Musicians Quotes
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And I think musicians can better run this state than politicians. And, hell, beauticians can better run the state than politicians.
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Musicians are not so concerned with language.
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The new book is a pictorial book, which stays very much focused on the beginnings of Fleetwood Mac -- 1967 thought the next eight years -- and it's very much regarding what drove us as young musicians, which was blues, it's really a journey that chronicles all of those early years that are mostly unknown in America.
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I think all musicians and producers, they know the real goal is to come up with a record that is entertaining and not boring, that's the goal. I think if everyone agrees that that's the goal then it doesn't matter who's the band and it doesn't matter who's the producer. It just means that that you try to realise the ambition no matter what the situation is or who the people are.
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There have always been huge musicians and poets in Uruguay, but Uruguay is a well-kept secret.
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In The Doors we have both musicians and poets, and both know of each other's art, so we can effect a synthesis.
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Musicians understand each other through means other that speaking.
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When you hear the melodic structures of what classical musicians put together and you compare it to that of a rock & roll record, there's a hell of a long way rock & roll has to go.
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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.
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Everything I do is collaborative. It's just my way. I'm really very interested in how the other musicians perceive the song.
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It wouldn't be unusual for dad to call on Jim and Steve to play if his regular musicians couldn't show.
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Jazz is the last refuge of the untalented. Jazz musicians enjoy themselves more than anyone listening to them does.
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I am a Jew, Israel is a Jewish state. . . . Israel’s case is my case, Israel’s enemies are my enemies, and I do not want to be spared the troubles which Israeli musicians encounter when they represent the Jewish state beyond its borders.
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Musicians are at the bottom of the creative pyramid and authors are at the top, and many people think it's unacceptable for someone to attempt to jump from the bottom to the top of the pyramid.
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There are more bad musicians than there is bad music.
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It's a radical time for musicians, a really revolutionary time, and I believe revolutions like Napster are a lot more fun than cash, which by the way we don't have at major labels anyway, so we might as well get with it and get in the game.
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Always as a musician you must have one thing you do well.
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I've always moved into a band where the musicians are a lot more capable than me. It's always been a conscious effort and it makes you raise your game.
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The Doors were never that good as musicians.
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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.
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Musically, though, you're a character and you're singing a song. If you're not your own character, you're the character in the song, most of the time. Even blues musicians, a lot of them who were the most realistic, at times, they were singing a song and portraying a character in the song. There's something to be said for getting involved in the emotion of a song, too, with the characters.
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When you have the opportunity to make music with great musicians, take it. That's it. That's the only reason I need, really.
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I know when I feel good when I play. There's a closeness with musicians you only get from playing live, even in the studio it's still playing live. For me, it's what expands my soul.
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It's funny, there aren't too many musicians that also moonlight as studio engineers. There's a few - the really brilliant ones.
