Musicians Quotes
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I think some musicians can almost forget that the stage is something to do something on, even if that thing is standing still.
Johnny Marr Pretenders -
I think maybe people see bands and musicians as some sort of superhero unrealistic sport that happens in another dimension where it's not real people and not real emotions. So, I grew up listening to Beatles records on my floor. That's how I learned how to play guitar. If it weren't for them, I wouldn't be a musician.
Dave Grohl Nirvana
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Most of the time when musicians get together, there's always that variance - always someone's a little ahead of the beat, someone's a little behind, you just hope it meshes.
Alan Sparhawk -
My downfall emotionally is musicians and songwriters.
Marcia Strassman -
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.
Nicole Richie -
Many of the musicians have their own plans, They must be given a chance.
Jesús "Aguaje" Ramos Buena Vista Social Club -
The thing I like about 'Nashville,' it just happens to be about musicians, and all the music is practical, meaning it's performed at a concert or during a rehearsal.
Will Chase -
Musicians wake up and create a more loving community by creating heavier music.
Cass McCombs
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Ive always enjoyed the enthusiasm of the best studio musicians and, over the years, have collected so many inspired contributions from them.
Michael Franks -
Why do musicians give so much time to charitable causes? The most humanitarian cause that we can give our time to is the creation and performance of music itself.
Billy Joel -
Ah, 'Pather Panchali' was the most inspiring film that I wrote music for, and it was so spontaneously done. I saw the film, composed on the spot, along with myself and only four other musicians, and everything was done within 4-1/2 hours, I think an all-time record anywhere.
Ravi Shankar -
I don't get so much inspiration from other musicians. Especially alive musicians. Late musicians are good - Bach, Beethoven - yes, good.
Ryuichi Sakamoto -
Musicians and artists are not... it's not like politicians or something where you can't really affect them. There's not like this separate caste system where it's like, "I'm the musician, you're the audience. Never the two shall meet." It was a case where it was like, "Hey, you know what? I'm on your level, man."
Bradford Cox -
It's funny, there aren't too many musicians that also moonlight as studio engineers. There's a few - the really brilliant ones.
Dave Grohl Nirvana
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Musicians should never forget that we're blessed. We have a special gift that people can enjoy through us. We've had the good fortune to receive this and pass it along to others.
Ed Thigpen -
Don't be ashamed of your own ideas. Most musicians get applauded for sounding like someone else.
Brian Eno Roxy Music -
In ancient times the greatest of the prophets were great musicians.
Hazrat Inayat Khan -
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.
Paul Stanley Kiss -
Naturally we always want to get ourselves forward as musicians and also as a band and of course we want to sell more all the time. We won’t deny it, of course we do.
Jukka Nevalainen Nightwish -
I want to change and try new ideas - allowing your sonic identity to evolve in your music and not being afraid of that. You see musicians hit upon something that works, and then go, "Let's keep doing that for 10 years." And that idea kind of terrifies me a little bit. It becomes like a day job then.
Alex Kapranos Franz Ferdinand
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I work with musicians whose opinions I respect and if they don't like something they don't hold back. They'll say, 'That really sucks' and 'You've lost it' and 'You're no good anymore.' And I crawl away with my tail between my legs and I fear that kind of ridicule, but I want them to like the music I'm bringing to them.
Billy Joel -
It is exciting to have these great musicians perform at a dynamic performance venue like Long Island University's Kumble Theater. I am grateful to the University for providing the central Brooklyn community with access to world-class productions at the Kumble Theater.
Bob Myers -
I think my biggest musical hero growing up was probably Ian MacKaye he set a great example for all of us local musicians. Still to this day I see him as the best example of a right-on musician.
Dave Grohl Nirvana -
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.
Dave Grohl Nirvana