musicians. Votes: 0

I honestly haven't thought much about what to play and where, perhaps i should...it seems like most musicians are better at that than I am. Votes: 0

There's a lot of integrity with musicians; you really still aspire to grow, and be great, to be the best version of yourself you can be. Votes: 0

Swing' is an adjective or a verb, not a noun. All jazz musicians should swing. There is no such thing as a 'swing band' in music. Votes: 0

It's hard to find five musicians who know what the other is going to do before they do it. And that's what we had in GN'R. Votes: 0

I think that what trips up a lot of great musicians is that they become involved with too many things that aren't where their strengths lie. Votes: 0

I don't have to compete in the charts. I can just be myself as a musician, a songwriter and play with the musicians that I really love. Votes: 0

I think people want to put you in a box and close it away so that it makes them feel better. A lot of musicians get that. Votes: 0

I enjoy seeing other Indian musicians - old and young - coming to Europe and America and having some success. I'm happy to have contributed to that. Votes: 0

The public is usually slow to catch on to new things, and its important that musicians stick to their guns and not look for that instant gratification. Votes: 0

I think musicians and artists are the most philanthropic people I know. Their charity record of the music business would hold up to the work of anybody. Votes: 0

I consider music to be a service and I am trying to serve the music, the musicians and the audience the best I can at every moment Votes: 0

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 that instant gratification. Votes: 0

If some musicians put half as much effort in to the business side as they do their outer look and appearances, they could be twice as far. Votes: 0

(When asked for advice for younger musicians) "Break windows, smoke cigars, and stay up late. Tell 'em to do that, they'll find a little pot of gold. Votes: 0

As convenient as that would be to make it easier to communicate with more prolific musicians, I don't want to think of music like a math equation. Votes: 0

I know a lot of great musicians that don't know they're even great, because mangers try and make them feel belittled like they're not worth a crap. Votes: 0

The musicians that didn't know music could play the best blues. I know that I don't want no musicians who know all about music playin' for me. Votes: 0

That's for non-musicians to say: "I only listen to this or that type of music." I think musicians love all music, or at least that's my case. Votes: 0

The Internet had been a BIG help with my career. My advice to musicians, Internet is the key. It gets your music heard all across the world. Votes: 0

I always end up working with people that do a really good job, so I'm the only one that I'm worried about disappointing me, not the musicians ever. Votes: 0

A lot of my friends are artists or musicians or single parent families and I'm totally aware of how difficult it is for them to make ends meet. Votes: 0

I love the idea of using film language similarly to how musicians use music - combining images and sounds in a way that they create an emotional effect. Votes: 0

I'm not playing for other musicians. We're trying to reach the guy who works all day and wants to spend a buck at night. We'll keep him happy. Votes: 0

Some performers are brilliant comedians, some are genius musicians, and some just make you happy to be alive. THE BOBS are all of that - and then some. Votes: 0

I'll leave it to other people to evaluate the legacy of my book, but I'm very moved when musicians tell me that they've been inspired by my book. Votes: 0

I had a chance to play with the best musicians that were coming through because I was pretty good myself or else they wouldn't have tolerated with me. Votes: 0

I'm a really good team player. That's what it takes to work in the theater. That's what it takes to work in a band with musicians and writers. Votes: 0

When I do the music, I make the musicians listen to what's happening in the film. That way they treat the dialogue as if it was a singer. Votes: 0

What the world is saying to us human beings is, 'Don't stick to the old ways, learn to think anew.' And that's what musicians do every day. Votes: 0

That's one of the things about being married to a couple of musicians, I have got great iPods. That's what I was left with -- an iPod each. Votes: 0

My family is full of musicians, and a couple of times a year we get together and jam at my cousin's studio. We improvise and have a great time. Votes: 0

I have a soft spot for musicians. If a man could ride this roller coaster with me and come out alive, then I guess we'd deserve each other's company. Votes: 0

The only advice we gave Richie Faulkner was we wanted Richie to be his own guy. You have to let your musicians in your band be who they are. Votes: 0

As I grew up, I wasn't a great buyer of albums, but I really liked 'The Jam.' I like good musicians and loved the energy of their songs. Votes: 0

The musicians recommend that I sing a sing the way it is written the first time and then start to look for other notes that aren't in the melody. Votes: 0

I love to play. And fortunately, I don't know a lot of musicians that suck. I know a bunch of really good ones, and they're always up for playing. Votes: 0

I actually started playing in little cafes around New York, and I have a lot of good friends of mine who are musicians who are struggling in New York. Votes: 0

They sign a bunch of women, and they call it a movement. I don't like the way women in music have been identified as women first and musicians second. Votes: 0

Being from Israel and a Jew is complex already, but with France, there is a freedom and a mix of culture. I have met musicians from all over the world. Votes: 0

No one told Miles Davis or BB King to pack it in. John Lee Hooker played literally up to the day he died. Why should pop musicians be any different? Votes: 0

I love music and I love musicians. I separate them. I'm a big fan of Lily Allen's music, but I'm not a fan of her personality. I differentiate the two. Votes: 0

I am totally against the war but violence is part of mankind and it's going to happen, but as musicians I think we've got to step up and say 'come on'. Votes: 0

I mean, roots musicians - we can get old, you know? We can get up there and wear overalls and deliver the songs, we don't have to look any certain way. Votes: 0

My guys studied music from a young age and I did not so I think, like, adding the idiot to the table of very talented musicians gave us a unique rub. Votes: 0

I don't go around, the way many musicians do, with earbuds in my ear listening to my iPod all day and just sticking my head in the music all the time. Votes: 0

I talk to people who are musicians, and they go, Oh this is hell. And I go, Are you kidding me? You never put tar paper on a roof, did ya? Votes: 0

A friend of mine took me to Memphis advised me that I should get in the musicians' union. He gave me a set of drums and said, Stay on the job, son. Votes: 0

You can never rely on musicians. I quit high school at one point to make a go of it with this band and we kept breaking up. So I went back to school. Votes: 0