- Jazz
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- Nov 07, 2020
Musicians Quotes
Most Famous Musicians Quotes of All Time!
Musicians often describe their craft as more than a job, a soulful calling shared among bandmates who dedicate their entire lives to the sound they love. This collection captures that spirit, alongside reflections on how touring abroad can be far tougher than it looks, themes you'll find echoed throughout our Always quotes.
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- Think
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think that's one thing about the entertainment industry: Athletes want to be actors, and musicians want to be actors, so it all kind of mixes nice together.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's like Liverpool. Everybody went for the music. All the young musicians seemed to gravitate to Asbury Park.
- Nov 07, 2020
It's embarrassing sometimes, the way actors or musicians sometimes get made untouchable.
- My Own
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- Nov 07, 2020
Not with the Rochester Philharmonic, but I formed my own orchestra, made up of musicians from the Eastman School, where I'm on the faculty now, direct the Jazz Ensemble and teach improvisation classes.
- Care
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- Nov 07, 2020
To pay 60 musicians for rehearsal and performance is quite something, and I decided I wouldn't be able to handle that kind of situation financially again, unless somebody else was taking care of that end of it.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've never been in a band, but I've hung out with a lot of musicians and helped them with their shows. It's something that I'm really drawn to.
- Only
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think a lot of musicians and artists are really one that really only have one trick.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
The music that I make, the younger musicians are referring to it as 'stretch' music.
- Only
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- Nov 07, 2020
Haute couture is like an orchestra, for which only Balenciaga is the conductor. The rest of us are just musicians, following the directions he gives us.
- Moron
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not a complete moron like most musicians whom I've met.
- Brother
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had sort of exhausted all the avenues playing in Detroit. So again, through the stewardship of my brother, I ended up in California and went to the Musicians Institute in L.A. I wanted to get better as a player.
- Jump
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- Nov 07, 2020
I just love to play and I get a chance to play with other musicians and I jump on it.
- Die
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've always tried to be a poet more than anything else. I mean, professional musicians die.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
I did a concert... in September with the Berlin Philharmonic... They're great musicians, and there's always something to learn from them.
- Parents
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- Nov 07, 2020
Our parents were musicians.
Artists have long been called the conscience of society, and no group embodies that role quite like musicians who live for their craft. Discover more on stage life and rhythm in our Great, Jazz, and Like quotes collections.