“I'd been in a couple situations where I'd seen bands realize that they didn't have to get a good take in order to get something that sounded like a song. The musicians are there and they don't quite have it together, and then the engineer says, "Oh! That's okay, I'll just cut and paste the verse!"” TogetherSongOrderRealizingSituationCuttingCoupleBandMusicianOkayEngineersVerses Author:J. Robbins
“I'd always meant to become a musician. I'd just never gotten around to it. And my daughter being born, I was like, Okay, this is seriously the last chance. And also: Do you really want to be a dad who never did what he wanted to do? You've got to set an example now. You've got to do this.” WantWantedLastsBornChanceExampleDadMusicianDaughterOkayMy DaughterMeant To BeLast Chance Author:Jonathan Coulton
“Okay, you can stay at home and Spotify, or YouTube, or you can get off your ass and come listen to what real musicians making real music sound like. And, hey, it doesn't have to be me, but if I'm in town, then yeah, you should definitely check me out.” IfsShouldRealHomeSoundMusicianOkayTownsYeahChecksAssHeyYoutubeStay At HomeReal MusicSpotify Author:Nicholas Payton
“One of the things I always believed in was my dad came to America and he was a very talented musician, but he couldn't make a living that way so he had to support his family as an auto mechanic which he also loved doing. He was also such a great dad because when I first told him I thought I wanted to go into show business, his response was okay, that's interesting.” WayFirstsShowsWantedAmericaInterestingSupportDadMusicianOkayResponseMy DadMechanicShow BusinessAlways BelieveGreat DadAuto MechanicTalented Musicians Author:Denis Leary
“I'm not a real musician. If you give me a bass guitar and you ask me to improvise something, or even be with some musicians and follow them, I wouldn't be able to do it. And I want to change that. I want to be able to be in a group and take my guitar and play with them, without someone showing me, "Okay, you're going to do this and that," because music has always been a big part of my life.” IfsWantGivingRealPlayBigsAbleAsksGroupsMusicianOkayGive MeGuitarAsk MeBassBass Guitar Author:Marion Cotillard
“I know people who believe in ghosts but don’t believe in themselves. It’s kind of sad. Okay you don’t think you’ll ever make it as a musician, but last night you saw a translucent caveman.” PeopleThinkingKnowsBelieveKindLastsNightSawsMusicianOkayDon't BelieveGhostLast Night Author:Mitch Hedberg
“And there are certain songs that are really timepieces and shouldn't be touched. But some of them are a celebration of good humour and sensibility and I think that's okay. I don't care about the past, I'm a musician with ambition.” ThinkingCarePastCertainSongHumourAmbitionMusicianOkayDon't CareI Don't CareTouchedCelebrationSensibilityGood HumourTimepieces Author:Robert Plant
“We talked a lot with the musician. And for now there are few options, and I give him few weeks to come and surprise me with something. I don't want to start and say, okay here is what I want. Because maybe he has an idea that is better than mine.” WantGivingIdeasWeekMinesMusicianOkaySurpriseSurprise Me Author:Luc Besson
“People always say that music is a universal language. It was very, very true. We could show up anywhere with any people speaking different languages and we could just be like, "You want to play that song? Yeah, okay." We would usually want to play Latin American songs, and they would usually want to play Santana or Jimi Hendrix and stuff like that. So we would trade off. So yeah, we were able to make a lot of friends that way and meet a lot of local musicians. It was a great experience.” PeopleDifferentSongLanguageLike YouMusicianMusic IsOkayTradeLatinLatin AmericaHendrixVery True Author:Jherek Bischoff