Musician Quotes - Page 8

I'm very unstable; there's no stability in a musician's life at all. You live on a bus or on the road hand to mouth and you don't know where your money's coming from.

As a composer and as a musician I'm a true believer - and this is not to be overly diplomatic - I'm a believer that there's artistry in everything from a lawn gnome to a desk chair to a symphony to an Andy Warhol painting. There's art in absolutely everything.

I feel like you're not a real musician or entertainer if you can't go into a room, pick up an instrument and entertain people.

A true musician, like Johnny Cash, should be able to walk into a room with nothing but an instrument and capture people's attention for two hours.

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

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

To be a drummer you also have to be a musician.

All professionals, whether physicists, economists or musicians, live by and for peer judgment, even when they are being paid by people who cannot tell the difference.

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

Like the musician, the painter, the poet and the rest, the true lover of flowers is born, not made.

Steve Lawson is a brilliant musician. I've known about him and listened to him for many years. He may not be one of the most famous bassists but he is definitely one of the most talented.

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

Many rock musicians are excellent cooks, I've found, and those that are prefer to eat their own cooking in the studio. I encourage this behavior as I also enjoy the benefits of fresh food

Basically, at some point, one day maybe you can expect to hear some of my music. I haven't really done that yet because my younger brother is a musician and really talented and I want him to come out with his music first.

The world has lost a great musician who will always be an inspiration to me and those at OBEY GIANT.

These musicians, such as these Cubans in Havana, are a part of a scene that did produce great music and great musicians. They came from this tradition, so it's a good place to look. It's like prospecting: You gotta know where to look.

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

...The key to playing with any group is you listen all the time and you listen more than you play.

Gifted women musicians and composers rarely received their due.

You decide to be a musician, you have to put in the time.

Why do you judge me as a musician, John? All I'm interested in is making money.

I started out with the guitar and was a studio musician back in the 50s, and then got shot in my finger.

If it weren't for the Beatles, I would not be a musician.

A musician cannot move others unless he too is moved. He must of necessity feel all of the affects that he hopes to arouse in his audience, for the revealing of his own humour will stimulate a like humour in the listener.

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