Quotes About Musician

When you have a sense of calling, whether it's to be a musician, soloist, artist, in one of the technical fields, or a plumber, there is something deep and enriching when you realize it isn't just a casual choice, it's a divine calling. It's not limited to vocational Christian service by any means.

I'm a farmer with a mandolin and a high tenor voice.

There is a famous musician, Peter Gabriel, who has used my voice in the movie, 'The Last Temptation of Christ.' He used my song in the background.

As a songwriter and a singer in a successful rock band, I have had the good fortune of being surrounded by incredible musicians, lots of wonderful production on both record and onstage, and plenty of volume!

Well, you know, I mean, I first did my live shows in the late 70's and in those days I had a boatload of equipment that always seemed to be going wrong.

I got my style. I got my own way of playing. I'm a musician. I'm self-taught.

Raftaar is a sensible musician and respects women, music, and his fans!

From past experience I wouldn't go out with another musician. With song writing people can be a bit sensitive. Something completely different, like a lawyer, would be good.

I guess I did make my name out of my drumming, and I have the big drum sets, and I'm doing all these crazy, odd-time signatures, so, yeah, I guess drumming was very important to what made me popular.

I'd gone professional when I was about seventeen.

I just wasn't getting anywhere. I was still a backup musician.

I was in one bar band from 1965 to '69, then I was in another one from 1970 to '79 - a 9-year bar band!

I play bass, and I wanted to be a musician.

I consider myself a bassist first.

I was passionately interested in Elizabethan history at school, so it was natural for me as a musician to take interest in the music of that period.

Paul Hicks is the only guy The Beatles will allow to arrange, mix and engineer their music, so he did the Cirque du Soleil 'Love' show.

I was in love with Paul Butterfield.

When I look at how fortunate I've been, being a musician... my response to being overpaid is that I should pay it back to my community in some way.

I think the death knell for any musician is getting a job that you like and pays enough that you just stay there forever.

As a musician, to be part of anything that promotes peace is very rewarding.

I'm not a human interest story, man. I'm just a musician trying to make some small records and be happy, be peaceful.

I prefer the word 'musician.' I'm a musician and a composer. I have a problem with the word 'artist.' I don't know if it's the same in English, but words like 'artist' and 'star' put people on a pedestal, which is not really good for my brain.

When you're a musician, you are around your peers a lot, like Slipknot and Alice In Chains... you name the band. We're all just kind of friends.

Being a musician means I am 'hanging out' a lot, like driving on tour or being at a show or whatever, so maybe there's more time to interact with peers and develop jokes.