“A flutist who is moved to tears by his own performance will soon make the listeners laugh because of the sounds that he produces.” ArtArtistSoundMusicLaughingProduceTearsMusicianPerformancesMovedListenersTorn Author:Franz Grillparzer
“I asked the head musician if I could go onstage during the next break and he said sure. I got two laughs in twenty minutes, and walked out feeling more elated than I had ever felt in my entire life. The glory of that triumph contented me for two full years.” IfsYearsSaidTwoFeelingsNextFeltBreakLaughingMinutesMusicianGloryTwentiesTriumphIf I Could Author:Emo Philips
“As comedians, we have the opportunity to convey a message that will have an effect. The best can make you laugh and cry, the way musicians and actors can.” WayActorsOpportunityLaughingEffectsCryMessagesMusicianComedianMake You Laugh Author:Jay Pharoah
“Nobody else even approaches the trumpet like [Sweets Edison] does: Never too much and always plenty. He's the greatest trumpet player to play along with singers. He exactly knows how to play with you, how to answer you about what you just sang ... On top of that, he has some great sense of humor, both as a musician and as a man. Every time I see him, I'm laughing so much. Sweets is impeccable and incomparable.” KnowsMenDoePlayAnswersLaughingKnow HowToo MuchPlayerSweetApproachMusicianSingersPlentySense Of HumorTrumpetsIncomparableImpeccable Author:Ella Fitzgerald
“Comedy is the drug, when they laugh it's like I'm a jazz musician and they hear it, and they get it. It's power to take the crowd wherever I want them to go. I love it when they laugh, especially when they relate through laughter. It's a beautiful thing. It also means I'm going to get paid, which is nice.” WantMeanBeautifulLaughingComedyNiceDrugMusicianLaughterPaidJazzCrowdsRelateBeautiful ThingsJazz MusicJazz Musician Author:Alonzo Bodden
“If you're a musician, you create what you love and hope other people love it as well. Amongst musicians, the starting point is what they love, and then they bring people to them. As a comedian, you have to say something that people relate to, or nobody laughs. As an actor, you have to perform the character in the way that people relate to.” PeopleIfsWayWellsCharacterActorsLaughingMusicianStartingRelateComedianWhat You LoveStarting PointHope And Love Author:John Bishop
“Laughing and crying are really similar - what happens to your body. It's a very similar process in your diaphragm. Like a musician, you have to do your scales once in a while and warm up your voice.” LaughingCryMusician Author:Benedict Cumberbatch
“I don't believe that the Democratic party has anything to do with the Left. We have two political parties in the US: a right wing party and a right centrist party. That's the Democrats. I laugh when people describe Barack Obama as a socialist president. As a socialist musician, I'll tell you when we have a socialist president. We don't have one now, not even close.” PeopleBelievePoliticalPresidentPartyLaughingMusicianDemocraticDemocratBarackSocialistPolitical PartiesDemocratic PartyRight Wing Author:Tom Morello
“There have been times when I felt suicidal and I would stop my head from going in that direction of negativity because I thought there'd be something I'd miss that was funny in the future. If there's a chance I'm going to laugh tomorrow then want to live to experience that.” IfsWantHas BeensFunnyHopeFeltChanceLaughingMissingTomorrowFutureDepressionMusicianExperienceSuicideNegativitySuicidalRock MusicSuicidal ThoughtsDesperate Times Author:Dave Navarro
“It's so easy to laugh, It's so easy to hate, It takes guts to be gentle and kind.” KindHateEasyEmotionKindnessLaughingStrengthMusicianLaughterHatredGentleGutsGentlenessHateful Author:Steven Morrissey