It's easy to play any musical instrument: all you have to do is touch the right key at the right time and the instrument will play itself.
If you're successful in what you do over a period of time, you'll start approaching records, but that's not what you're playing for. You're playing to challenge and be challenged.
For one thing, when you're playing as well as I was at the time, you think you can play with anything. That isn't true, of course, but I didn't know it then.
When we watch a play under the standard circumstances, we've lost volition and time is passing. A still play feels like an existential threat.
I am here to play women's tennis. I'm a lady. Predominantly, most of the time I always like to play ladies.
In my opinion, the only way to conquer stage fright is to get up on stage and play. Every time you play another show, it gets better and better.
For a long time, I couldn't actually deal with playing concerts; it was a totally alien concept to me, 'cause I was used to playing in clubs and dance halls.
When you play music with someone who has a heart rather than playing with someone who is just doing it for money or is cynical it makes all the difference.
I think that people who have played sports have an ability to relate to people because when you're playing you have to work on teams and with opposing players.
Drama is played at the pace of chess... or billiards... or poker. Engrossing? Sure. But comedy is played at the jubilant, high-octane speed of sports like basketball or hockey.
I knew I was never going to play professional sport, but I loved playing and I went to all the games I could afford to.
With every record I put out, I got a bit more success, a bigger following in cities I would play in, and occasionally a bit of radio play.
I was doing what I love to do: play baseball. Not going to complain about that.
I write music people enjoy playing and listening to, and I have a group that loves playing the music.
I try to do things that keep me interested. And play music that moves me. I like to move around and play in a lot of different ways.
Music played at weddings always reminds me of the music played for soldiers before they go into battle.
The moment you start to talk about playing music, you destroy music. It cannot be talked about. It can only be played, enjoyed and listened to.
When I started out, I wanted to be the kind of artist who could play the CMA Music Festival and then turn around and play Bonnaroo, and I've managed to do both.
You've seen one of the our gigs you've seen 'em all. But if you're into the music, you'll know that we played better the night before or we can play better.
To most white people, jazz means black and jazz means dirt, and that's not what I play. I play black classical music.
My mom had to beg the guys to let me play. I couldn't even play the drums right - Brian had to show me.
