“All comics want to be musicians. There's a part of me that wants to be a serious musician. I love songs about heartache and heartbreak.” WantSongSeriousMusicianHeartache Author:Sarah Silverman
“In the 70s, GEORGE CLINTON and PARLIAMENT FUNKADELIC and EARTH WIND & FIRE, we were very serious about our music and who we were trying to touch. I think that's why the music of the 70s has not died - because it has a rejuvenating quality to it.” ThinkingTryingEarthQualityMusicFireSeriousWindMusicianDiedClintonTouchingSeventiesParliamentRejuvenation Author:Maurice White
“But I needed to prove to everyone that I was a serious musician.” SeriousNeededProveMusician Author:Jonny Lang
“I think it was that we were really seasoned musicians. We had serious roots that spanned different cultures, obviously the blues.” ThinkingDifferentCultureSeriousMusicianRootsRock N RollDifferent Cultures Author:Jimmy Page
“My parents were serious working musicians, but they were not stars - not like pop stars that you have now. They had to make a living and that meant touring, working hard, going on the road - and we were roped in.” HardStarsParentSeriousMusicianPopsTouringPop Stars Author:Rufus Wainwright
“Write all the time. I believe in writing every day, at least a thousand words a day. We have a strange idea about writing: that it can be done, and done well, without a great deal of effort. Dancers practice every day, musicians practice every day, even when they are at the peak of their careers – especially then. Somehow, we don’t take writing as seriously. But writing – writing wonderfully – takes just as much dedication.” WritingBelieveWellsIdeasDoneI BelieveDealsEffortCareersCreativityPracticeStrangeSeriousHabitThousandMusicianDanceWordsI Believe InDancerDedicationDaySeriousnessPractice Makes PerfectWriting Every DayPeaking Author:Theodora Goss