Quotes About Musician

If a musician wants to become a fine artist, he must first become a finer person.

I love being a musician. I love the lifestyle. But I think it's probably as difficult and frustrating as anything.

I love Robert Fripp. You know what I really appreciate about Robert Fripp? He always dresses appropriately for the occasion. When he's on stage, he's a Dapper Dan.

I'm militantly anti-drug abuse but love everything Keith Richards and some other drug goofballs do.

It might seem that the empirical philosopher is the slave of his material, but that the pure mathematician, like the musician, is a free creator of his world of ordered beauty.

We find that David had the tenderness and the sensitivity of an artist. He was a musician and a songwriter. David did not simply have talent. Talent alone could not have soothed the torment of Saul. David plucked the strings of his harp with tenderness and sensitivity. He chose melodies that ministered to the aching soul.

In my early days, I never used finger vibrato at all. I originally carved my reputation as one of the 'fast' guitar players.

I am part of an age-old profession of musicianship. I believe these times require grounding, real-ness and fun. Let's do it. Whatever happens is all good.

Doing a residency in any particular city requires a large repertoire to ensure repeat business.

I was a nerd academically. But I was also an athlete and a musician. I never wanted to be shut out of any situation. I think it was that more than anything.

I've been around two years shy of 50 years doing what I do. I am a musician.

I've always been the DJ or the bass player or the drummer, somebody in the background. I don't think anybody who knows me personally would say that I'm particularly shy or introverted, but I'm definitely not like Mr. Attention.

Bob Marley was always ready to deal with the politics of what was happening in the world but, at the same time, not lose sight of the fact that he's a musician.

But, I would be naive not to recognize the number of musicians who tell me they have been influenced by me and sight me - as well as Alex and Neil - as a musician who has been a positive influence on their playing.

I'm a musician first and sight has never had anything to do with it.

I don't know what I did to my main bass. I've poured makeup into it, I've bashed it around - and we've gone in the back and cleaned it up... It sounds amazing and one of a kind at this point, but it picks up a really decent radio signal if you're anywhere near an antenna.

I hate fame. There's this assumption that everyone wants it - that by being a musician, I've signed up for it at some point. But personally, what I signed up for is sharing my music. I've always said I'd rather have four No. 10 songs than one No. 1 hit.

Every musician in the known universe has signed a bad piece of paper, myself included. But it's really very simple. You're the artist. It's your picture that's going on the CD cover, nobody else's. Protect yourself. Get a good lawyer. You'll kick yourself later if you don't.

Who's Fats Waller?" "Oh, you child! A large, brilliant pianist, songwriter, and singer of the 1920s and '30s.

When it comes to touch and feel as a musician, style is infinitely more important than chops.

Cause I love STP so much and it meant so much to me as a musician throughout my process - along with other bands too - but they were definitely one of those bands that influenced me and that I looked up to a lot, I just wanted to continue their journey - for them.

I'm lucky to have had the opportunity to perform with bands that have influenced me as a musician over the years.

Everything I hear influences me. I can't tell you all my influences as a musician.

As a musician, you want to be your own favorite artist and be able to make the music that is an accumulation of all your favorite influences.