Quotes About Dedication

I practice more than ever ... mostly scales and arpeggios ... and anything I can't do.

Musicians don't retire; they stop when there's no more music in them.

We don't play to be seen. I'm addicted to music, not audiences.

I may not believe in myself, but I believe in what I'm doing.

You can play a shoestring if you're sincere.

I'm just an addict, addicted to music Maybe it's a habit...I gotta use it.

I love playing music no matter where it is.

I spend most of my evenings grinding into the early morning to my favorite music.

If I don't practice for a day, I know it. If I don't practice for two days, the critics know it. And if I don't practice for three days, the public knows it.

The ability to play the clarinet is the ability to overcome the imperfections of the instrument. There's no such thing as a perfect clarinet, never was and never will be.

It's not love for music, it's a passion, and it goes beyond liking, and beyond a hobby, it's about a way of living... Music is essential for my life.

I was born to play football, just like Beethoven was born to write music and Michelangelo was born to paint.

I'm a country singer. I love all kinds of music, but country is where my loyalty lies. That's just me and what I do, and I'm not going to change it.

I'm not trying to play the guitar. I'm trying to play music.

One day you pick up the guitar and you feel like a great master, and the next day you feel like a fool. It's because we're different every day, but the guitar is always the same…beautiful.

I worked hard. Anyone who works as hard as I did can achieve the same results. The final aim and reason of all music is nothing other than the glorification of God and the refreshment of the spirit.

I'm always gonna be all over my CD the most, of course. My talent is my talent. I ain't really tripping off no ego; I just like to make good music with good people.

I want to reach the point where people hear my name and immediately think of real country music.

If I don't practice one day, I know it; two days, the critics know it; three days, the public knows it.

Men have died for this music. You can't get more serious than that.

I practice my saxophone three hours a day. I'm not saying I'm particularly special, but if you do something three hours a day for forty years, you get pretty good at it.

I don't believe in geniuses, I believe in hard work.

You've got to learn your instrument. Then, you practice, practice, practice. And then, when you finally get up there on the bandstand, forget all that and just wail.

I love to make music, I love to get tattoos...That's just what I love. If I wasn't getting paid I'd still do it.