The beauty of being a musician is writing songs. That's the best part. It's therapeutic and honest and private.
I couldn't concentrate on music. So I made the choice to give up my career as a musician in the frontline to deal with the business.
The people in Japan know more about the history of jazz and the musicians than the people in the United States do.
My dad, bless him, was a musician. And his dad had thought that his music was rubbish.
My training as an engineer has enabled me to design the stuff, but the reason I do it is not to make music but for the opportunity to work with musicians.
When I was a young musician, the only option available to pursue secondary education in music was to attend a classical conservatory.
I did a concert... in September with the Berlin Philharmonic... They're great musicians, and there's always something to learn from them.
The great musicians are those who can reach people, who can make people feel something.
I'm a really good team player. That's what it takes to work in the theater. That's what it takes to work in a band with musicians and writers.
'Some Kind Of Monster' is such a nightmare for any musician to watch because you're watching a band be honest to each other. Not a good idea, man!
I think musicians are always very generous in promoting anything good they hear. It's just kind of in our nature.
Of course, we also have to play in concert halls. This is our dream when you are a musician - to play in a good, comfortable hall with a wonderful acoustic.
Great musicians accept everything that they hear and find something good. They take what they like and they throw away what they don't like.
A good film demands its own score, and if you are a musician, your conscience will never allow you to do something mediocre for a good film.
Bill Justis was a saxophone player, good musician, arranger, and friend of mine who had a big hit called 'Raunchy.'
I think musicians have always been drinking and sharing a good wine. It is, I hate to say this, another form of vice.
No one else in our family was a professional musician so this took an enormous leap of faith on their part.
I try not to become friends with musicians, but life happens and dinner happens and going out happens - it becomes interwoven in L.A.
I went through all the musicians in my life who I admire as bright, intelligent, virtuosic players.
Music plays a very important role in my life. I'm a frustrated musician. I play the drums.
I prefer to think of myself as a musician who is still learning and trying to do something every time out.
