“Music is something I really have a need to do - I don't seem to be able to stop” Quote by Jakob Dylan
“It takes a lot of devotion and work, or maybe I should say play, because if you love it, that's what it amounts to I haven't found any shortcuts, and I've been looking for a long time.” IfsShouldLongPlayFoundMusicHavensAmountLong TimeDevotionShortcuts Author:Chet Atkins
“Music is the most important thing. I'm thinking of my future. There has to be something new, and I want to be part of it. I want to lead an orchestra with excellent musicians. I want to play music which draws pictures of the world and its space” ThinkingWorldWantImportantPlaySpaceMusicMusicianMusic IsDrawsImportant ThingsExcellentSomething NewOrchestraMy Future Author:Jimi Hendrix
“... there are a lot of shredders in country music - Redd Volkaert, Brent Mason, Dan Huff .. and guys like that” CountryGuyMusicMasons Author:Brad Paisley
“Everybody has a different kind of talent and a different timetable as to when they develop.” KindDifferentMusicTalentDifferent KindsTimetables Author:Itzhak Perlman
“... I like the clubs because ... we have two or three acoustic guitars up there and we're not hard-core slamming or stomping through the music. We're singing it with intricate harmonies and really showing the craftsmanship.” TwoHardThreeMusicSingingHarmonyGuitarClubsCoreIntricateAcousticsCraftsmanshipAcoustic GuitarHard CoreStomping Author:Toby Keith
“If I hadn't been a woman, I'd have been a drag queen” IfsHas BeensMusicQueensExplanationDragDrag Queen Author:Dolly Parton
“There was nothing that I ever did, no conscious effort to do one kind of behavior or another, I can't explain what it was, but I can explain that the thinking of the time was that we didn't want to emulate our heroes. That wasn't kosher. 'Don't try to play the old cliches, play like yourself' - that's what people were saying” PeopleThinkingWantTryingKindI CanPlayEffortMusicLike YouHeroBehaviorConsciousClicheEmulateLike YourselfKosher Author:Larry Coryell
“I always use the Jeff Beck model. Jeff Beck is just a genius, and he keeps getting better ... If there's anybody in your field you want to aspire to be like, it is a guy who does what he wants to do. Every record at least he comes out with one thing that makes everybodys' jaw drop ... I would hope that Jimi Hendrix would have done that, although, man, the odds are against him because he did so much in such a short amount of time.” IfsMenWantDoeDoneUseGuyMusicRecordsOne ThingFieldsAmountGeniusModelsGet BetterOddsAspireHendrix Author:Joe Satriani
“Whatever your standing in life, the most important thing is behaving in ways that help other people. It's the same with music. I am a servant of the music ... and if I get caught up in ego, I'll lose everything .. it'll burn and that's a guarantee.” PeopleIfsWayImportantHelpingLosesMusicEgoStandingImportant ThingsCaughtHelping OthersServantGuaranteesCaught Up Author:Eric Clapton