“I have one message for young musicians around the world. Stay true to your heart, believe in yourself, and work hard.” WorldBelieveHeartHardYoungHard WorkMessagesMusicianAround The WorldBelieve In YourselfBelieve In YouStay True Author:Joe Cocker
“The true beauty of music is that it connects people. It carries a message, and we, the musicians, are the messengers.” PeopleMessagesMusicianMusic IsCarrieMessengersTrue Beauty Author:Roy Ayers
“As comedians, we have the opportunity to convey a message that will have an effect. The best can make you laugh and cry, the way musicians and actors can.” WayActorsOpportunityLaughingEffectsCryMessagesMusicianComedianMake You Laugh Author:Jay Pharoah
“To me, music and songwriting is... part of the intriguing thing is the creative process; you know, the creative thought process. Relying on that... there is some sort of inspiration there and you can't always put your finger on where it comes from. So, it's always been important for me to have my own thing and, even though I'm inspired by and influenced by many different musicians and styles of music, I was very determined early on to have my own thing. So when I sit down to write I don't necessarily have a particular narrative or message in mind. I'm interested in language and in words.” KnowsWritingMindImportantDifferentInspirationLanguageProcessMy OwnCreativeStyleParticularMessagesMusicianFingersInspiredDeterminedNarrativeSongwritingCreative ProcessIntriguingThought ProcessCreative Thought Author:Page Hamilton
“To be a musician is a great privilege but it is also a very great responsibility. One must think that to be a musician is a gift - a gift from Nature. There is no great merit in us except in loving this gift with respect and devotion and doing everything possible to honor that gift by work and more work. We must work with conviction and humility, searching for beauty, simplicity, and the Truth. And it is for us musicians to do all in our power for a better world. Music must carry the message of beauty, of love and of peace.” ThinkingWorldResponsibilityHumilityHonorMessagesMusicianSimplicityPrivilegeConvictionDevotionMeritWorld MusicGreat Responsibility Author:Pablo Casals
“Musicians always want to sacrifice our creativity to get involved in environmental issues or political activism of some sort - to reduce it to something more populist in terms of sing-alongs or guitar songs with a message.” WantPoliticalSongTermCreativityIssuesSacrificeInvolvedMessagesMusicianEnvironmentalGuitarActivismGet InvolvedPopulistEnvironmental IssuesPolitical Activism Author:Eyvind Kang