“When I got this saxophone, it became a religion. There wasn't TV, there wasn't much money, and there was just a real dedication.... I never thought of it as an art. It was just work that I loved. Not just work, but work that I loved. I loved it so much, I would play it if nobody listened to it. Any jazz musician, if there's nobody around to listen, would play just for the sheer joy of improvising music.” IfsArtRealPlayJoyTvsMusicianJazzDedicationSheerJazz MusicSaxophoneJazz MusicianImprovisingSheer Joy Author:Stan Getz
“Don't cheat yourself out of music. Music is one thing. The music business is another thing. Save enough of yourself to keep living anyway. Save enough joy in your heart to enjoy it. Let your reward be in the doing of it.” HeartEnoughJoyEnjoyBusinessMusicOne ThingMusicianMusic IsRewardsCheatingCheatMusic BusinessMusic IndustrySave YourselfCheating Yourself Author:Bill Withers
“We are capable of creating miracles ourselves and the greatest miracle is to create a masterpiece of joy out of your life with no excuses. The thing I focus on is going straight to heart. I go to mine first because if I don't feel it, you're not going to feel it. I take a deep breath and remind myself that before I give it to you I have to give it to myself.” IfsGivingFeelsFirstsHeartJoyFocusMinesCreatingMusicianCapableMiracleBreathsExcuseMasterpieceNo ExcusesDeep BreathTake A Deep Breath Author:Carlos Santana
“Involve yourself every day. Work hard and figure out how to love acting all day, every day. It's getting into a made-up situation and making it good and making it real and just playing, just practicing and playing. Like the musicians that I played piano with: they never expect to be rich or famous, but they, for the sheer joy of it, play every day, all day.” MadeRealHardPlayJoyActingSituationRichFiguresHard WorkMusicianPianoSheerHow To LoveNever ExpectSheer Joy Author:Jeff Goldblum
“Doubt always hovers nearby, but I take photographs the way a musician hums. Looking is like breathing. So when luck turns my way and offers me a good picture, joy is surely nigh.” WayJoyTurnsDoubtOffersMusicianLuckPhotographMy WayBreathing Author:Marc Riboud
“It's just a joy to be able to work with a lot of different musicians. When you play with great musicians, whether they're schooled or self-taught, they keep you on your toes.” DifferentSelfPlayAbleJoyTaughtMusicianToesGreat MusicSchooledGreat MusicianSelf Taught Author:Cass McCombs
“There has to be some mystery in life, because the joy of being a writer and the joy of being a musician is the joy of discovery. I don't want someone discovering for me what I should be discovering on my own. If a person is discovering for me, then they're living for me. It's my responsibility, indeed it's my privilege, to go out and discover the world for myself.” WorldJoyResponsibilityMysteryMusician Author:James McBride
“I've never been able to sit round on my own and play drums, practice in the back room, never been able to. I've always played with other musicians. It's how I play, there's no joy for me in playing on my own, bashing away. I need a bass, a piano, guitar, whatever, and then I can play.” NeedsI CanPlayAbleJoyMy OwnRoomsPracticeMusicianGuitarRoundsPianoBass Author:Ringo Starr