“In order for a musician to grow, he's got to pay his dues. Some musicians ask me, 'well, what do you mean? You're saying I have to 'starve' and pay all these dues just to play jazz?' And my answer to them is, well, to some degree, yes! Because in order to play jazz you have to live it. Those notes mean something. They don't just come from your brain, they come from your heart and soul too. And in order to have that heart and soul you have to experience life. So I relate my music to my life and my life style. You can't separate the two.” WellsHeartMeanTwoSoulPlayOrderAsksGrowsAnswersPayBrainStyleDegreesMusicianJazzNotesDuesRelateAsk MeHeart And SoulLife Style Author:Woody Shaw
“It's funny, when bands or younger musicians ask me: 'So, what does it take to make it?' Well, first explain to me what you mean by 'making it': Do you want to be a rock star or do you want music to be your livelihood?” WantFirstsWellsMeanDoeAsksStarsRocksBandMusicianAsk MeRock N RollRock StarLivelihood Author:Eddie Van Halen
“I'm not a real musician. If you give me a bass guitar and you ask me to improvise something, or even be with some musicians and follow them, I wouldn't be able to do it. And I want to change that. I want to be able to be in a group and take my guitar and play with them, without someone showing me, "Okay, you're going to do this and that," because music has always been a big part of my life.” IfsWantGivingRealPlayBigsAbleAsksGroupsMusicianOkayGive MeGuitarAsk MeBassBass Guitar Author:Marion Cotillard
“I still have a hard time just calling myself a musician. If I'm talking to somebody and they ask me what I do, I say I play music.” IfsStillsHardPlayAsksTalkingCallingMusicianAsk MeHard Times Author:Grant Evans
“The fact that I'm virtually deaf. Any woman who's going to date a rock musician has to be prepared to repeat herself every 10 seconds. My wife asks me where we should go for dinner and it sounds like the schoolteacher from Charlie Brown.” WifeMusicianMy WifeAsk MeBe PreparedDeafRock Music Author:Dave Grohl