Best Musician Quotes

"It's always great to play for so many people."

"Memphis has always been a player playing city."

"Chopin suffered from ill health much of his life, partially the result of having contracted tuberculosis."

"I'm not a fan of Queen as much as I'm a fan of Freddie Mercury the person."

"He died March 30th of heart failure at the age of 81." - On Bill Withers

"He died April 7th of COVID-19 at the age of 73." - On John Prine

"But now that you’ve seen the hard numbers let me tell you why I’ve felt less and less rich every year, and what I think the true financials of the sideman life actually are."

"Reggie Watts has a very iconic look all his own."

"As a musician, it's just so impressive seeing the instruments up close."

"Ultimately I think he made me into a musician."

"He began performing and recording in the 40s and 50s, including with Miles Davis."

"Every song has its own unique melody, and it's our job as a pianist to learn those melodies for the songs we want to play."

"Jimmy Hendrix belongs with Bach, Beethoven, and all the greatest musicians in history." - Graham Nash

"Brian Eno is undisputedly one of the most enigmatic and polymorphous musicians to ever emerge out of the British rock cannon."

"If you're a professional musician and play for a major symphony orchestra, you're going to practice as well. He may perform a few times a month, but you're going to be practicing every day."

"Taylor Swift is a highly successful American singer-songwriter."

"There are ways of making a living that did not require being an athlete because we don't normally think of it, but being a musician you have to be an athlete in the sense that your body is your instrument."

"It's all just emotions, and the musician is what can bring that out of the instrument."

"What a great musician does - covers a lot of ground."

"He's the saxophone player in that."

"You mentioned musician, you're also a musician which is a great move for you because you got an unbelievable voice."

"With all the gear in the studio, me removing it from my perspective and just focusing here, focusing on what I have in front of me, is making me feel like a better musician."

"Jonathan, you are a musician, you are a musician's musician."

"Richie Blackmore even at this early stage in his career was considered a guitar virtuoso."

"If you're a starving musician, work in a restaurant... you'll be guaranteed you're going to eat."

"Rob Banks stylized as Rob Banks with a money symbol on the end is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer."

"I think there's so much more to just being a musician than just having a good voice and being a songwriter also. It's just getting deeper into that and she gets deeper, she puts in more work than anyone else."

"I'm a guitar player that plays piano like you just heard, yeah functional, functional piano playing."

"You can sometimes tell a good musician from the way they sit down at their instrument before they play a note."

"I always wanted to be a musician and I would always would have ended up being a musician but it's so difficult in the music industry to have any sort of eyes on you."

"Brian Jones is working odd jobs and playing in a band around London's blues and jazz clubs."

"When the superstar singer died aged 54 in 2005, he'd sold more than 35 million records."

"Sheila E is a music icon to people around the world and she's become known equally for her percussion playing as well as her drumming."

"I don't know if it is for Rivers Cuomo as much as other musicians but I feel like it would still still be there you know."

"John Mayer is one of his generation's most accomplished musicians."

"Your job is not playing shows, your job is traveling."

"Devin Townsend actually has something to say."

"I pursued playing, I wanted to improvise, I wanted to be a jazzman."

"Bob wasn’t like most pop musicians. He was spiritual. He was reflective. He was extremely generous."

"It's never been a better time to be a musician as far as the ease of production."

"I try not to get in the situation where I have to perform with earplugs. If you, as a musician, are wearing earplugs, you're don't destroy your and don't make everyone have to put earplugs in."

"Towns Van Zandt died at the age of 52 on New Year's Day 1997."

"The idea, like in a movie, is that you're always thinking about the arena stage, and that's the only thing that's on your mind as you're working as a musician. That greater idea is always there looming consciously."

"That doesn't go away... If you're a musician, you live for something like that every day."

"I'd be lying if I said I wasn't doing these YouTube videos to draw attention to the things that helped me make a living as a musician."

"I think I'm ready to take a new journey in my life. I want to become an artist, a music artist."

"John Coltrane, probably the second most known name in jazz."

"This video really puts a spotlight on her ability and her talent as a drummer as a musician as an instrumentalist."

"This book is literally a Bible for any musician or artist who wants to put out their music to the world."

"There was no second thoughts about the fact that I was going to be a professional musician."

"Someone who I look up to not only as a musician but also as a person."

"That is a great word, yeah somebody mentioned Wadi Wachtel, yes he's still touring with Stevie Nicks, that's a forever, that's a forever family."

"...the man behind that life force is Andre Benjamin, better known as Andre 3000."

"Stacy is an accomplished musician and educator who loves her work life. Unfortunately, most people cannot expect a similar outcome."

"Stevie Wonder: An iconic American musician, vocalist, and lyricist stands out as one of the most inventive musical performers of the 20th century."

"Diana Ross: Golden Globe-winning actress Diana Ross has experienced triumph as a musician in both the United States and the United Kingdom."

"You know there's a reason I'd never heard of this band why because this guy had to have his penis cut off publicity you know I prefer I prefer musicians who can actually make it on their skill not on their lack of a dick."

"...all the stuff that musician on a mission has been designing over the past year or two we are giving it all away for free."

"Chad Atkins passed away at his home in Nashville."

"No rock musician lived life to the fullest more so than Keith Moon."

"Thanks so much for watching this video. If you like content like this, if you use Ableton Live on stage with your band or by yourself as a solo artist, live looping artist, again, don't forget I got some content coming for you guys."

"The goal of a musician is to have all three of these in line with each other."

"Steve Vai is a legendary Guitar Hero with a laundry list of solo accomplishments."

"he's one of the few that I would happily listen to play a 20 minute long guitar solo"

"The successful musician is the one that can get along with everyone."

"Shawn Lane's last ever live performance took place in May 2003."

"I'm excited for these pedals and I'm excited for what you're gonna do with them because I made them for you."

"Well you're such a wildly creative guy and such a amazing musician."

"Grace Slick, the iconic front woman of Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship, defied the odds to celebrate her 80th birthday in 2019 marking a milestone that many might not have predicted."

"Chris Christopherson's life unfolded as a fascinating narrative transitioning from a road scholar and army officer to a maverick in the heart of country music."

"In the final analysis, is there really anything better that you can say of a musician when looking back on their career?"

"I'm an inspired musician, to be honest with you."

"Few musicians can lay claim to having a hand in the production, composition, and performing of an entire musical genre."

"A man whose career has spanned eight decades and has seen him perform on literally hundreds of songs by almost as many artists."

"As of 2020, he is one of the richest musicians in the world."

"First and foremost, not just a role model as a musician, but as a parent."

"I have a lot of other interests, but bottom line, I have learned that I am a musician before I'm anything else."

"What's up y'all our shitty band needs a drummer."

"Okay, good. Musicians are so pathetic that they do that, you know? I mean, like, what a smelly guitar that must be, yeah, man."

"...archetype tim henson if you're unaware of who tim henson is he's the guitar player and songwriter for the band politia he's basically become a household name in the in the world of modern guitar because of his unique approach to guitar playing and music in general."

"Every musician is going to relate to this, to some point of the career, like there's, there's points where you're like, 'damn bro, like, you know, how do we do it? Like, what are we doing wrong or, you know, what are we doing right so we could, you know, keep doing that?'"

"A DAC is more like a musician than a simple adapter."

"You are not more armed because you own a firearm than you are a musician because you own the guitar."

"I think he had an innate gift as a musician and a dancer."

"The reason why I love your artistry and the reason why it sounds so different than a lot of other songs is because you're an actual musician."

"He claimed to play several instruments and was in a band, and he mentioned that he had a troubled religious upbringing."

"When I grow up I want to be a musician."

"I've always been a musician, I came from family musicians."

"Looking myself in the mirror, like, I don't see the rock star, I don't see Ghost when I see myself in the mirror."

"That's how they stopped Eddie Van Halen from chewing through frets on the last couple of tours."

"I love Lewis Capaldi, of all the musicians, I would love Lewis Capaldi on that couch, he's so funny."

"I want to become less of this influencer guy and more of just a musician."

"Any touring musician can relate to its tale of being on the road while having a family at home."

"I realized actually this is what I want to do, I want to be a drummer."

"The mysterious circumstances surrounding Elliott's death only make up a very small portion of who he was: a gifted musician that has spoken to millions."

"I've always wanted one of these, and one day Matt Eich, the owner of Mule... reached out to me."

"I'm a musician by trade, I'm a violin player in various other instruments, and I really like to listen to music."

"I love her facial expressions, I love her voice, the way she plays a guitar, everything about her."

"He is the rarest of jewels: a great and devoted musician combined with a warm and generous personality."

"I became a promiscuous musician and I'm very proud of that word... musician."

"He had these piercing eyes and he loved to play his guitar and sing his songs."

"Gallagher was known for his accessibility to his fans."

"Once I'm on the road, I just live on the bus."

"The life of a jazz musician is a very precarious life."

"He became very mystical and very an intriguing figure."

"That's probably the most iconic, coolest guy and best guitar player."

"Life on the road, that's what we do."

"I'm a tube guy; 98% of the amps that I own are tube amps."

"My dad's a blues musician, he was like a civil rights lawyer and now he plays Blues full-time."

"What happened to Richie Edwards, the Welsh musician who disappeared without a trace on the first of February 1995?"

"For the first time in 31 years, he takes three months off from the road."

"He's a struggling musician; he don't got no job, but he loves his kids."

"Ralph Tresvant, known for his smooth tenor voice and musical career, actively supports various charitable causes."

"I tore open my soul and said, 'Come on in, see the secret life of Brian Head Welch'."

"Building a mailing list is still one of the best marketing tools for a musician."

"I will always admire a musician who has the courage to search their inner self to find something worth saying."

"Performer, great physical stamina, also flautist, that's kind of amazing."

"I'm a musician; I live for playing, creating songs."

"A musician plays different types of instruments."

"Franz Liszt was like the original Romantic era Hungarian rock star before there were rock stars."

"As a true musician, that means he's never gonna try to stop learning."

"Rest in peace old timer, you were one hell of a fiddler."

"I knew that I wanted to be a musician."

"You can tell that I strum a ton on this guitar."

"The legendary U.S. musician David Crosby has died aged 81."

"I am a musician. I play the piano and the cello."

"One of the coolest Collector's Choices is the Tom Scholz; it's his Mighty Mouse guitar."

"Ray must not only reclaim his precious violin but prove to himself and the world that no matter the outcome, there has always been a truly great musician within him."

"I'm a musician, this is what I do. I will do this in front of two people or 200,000, it's what I do."

"Elixir strings are my preference; I use the poly webs for my anything that I can find the poly webs in."

"Walking that fine line between being a family guy and being on the road, that's what I'm good at."