“There's the obvious shift in the tech industry. I'm not really politicized about the whole thing, but it's definitely clear that rent is harder and it's harder for musicians or artists or someone not making a ton of money to live comfortably.” WholeArtistClearIndustryMusicianHarderObvious Author:Mikal Cronin
“I wanted to be an artist, but at age 11, somehow all this musical knowledge and information and love for music that I had came out, and then suddenly it was very clear that I wanted to be a musician of some sort.” AgeWantedArtistClearInformationMusicianAnd LoveMusicalKnowledge And Information Author:Gunther Schuller
“I know musicians who think that drumming and guitaring can be very meditative, but singing is different because when you think about things, you put words to them. So I try to just stay present most of the time, I try not to let my mind wander and I also try not to clear my mind. I like to still have thought and be aware of people and whatever that's happening, but I also like to just focus on the words that I'm saying.” PeopleThinkingKnowsTryingMindStillsDifferentClearFocusMusicianSingingHappeningsWanderDrumming Author:Brett Dennen
“I can tell for sure, the technologists have made it clear that they don't care about musicians. The arts have been sacrificed on the altar of technological advancement.” Has BeensArtMadeI CanCareClearMusicianDon't CareMade ItTechnologicalAdvancementAltarsTechnological Advancement Author:T Bone Burnett
“There was a time when hip-hop was its own musical principle, aside from sampling. Like the entire Wild Style break is instrumental. Kurtis Blow's earliest stuff was studio musicians playing. Whodini had a real clear sound, things like "five minutes of funk," stuff that you could write really beautiful, lush string and horn arrangements around, stuff that was just music.” WritingRealBeautifulStuffSoundPrinciplesBreakClearFiveMinutesStyleMusicianMusicalBlowHip HopStudiosHipsHopsStringsArrangementsFive MinutesHornsReally BeautifulFunkLushSampling Author:Mos Def
“Even though I don't sing any more, singing was my first education in the arts, and it's clear to me that my training as a musician also shaped me as a writer.” FirstsArtClearMusicianSingingTraining Author:Garth Greenwell
“I was raised around a lot of artists, musicians, photographers, painters and people that were in theater. Just having the art-communal hippie experience as a child, there wasn't a clear line that was drawn. We celebrated creative experience and creative expression. We didn't try and curtail it and stunt any of that kind of growth.” PeopleTryingKindChildrenArtArtistGrowthLinesCreativeClearExpressionMusicianTheaterRaisedPhotographerPainterHippieCreative Expression Author:Jared Leto
“I'm really clear about what my life mission is now. There's no more depression or lethargy, and I feel like I've returned to the athlete I once was. I'm integrating all the parts of me - jock, musician, writer, poet, philosopher - and becoming stronger as a result.” FeelsResultsClearPoetBecomingMusicianStrongerMental HealthAthletePhilosopherMissionsIntegratingJocksLethargyBecoming Stronger Author:Alanis Morissette
“I think in terms of emotions. And feelings. So sometimes what I say may not always be clear. But creatively, there's a lot to be said for that way of thinking.” ThinkingWayMaySaidSometimesFeelingsTermEmotionClearEmotionalMusicianProducersWay Of ThinkingSinger Songwriters Author:Brian Wilson