Famous quotes by Musicians

"Because Olivia Newton-John wasn't from Nashville, they didn't like her winning our awards. I've got no complaints"

Loretta Lynn, Musician

"But I don't think any arranger should ever write a drum part for a drummer because if a drummer can't create his own interpretation of the chart and he plays everything that's written, he becomes mechanical; he has no freedom"

Buddy Rich, Musician

"The spirit of jazz is the spirit of openness"

Herbie Hancock, Musician

"Music happens to be an art form that transcends language"

Herbie Hancock, Musician

"Los Angeles is just a more open place. The way L.A. functions is that people give you a forum. They say: Show us what you can do"

Esa-Pekka Salonen, Musician

"Music can change the world because it can change people"

Bono, Musician

"They believed you can't mix rock, country, and rap, and that crossover is dead. I always knew it would work. And it will always work as long as you're really into it and like what you're doing"

Kid Rock, Musician

"I try to practice with my life"

Herbie Hancock, Musician

"Nobody's perfect. The only one that ever was was crucified"

Loretta Lynn, Musician

"Back then, we didn't know we were poor, and people were more proud then"

Loretta Lynn, Musician

"You can't expect to be old and wise if you were never young and crazy"

Slash, Musician

"To be truly iconic, you need to be able to be recognized in a silhouette"

Slash, Musician

"You leave home to seek your fortune, and when you get it, you go home and share it with your family"

Anita Baker, Musician

"The difference between a violin and a viola is that a viola burns longer"

Victor Borge, Musician

"There's the soundtrack to The French Connection II'I think It's my favorite soundtrack. It hasn't been released. I actually had to go and get the film and just make a recording of it to get the music"

Jonny Greenwood, Musician

"I always loved rock guitar. I just never put it together that that's what I'd end up doing. I had no aspirations to be a musician, but I picked up a guitar for two seconds and haven't put it down since"

Slash, Musician

"Trying to force creativity is never good"

Sarah McLachlan, Musician

"I'm picking and choosing in terms of the stress factor. If it's not fun, I'm not going to do it"

Anita Baker, Musician

"If you love large, you've got to hurt large. If you've got a lot of light, you've probably got an equal amount of darkness"

Sarah McLachlan, Musician

"We don't do drugs, drink, or use profanity. Instead, we instill morals and values in my boys by raising them with a love of God and a love and respect for themselves and all people. I believe they will have a chance"

Anita Baker, Musician

"I don't let people use me. That's why I like a small number of people in my life. The more people in my life, the more complex it becomes, so I just try to keep it at a minimum"

Anita Baker, Musician

"Jazz is all about improvisation and it's about the moment in time, doing it this way now, and you'll never do it this way twice. I've studied the masters. Why would I want to play ball after the guys who sit on a bench? I want to play like Michael Jordan"

Brian McKnight, Musician

"Water is very forgiving. Everything lifts in water"

Sarah McLachlan, Musician

"I'm quite into listening to music and not doing anything else"

Jonny Greenwood, Musician

"I suppose, counting back, if the Beatles had been influenced by music in the same length of time ago - you'd have to put that into better English for me, thank you - they would have been like a banjo orchestra. They would have been doing show tunes"

Jonny Greenwood, Musician

"Girls have got balls. They're just a little higher up, that's all"

Joan Jett, Musician

"I wish to thank my parents for making it all possible... and I wish to thank my children for making it necessary"

Victor Borge, Musician

"You get used to working with one choreographer. You kind of get stuck in that vein and you work your way out of it, picking up someone else's style, their flavor. It takes a bit of time"

Janet Jackson, Musician

"If nothing else, I have money"

Bjork, Musician

"In America, music is more tightly categorized"

Ednita Nazario, Musician

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