“I will never again play anything that does not have social significance. We American jazz musicians of African descent have proved beyond all doubt that we are master musicians of our instruments. Now what we have to do is employ our skill to tell the dramatic story of our people and what we've been through.” PeopleDoePlayStoriesSocialMusicDoubtMastersSkillsMusicianInstrumentsJazzAfrican AmericanDramaticSignificanceJazz MusicDescentJazz MusicianAfrican Music Author:Max Roach
“I had to run away from home in order to be a musician. Because I came from a family of... my father was a health inspector; my mother was a social worker. And I was pretty smart in school. So they expected me to be some kind of academic - schoolteacher, or doctor, lawyer - and they were very disappointed when I told them I wanted to be a musician.” KindHomeRunningWantedSchoolMotherOrderFatherSocialMusicianSmartDoctorsWorkersExpectedLawyerDisappointedRunning AwayAcademicSocial WorkerAway From HomeInspectors Author:Hugh Masekela
“A lot of people think that the music was responsible for a lot of changes in the Sixties, but I think the music came out of it. The music wouldnt have happened without the social changes.” PeopleThinkingSocialChangeMusicHistoryHappenedSocietyMusicianResponsibleSixtySocial ChangeWrong Reasons Author:Steve Winwood
“I have learned that collaboration are everything to me. Music is a social thing. If there are no ears to hear it, it has no value. I have really loved getting input from other great musicians- like recording strings with my family or making weird synth sounds with tore nissen.” IfsValuesSocialSoundMusicianMusic IsMy FamilyEarsStringsCollaborationI Have LearnedGreat MusicInputGreat Musician Author:Oh Land
“I'm a spiritual musician, I think there has been enough political musicians and I think everything that can be said has been said about political, social things, you know, and there's still some more to be said but not much.” ThinkingKnowsHas BeensSaidStillsEnoughSpiritualPoliticalSocialMusician Author:Ziggy Marley
“When the film and music industries declined in the wake of increasingly conservative Muslim laws and social customs in Pakistan, many of these musicians found themselves out of work. They were brought together at Sachal Studios by Izzat Majeed, who built the studio in order to preserve these musical traditions.” TogetherFilmLawOrderFoundSocialIndustryMusicianBuiltTraditionMusicalConservativeStudiosPreservesCustomsPakistanMusic IndustryFilm And Music Author:Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
“My father was a psychiatrist and a social worker but he was a very talented painter and musician and writer on the side.” FatherSocialSidesMusicianWorkersPainterPsychiatristSocial Worker Author:Babatunde Adebimpe
“I think the idea now of being a performer in this era of social media saturation means that you have to be an actor, a musician, a stand-up comic, writer, or a director. Focusing in on one thing doesn't take up all of your time.” ThinkingMeanIdeasActorsSocialOne ThingMediaDirectorsMusicianSocial MediaComicErasPerformersSaturation Author:Robbie Rist
“Every time we give a musician the advice to give away the music and sell the T-shirt, we're saying, "Don't make your living in this more elevated way. Instead, reverse this social progress, and choose a more physical way to make a living." We're sending them to peasanthood, very much like the Maoists have.” WayGivingSocialProgressAdviceMusicianSellsShirtsReverseT ShirtSocial Progress Author:Jaron Lanier
“The good thing about working alone is I get a lot done and I can experiment more. The bad thing is I miss out on the gregarious, social way that most musicians work.” WayI CanDoneSocialMissingMusicianGood ThingsExperimentsBad ThingsGregariousWorking Alone Author:Moby
“I have a condition called Aspergers Syndrome, which is like a mild form of autism It means I don't interact properly in certain social situations.” MeanFormCertainSocialSituationConditionsMusicianProducersInteractionAutismBeing DifferentSinger SongwritersSyndromesSocial InteractionSocial ServiceAspergersInteracting With OthersAsperger's Syndrome Author:Gary Numan