“My advice to women who habitually gravitate toward musicians is that they learn how to play an instrument and start making music themselves. Not only will they see that it's not that hard, but sometimes I think women just want to be the very thing they think they want to sleep with. Because if you're bright enough--no offense, Tawny Kitaen--sleeping with a musician probably won't be enough for you to feel good about yourself. Even if he writes you a song for your birthday. Don't you know that a musician who writes a song for you is like a baker you're dating making you a cake? Aim higher.” IfsThinkingKnowsWantFeelsWritingSometimesHardEnoughPlaySongSleepAdviceHigherMusicianDatingAimInstrumentsFeel GoodAbout YourselfCakeOffenseBakersAim HighWant To Sleep Author:Julie Klausner
“Break windows, smoke cigars, and stay up late. Tell 'em to do that, they'll find a little pot of gold.” LittlesBreakAdviceLateMusicianWindowGoldSmokeEmsPotCigarPot Of Gold Author:Tom Waits
“There are only so many letters in the alphabet. When I talk to young musicians or authors and they ask for advice, I say, You gotta learn all the letters of your own personal alphabet. With music, you need to know all the different kinds of music and everything in and around your given instrument.” KnowsNeedsKindDifferentYoungAsksGivenAdviceMusicianLettersInstrumentsDifferent KindsAlphabetDifferent Kinds Of MusicLetters Of The Alphabet Author:David Lee Roth
“It's easy to get on to something like alcohol or drugs so my advice to musicians is don't lose your perspective because you will waste time in terms of years.” YearsEasyTermLosesAdvicePerspectiveDrugWasteMusicianAlcoholWasting TimeEasy To Get Author:Joe Walsh
“My advice for young people is that, if you want to be a musician, the thing to do is practice eight hours a day.” PeopleIfsWantYoungHoursPracticeAdviceMusicianEightThings To Do Author:T Bone Burnett
“The only advice we gave Richie Faulkner was we wanted Richie to be his own guy. You have to let your musicians in your band be who they are.” WantedGuyAdviceBandMusician Author:Rob Halford
“After seeing what I have seen on my journey, my advice to upcoming musicians would have to be... always have your vision in sight. Do music the way you envisioned yourself doing music no matter what it cost.” WayMatterVisionSeeingJourneyAdviceCostMusicianSightNo Matter WhatMy Journey Author:Chronixx
“After Hurricane Katrina, I wanted to go back to New Orleans to help musicians return to the city. But Andrew Young advised me, "If you want to help people, go work at an investment bank." His contrarian advice opened my eyes to the importance of capital. "Learn how to make some money before you give it away." I learned that you can bring about good in the world especially if you have a paycheck.” PeopleIfsWorldWantGivingHelpingEyeWantedYoungCitiesAdviceReturnMusicianImportanceInvestmentNew OrleansHurricanesAndrewPaychecksKatrinaHurricane KatrinaGood In The World Author:Kabir Sehgal
“My only advice as an experience older singer is about singing, it isn't about music. To have a career in music is a completely different question and leads to other kinds of advice and other kind of experts. All you can do is someone planted in my mind very early on, this wonderful truism called, "Fortune favors the prepared mind." Be passionate about being a musician. There is no limit to how hard you must work and how detailed you must be in every facet of what you do, either as a singer, as a musician, or as a person.” MindKindDifferentWonderfulAdviceMusicianMusic IsSingingPassionateTruism Author:Thomas Hampson
“Every time we give a musician the advice to give away the music and sell the T-shirt, we're saying, "Don't make your living in this more elevated way. Instead, reverse this social progress, and choose a more physical way to make a living." We're sending them to peasanthood, very much like the Maoists have.” WayGivingSocialProgressAdviceMusicianSellsShirtsReverseT ShirtSocial Progress Author:Jaron Lanier