Quotes About Music

Even though it's become a really cliched thing to see musicians working for charity, it's still effective and it still has to be done.

I'm trying everything I can not to be jaded 'cause I don't like jaded musicians.

Some musicians play blues, others classical jazz or bluegrass. I like to play political roles because I can merge my political interests with my creative interests.

I felt I had an opportunity to follow in the footsteps of great soul musicians of the past, who made a lot of social and political commentary through their music.

All the people I hung out with were musicians.

It's hard to find five musicians who know what the other is going to do before they do it. And that's what we had in GN'R.

I'd like to think I've left something in the world. Without in any way trying to be morbid, but life is very short, and I'd like to think I'd leave some body of work that would inspire other musicians long after I've gone.

One of the best things about Kickstarter and crowdfunding and the collapse of the music business is a lot of artists like me have been forced to face our own weird mess about ourselves and what we thought it meant to become musicians.

I think musicians should stay off television generally.

Musicians have always adopted Macs.

Nobody asks me about what male musicians I think about; I only ever get asked about females.

I've had so many different influences musically, even from people who aren't even musicians. If you're inspired by someone and you document it musically, then they are your influence.

Being from Israel and a Jew is complex already, but with France, there is a freedom and a mix of culture. I have met musicians from all over the world.

I've met a lot of jazz musicians in my day, and they're all funny.

I've always enjoyed the enthusiasm of the best studio musicians and, over the years, have collected so many inspired contributions from them.

I came from a huge extended family of musicians.

I started playing when I was 5. I'm from a family of musicians.

We all know the record biz don't pay. All musicians have day jobs - no matter how big they are.

A Cat Stevens record isn't just Cat Stevens' ideas. It's Cat Stevens and all the musicians who play with Cat Stevens, right?

As I grew up, I wasn't a great buyer of albums, but I really liked 'The Jam.' I like good musicians and loved the energy of their songs.

Intense study with Indian musicians such as Gaurav Majumdar and Zakir Hussain has inspired me to rethink my view of instrumental sound.

I never gave up on that idea, you know, that jazz musicians have the same opportunity as everybody else and that it's what you put on that record that makes the difference whether you sell it or not or are able to get it into people's households.

I'm always trying to think of something clever and fun to do with the music. There's so many cool things musicians and artists can do with their products.

I do not play to musicians. I play to the people.