Musician Quotes

Music is always for the listener, but the first listener is always the musician

Wynton Marsalis
- Musician
- Listeners
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.

Greg Ginn Black Flag
- Important
- Gun
- Musician

A musician, an artist, an architect: the man or woman who is not one of these is not a Christian.

William Blake
There was the best teachers from the Czech Philharmonic, highly dedicated people, some of the best musicians in the world passing on the knowledge about the country, about the principles, and about the music.

Miroslav Vitous
- People
- World
- Country
Jeff Beck is my idol .. sometimes he finds notes that I just do not have on my guitar. Frank Zappa's another one .. I loved Frank Zappa ... I do think Van Halen reinvented the guitar ... he's an excellent musician, a shrewd guitarist and as a person he's wonderful.

Ritchie Blackmore Blackmore's Night
- Music
- Thinking
- Sometimes
Everybody struggles with get tiring as a musician having to play the same songs over and over again on one level or another. That is why you're cast to write the best songs you can. It keeps it going for you. My old man used to tell me be careful what you write you might have to play it for the rest of your life. That is always a challenge and the best way to remedy it is to write.

Crosby Loggins
- Play
- Best
- Write
If you are a musician who has released albums, it would perhaps be morbidly interesting to know how much you would be owed if everyone who now has your music had actually bought your record.

Henry Rollins Black Flag
If you're a musician, you can practice your guitar every day and write songs, but when you're an actor, you can't just like burst into a monologue. Your only exercise is when you're in prep or you're working.

Winona Ryder
- Songs
- Guitar
- Monologue