“Rock records. It's the main source of inspiration for people - fans, or musicians, or both - to act out in ways that they wouldn't normally act out. Especially rock critics. Ultimately, records don't really hurt anybody, and neither do reviews.” PeopleWayInspirationHurtRecordsFansRocksSourceMusicianCriticsReviewsSource Of Inspiration Author:Ryan Adams
“I would not describe myself as an avid jazz fan and I am not a jazz musician myself. However, that is not to say that jazz does not play a vital and important role in my life.” DoeImportantPlayRolesFansMusicianJazzJazz MusicJazz MusicianAvidDescribe Myself Author:Nat Wolff
“Music is there for us to explore. To intentionally limit yourself to one, two, or three genres is limitation at its worst. Music is huge; its a gigantic history lesson, and if you are true music fan or a musician, you should explore it. Its all right there in front of us.” IfsShouldTwoThreeFansWorstFrontsHugeLessonsLimitsMusicianMusic IsLimitationGenreGenre IsMusic Fans Author:Phil Anselmo
“I like the fans, but I don't feel an obligation that I have to be an example to them, like say maybe a baseball player would, or a football player or maybe some other type of musicians. I don't feel I have to really set an example that somebody else has to live up to.” FeelsPlayerFansExampleFootballTypeMusicianBaseballObligationBaseball PlayerFootball Player Author:Bob Dylan
“Hanson has rapid female fans, which I’m completely proud of, but a lot of fans are a contingent that have grown up with us really - our peers. There’s younger fans. More and more guys are Hanson fans [but they’re] musicians or kind of guys who were into a Beatles record.” KindGuyRecordsFansProudMusicianFemalePeersRapids Author:Taylor Hanson
“I am a musician, a songwriter, music fan. I live in New York City and I love my job.” JobsCitiesFansNew YorkMusicianNew York CitySongwritersMusic Fans Author:Hoodie Allen
“Music can always be a life-changing experience, for musicians and fans, or at least life-affecting, but it depends on to what degree.” FansDependsDegreesMusicianLife ChangingLife Changing Experience Author:Jimmy Page
“I think so much of our society is geared towards mainstream media and pop culture and so forth. And there's a huge divide between the artist and the fan. And with indie culture that wall is removed. You actually do see the musicians walking around enjoying the show. It's a distinctly different culture and for the 99% of Nirvana fans that caught up with them with Nevermind, my book is gonna give them a whole different take on Kurt [Cobain] and the band.” ThinkingGivingBookDifferentWholeShowsArtistCultureEnjoyFansMediaHugeWallWalkingBandMusicianCaughtPopsOur SocietyDividesMainstreamCaught UpPop CultureDifferent CulturesMainstream MediaCobainNevermind Author:Bruce Pavitt
“I go down to New York, do the project, and leave. I have no interest in participating in the rat race down there. Hip jazz fans know who I am. There's a generation of musicians in New York who know my records better than I do.” KnowsInterestRaceRecordsGenerationsFansNew YorkFameProjectsMusicianJazzWho I AmHipsRatsParticipatingRat Race Author:Paul Smoker
“Paul McCartney is a genius ... Paul married Rock & Roll to beauty, and forever raised the bar for composers, musicians, and fans ... an incredible solo performer ... the creator of our favorite songs.” SongForeverFansRocksGeniusMarriedMusicianRaisedIncrediblesCreatorBarsPerformersComposerSoloFavorite Song Author:Alec Baldwin
“Well you can see that I'm still in motion. It happens that you share the music with the audience. That is the best happiness an artist can have. I'm not alone on stage but with a group of musicians. So the more the music is successful, the more the audience feel happy about the music. It's the responsiblity of an artist to make his fans happy. That is proposition. I'm always talking about proposition.” FeelsWellsStillsHappensArtistTalkingAudienceSuccessfulGroupsShareFansStageMusicianMusic IsPropositionsNot Alone Author:Manu Dibango
“I want longevity; I love music, being a musician is the greatest gift in the world to me, and if I were to get signed to a label, my family and team around me are always gonna be there to make sure they want the very best for me. My fans are what it's all about.” IfsWorldWantTeamFansMusicianMusic IsMy FamilyLabelsLongevityGreatest GiftsMusic LoveI Love Music Author:Christina Grimmie
“Even as a fan, as someone who's into his performances, the Stooges and his own stuff, Iggy [Pop] is one of the people who kept underlining something that a lot of my older musician friends with punk roots say: you get into this space in your life where you feel like a weirdo, you're marginalised, you don't fit in... and then you can get up on stage in front of people who probably hate you.” PeopleFeelsHateStuffSpaceFansStageFrontsFitMusicianRootsPerformancesPopsGet UpPunkHate YouWeirdoStooges Author:Babatunde Adebimpe
“The Chronic represented everything that I hated about hip-hop as a fan, but then later represented everything that I stood for as a musician and engineer.” FansMusicianHip HopHipsHatedHopsEngineers Author:Questlove
“Sometimes, I think the way the music business has been destructive and the way the fans are been put through it and try to navigate through it, so much is so foreign to what musicians would actually want to do or what would be natural to them.” ThinkingWayWantTryingHas BeensSometimesWould BeNaturalFansMusicianDestructiveMusic BusinessNavigate Author:Beck
“My father was a musician, and I've always loved writing. I grew up in New York City during a time when hip hop music was surrounding you with the hip hop culture, and it felt natural. I was a really huge fan of the music.” WritingCultureFatherFeltNaturalCitiesFansNew YorkHugeGrewGrew UpMusicianHip HopHipsHopsNew York CityHip Hop Music Author:El-P
“Hip-hop has been the guiding light of my life as a musician and a music fan. It's the one common thread through all of it from the time I bought my first record probably. It's always been there.” FirstsHas BeensLightCommonRecordsFansMusicianHip HopHipsHopsThreadMusic FansGuiding LightCommon ThreadsLight Of My Life Author:James Vincent McMorrow
“I think my fans will follow me into our combined old age. Real musicians and real fans stay together for a long, long time.” ThinkingLongRealAgeTogetherMusicFansMusicianLong TimeOld AgeFollow MeReal Music Author:Bonnie Raitt
“I like to follow my favorite team and talk sports with my band or fans. You won't believe how many musicians are sports fans. We have so much time on tour that we need these outlets for relaxation.” NeedsBelieveSportsTeamFansBandMusicianMy FavoriteRelaxationOutletsSports Fan Author:Garth Brooks