Musicians Quotes
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You know, musicians aren't very stable, in case you hadn't noticed.
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We musicians often get inspiration from films and books or photographs, not only by music.
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Inspiration comes from everywhere: New York City is inspiration, my pedigree, every lesson that I’ve learned along the way from assisting, etc. But I guess the biggest challenge in shooting musicians is to really try to nail what that particular project is going to feel like forever. I always ask for as much information from my subjects as possible.
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There are five things to write songs about: I'm leaving you. You're leaving me. I want you. You don't want me. I believe in something. Five subjects, and 12 notes. For all that, we musicians do pretty well.
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The best musicians transpose consciousness into sound; painters do the same for color and shape.
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Painters can study the masters can't they? Musicians can hear Beethoven. What will filmmakers do?
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I guess the majority of people who want to ban certain musicians are the ones who are so proud of everything America stands for.
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I can't stress too much how much Ry Cooder was an influence on me. Having one of the most respected musicians around like my singing really gave me the confidence to do it.
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It is not ignoble to feel that the fuller life which a sad experience has brought us is worth our personal share of pain. The growth of higher feeling within us is like the growth of faculty, bringing with it a sense of added strength. We can no more wish to return to a narrower sympathy than painters or musicians can wish to return to their cruder manner, or philosophers to their less complete formulas.
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Obviously songs and musicians mean a lot to people.
