Musician – Quotes

You can’t get a

You can’t get a guitar player like Dweezil without his commitment to the work that it takes A) to be the musician that he is and B) to the music itself. Gail Zappa

Frank [Zappa] always wanted to do a sound library – he sampled so many great musicians. For piano, for example, he sampled every octave, not just one (that you could just transpose electronically), and he did all different types of attack, with and without pedals, all that kind of stuff. Gail Zappa

Musicians more than most

Musicians more than most people are in the moment. That’s the dual nature of that job. Gail Zappa

I thought for a

I thought for a minute about an actor and a musician simultaneously, but I think that’s always very loaded as an actor when you become a slash, and you do an actor slash anything. You better be really, really good at it. Gabriel Mann

Many jazz musicians affect

Many jazz musicians affect a misunderstood-genius air when they play, which alienates the audience and breaks down the communications of the music. A musician’s responsibility is to get as much of his art across as possible. Musicians used to be kept when only the rich could afford art, but now practically everyone can afford radios, … Read more

My family is full

My family is full of musicians, and a couple of times a year we get together and jam at my cousin’s studio. We improvise and have a great time. Gabriel Macht

Punk, and rock in

Punk, and rock in general, is often very myopic. When people sing about the world, they’re generally focused almost entirely on the west and Europe. Sometimes South America. Sometimes Asia. But rarely Africa. The Ex, famously, is one of the few rock acts to travel and perform in Africa which, may be home to more … Read more

I think we’re at

I think we’re at the stage where we’re not musicians but not idols either. In a way, we also feel bad for being called idols G-Dragon

We can and should

We can and should place special emphasis on developing in our youth constructive incentives — a love of science, engineering, and math, so that they will want to take advanced scientific courses and thereby help meet the needs of our times. Ezra Taft Benson

Growing up listening to

Growing up listening to rap music, you almost feel like you should have haters. That’s an important part of being a successful musician. It’s a good thing, I guess. Ezra Koenig