Quotes of: Jazz-musicians Keyword

Virtually every writer I know would rather be a musician.

Kurt Vonnegut

A painter paints pictures on canvas. But musicians paint their pictures on silence.

Leopold Stokowski

I always see myself as much more of a musician than a celebrity.

Sade Adu

I still have a fantasy of being a musician when I grow up.

Maya Rudolph

I get to focus on being a musician sometimes, and I get to focus on being a vocalist sometimes.

Britt Daniel

Playing live is such a total visceral experience, and really, as a musician, you're trained from the beginning to be a live performer.

Geddy Lee

You know, my sister sings, my brother plays drums in my band. My whole family is a bunch of musicians.

Bruno Mars

I grew up in a very musical family, my father was a musician and a big band leader and made records.

Billy Sherwood

The true beauty of music is that it connects people. It carries a message, and we, the musicians, are the messengers.

Roy Ayers

One thing that you hope for when you want to be a musician is that you have that recognizable sound.

Jerry Cantrell

For years the Trio did nothing but play for musicians and other hip people. We practically starved to death.

Nat King Cole

I'm not more than a musician that enjoys what he does and a Colombian that dreams and fights for peace in his country.

Juanes

It seems like bluegrass people have more great stories to tell than other musicians.

Dan Fogelberg

To me, seeing a really great comedian is a bit like watching a musician or a poet.

Dick Gregory

I wish I played guitar so I could start a band with great musicians.

Diplo

Musicians are so well covered in the press, it would be great to see more outspoken practitioners of green life.

Jason Mraz

I feel very honored to be playing with Bill Pierce. He's such a great musician.

Kevin Eubanks

I'm a compulsive musician, but it's also a bloody good way out of having to do anything else.

Alexis Korner

I've been able to make a good living as a musician, but now it's time to do all the other stuff.

Robyn Hitchcock

I have musician friends who play too much golf, and they're not as good at music anymore.

Raphael Saadiq

It's funny: I'm a lifelong musician, but because I principally play the piano it's been a solitary thing.

Gary Oldman