“One day, a musician asked me what I did. When I told him I was to be a businessman, he laughed and said, You are not a businessman. Sometimes all it takes is one person to put an important thought in your head, and he did.” PersonsSaidImportantSometimesOne DayMusicianLaughedBusinessmanThoughts In Your Head Author:Alexander Hanson
“Most people define themselves by what they do - 'I'm a musician.' Then one day it occurred to me that I'm only a musician when I'm playing music - or writing music, or talking about music. I don't do that 24 hours a day. I'm also a father, a son, a husband, a citizen - I mean, when I go to vote, I'm not thinking of myself as 'a musician.'” PeopleThinkingWritingMeanFatherHoursTalkingSonCitizensOne DayHusbandMusicianVotePlaying MusicWriting Music Author:Herbie Hancock
“I never looked at being a musician any different than waking up one day and wanting to be an accountant or a lawyer.” DifferentOne DayMusicianWake UpLawyerWakingAccountants Author:James Vincent McMorrow
“It wasn't professional, but it was a few levels below the top level. I loved playing football, but my passion was always music. It didn't become a possibility to me until I started playing songs I thought were good. I think it happened during my third song. The dream to become a musician appeared in my heart, and that happened about 2010.” ThinkingHeartDreamSongPassionLevelsHappenedPossibilityFootballMy HeartOne DayMusicianThirdsMy PassionPlaying Football Author:Vance Joy
“Dave Guy, the trumpet player, is an incredible musician. He came into the studio one day, and they had just cut a cover of "Sign, Seal, Deliver" for something with Sharon Jones, and I just was blown away by how they got that sonic. I mean, it was just so much the real deal.” MeanRealGuyDealsCuttingPlayerOne DayMusicianIncrediblesStudiosSealsTrumpetsDaveBlown AwaySharon Author:Mark Ronson
“I started imagining this whole different world. It was a society of musicians, a family I hoped I could belong to one day.” WorldDifferentWholeOne DayMusicianDifferent Worlds Author:Quincy Jones
“Being a classical musician, you're doing many things anyway. One day you're doing Bach concerto and the next you're doing some avant-garde thing. It's just another hat that I'm allowed to wear.” One DayMusicianClassical Music Author:Joshua Bell