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Musician Quotes

My job of being a musician in a recording studio has nothing to do with being a musician being on tour performing Picture Quote #1

Of course, it does depend on the people, but sometimes I’m invited places to kind of brighten up a dinner table like a musician who’ll play the piano after dinner, and I know you’re not really invited for yourself. You’re just an ornament Picture Quote #1

I always thought that I was an important musician. If you don’t have that confidence, why would you go on and do it? Picture Quote #1

The painter paints, the musician makes music, the novelist writes novels. But I believe that we all have some influence, not because of the fact that one is an artist, but because we are citizens Picture Quote #1

I’m an intuitive musician. I have no real technical skills. I can only play six chords on the guitar Picture Quote #1

I’m a musician. I write songs. I just hope when the day is done I’ve been able to tear a little corner off of the darkness Picture Quote #1

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And as I grew older, I then auditioned for the Royal Academy of Music in London, and they said, well, no, we won’t accept you, because we haven’t a clue - you know - of the future of a so-called ‘deaf’ musician. And I just couldn’t quite accept that Picture Quote #1

To play the trumpet well, a musician can not let more than a few days pass without practicing Picture Quote #1

Being a musician enables a person to bend the notes and express things that are inside you, no matter what Picture Quote #1

A painter’s got a canvas. The writer’s got reams of empty paper. A musician has silence Picture Quote #1

I think that virtuosity is the first sign of morality in a musician. It means you’re serious enough to practice Picture Quote #1

I know this guy is a musician so I hope he can play us a tune that could get us the hell out of here Picture Quote #1

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Driving by my ambitions, desire higher positions, to see eternally and my mission, to be more than just a rap musician Picture Quote #1

A grandmaster must memorize thousands of chess duels in his head, as these are for him what words of the mother tongue are to the ordinary people and what notes are to a musician Picture Quote #1

The good man is the only excellent musician, because he gives forth a perfect harmony not with a lyre or other instrument but with the whole of his life Picture Quote #1

A jazz musician is not a jazz musician when he or she is eating dinner or when he or she is with his parents or spouse or neighbors. He’s above all a human being... the true artform is being a human being Picture Quote #1

The artist knows he must be alone to create; the writer, to work out his thoughts; the musician, to compose; the saint, to pray. But women need solitude in order to find again the true essence of themselves Picture Quote #1

The pure mathematician, like the musician, is a free creator of his world of ordered beauty Picture Quote #1

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I didn’t want to become a personality, I wanted to be a musician, but because I didn’t have an album to stand by yet it was hard for people to see that. But now, two albums in, I’m happy with things Picture Quote #1

I want to paint. That is probably going to sound so pretentious coming from someone who’s been a musician Picture Quote #1

I was a fairly good amateur musician, and I was an average professional. But the one thing I saw was that the big band business was fading Picture Quote #1

As a musician and a songwriter, it is an act of the ego to believe that other people might be interested in your point of view. But it is usually an empathetic nature that gets you going in the first place. Music keeps the heart porous in many ways Picture Quote #1

I resent the implication that I’m less of a musician and a worse person for not appreciating certain works Picture Quote #1

It’s much easier to have a diversified career as an electronic musician than it is as a drummer. Nothing against drummers. If you’re a drummer, you just wait around for people to ask you to play drums. But if you have your own studio and can make music, you have the ability to approach music a lot differently Picture Quote #1

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Once a musician has enough ability to get into a top music school, the thing that distinguishes one performer from another is how hard he or she works. That’s it. And what’s more, the people at the very top don’t work just harder or even much harder than everyone else. They work much, much harder Picture Quote #1

Remember this, son, if you forget everything else. A poet is a musician who can’t sing. Words have to find a man’s mind before they can touch his heart, and some men’s minds are woeful small targets. Music touches their hearts directly no matter how small or stubborn the mind of the man who listens Picture Quote #1

What I try to impart to a musician is to really try to practice the instrument in a really sincere way. Learn as much about music as you possibly can. Learn composition. Study to try to create compositions of your own and put your own personal touch on your music Picture Quote #1

I made a conscious decision that I was not going to have children. I didn’t want others raising them, and looking after them myself would get in the way of being a musician and writer Picture Quote #1

Cause I felt I didn’t have anything else to prove as a musician... and boy was I wrong about that one Picture Quote #1

He has a method that likens the musician to an athlete, so I do physical exercises designed to keep a musician in shape in order to perform the function, which is to play music Picture Quote #1

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My job of being a musician in a recording studio has nothing to do with being a musician being on tour performing (Musician Quotes) Of course, it does depend on the people, but sometimes I’m invited places to kind of brighten up a dinner table like a musician who’ll play the piano after dinner, and I know you’re not really invited for yourself. You’re just an ornament (Musician Quotes) I always thought that I was an important musician. If you don’t have that confidence, why would you go on and do it? (Musician Quotes) The painter paints, the musician makes music, the novelist writes novels. But I believe that we all have some influence, not because of the fact that one is an artist, but because we are citizens (Musician Quotes) I’m an intuitive musician. I have no real technical skills. I can only play six chords on the guitar (Musician Quotes) I’m a musician. I write songs. I just hope when the day is done I’ve been able to tear a little corner off of the darkness (Musician Quotes) And as I grew older, I then auditioned for the Royal Academy of Music in London, and they said, well, no, we won’t accept you, because we haven’t a clue - you know - of the future of a so-called ‘deaf’ musician. And I just couldn’t quite accept that (Musician Quotes) To play the trumpet well, a musician can not let more than a few days pass without practicing (Musician Quotes) Being a musician enables a person to bend the notes and express things that are inside you, no matter what (Musician Quotes) A painter’s got a canvas. The writer’s got reams of empty paper. A musician has silence (Musician Quotes) I think that virtuosity is the first sign of morality in a musician. It means you’re serious enough to practice (Musician Quotes) I know this guy is a musician so I hope he can play us a tune that could get us the hell out of here (Musician Quotes) Driving by my ambitions, desire higher positions, to see eternally and my mission, to be more than just a rap musician (Musician Quotes) A grandmaster must memorize thousands of chess duels in his head, as these are for him what words of the mother tongue are to the ordinary people and what notes are to a musician (Musician Quotes) The good man is the only excellent musician, because he gives forth a perfect harmony not with a lyre or other instrument but with the whole of his life (Musician Quotes) A jazz musician is not a jazz musician when he or she is eating dinner or when he or she is with his parents or spouse or neighbors. He’s above all a human being... the true artform is being a human being (Musician Quotes) The artist knows he must be alone to create; the writer, to work out his thoughts; the musician, to compose; the saint, to pray. But women need solitude in order to find again the true essence of themselves (Musician Quotes) The pure mathematician, like the musician, is a free creator of his world of ordered beauty (Musician Quotes) I didn’t want to become a personality, I wanted to be a musician, but because I didn’t have an album to stand by yet it was hard for people to see that. But now, two albums in, I’m happy with things (Musician Quotes) I want to paint. That is probably going to sound so pretentious coming from someone who’s been a musician (Musician Quotes) I was a fairly good amateur musician, and I was an average professional. But the one thing I saw was that the big band business was fading (Musician Quotes) As a musician and a songwriter, it is an act of the ego to believe that other people might be interested in your point of view. But it is usually an empathetic nature that gets you going in the first place. Music keeps the heart porous in many ways (Musician Quotes) I resent the implication that I’m less of a musician and a worse person for not appreciating certain works (Musician Quotes) It’s much easier to have a diversified career as an electronic musician than it is as a drummer. Nothing against drummers. If you’re a drummer, you just wait around for people to ask you to play drums. But if you have your own studio and can make music, you have the ability to approach music a lot differently (Musician Quotes) Once a musician has enough ability to get into a top music school, the thing that distinguishes one performer from another is how hard he or she works. That’s it. And what’s more, the people at the very top don’t work just harder or even much harder than everyone else. They work much, much harder (Musician Quotes) Remember this, son, if you forget everything else. A poet is a musician who can’t sing. Words have to find a man’s mind before they can touch his heart, and some men’s minds are woeful small targets. Music touches their hearts directly no matter how small or stubborn the mind of the man who listens (Musician Quotes) What I try to impart to a musician is to really try to practice the instrument in a really sincere way. Learn as much about music as you possibly can. Learn composition. Study to try to create compositions of your own and put your own personal touch on your music (Musician Quotes) I made a conscious decision that I was not going to have children. I didn’t want others raising them, and looking after them myself would get in the way of being a musician and writer (Musician Quotes) Cause I felt I didn’t have anything else to prove as a musician... and boy was I wrong about that one (Musician Quotes) He has a method that likens the musician to an athlete, so I do physical exercises designed to keep a musician in shape in order to perform the function, which is to play music (Musician Quotes)

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