“At the risk of sounding hopelessly romantic, love is the key element. I really love to play with different musicians who come from different cultural backgrounds.” DifferentPlayLove IsRiskKeysElementsMusicianRomanticBackgroundsHopelessRomantic Love Author:John McLaughlin
“When the musical keyboard was created in the 1970's, you had electronic geeks that had no background in music created these devises and gave them to musicians that had no background in electronics. The result was some of the wierd sounds that came out in the '70s.” SoundResultsMusicianMusicalBackgroundsGeekKeyboardsElectronics Author:David Bowie
“Most of the musicians that I'm playing with now have jazz backgrounds, so they're comfortable with improvisation. And they all know to make eye contact with me, and I'll give them some kind of sign when I think that the song's ending. Or maybe I don't even have to, because they all sort of feel it at the same time.” ThinkingKnowsGivingFeelsKindEyeSongComfortableMusicianJazzBackgroundsContactImprovisationEye Contact Author:Larkin Grimm
“I think a lot of actors, especially actors with a theater background, have a musical ear. A lot of actors just want to be musicians anyway, and a lot of musicians want to be actors.” ThinkingWantActorsMusicianEarsTheaterMusicalBackgrounds Author:Cedric Yarbrough
“I think the music reflects the state that the society is in. It doesn't suggest the state. I think the poets and musicians and artists are of the age - not only do they lead the age on, but they also reflect that age. [...] Like The Beatles. We came out of Liverpool and we reflected our background and we reflected our thoughts in what we sang, and that's all people are doing.” PeopleThinkingStatesAgeArtistPoetMusicianBackgroundsOur ThoughtsLiverpool Author:John Lennon