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“Music can noble hints impart, Engender fury, kindle love, With unsuspected eloquence can move, And manage all the man with secret art.”

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Book:The Works of Joseph Addison

Source: The Works of Joseph Addison

“I've worked since I was 11 years old, playing music and following the dream, and shaking and moving and doing it. And then, you have cancer and it was like 'Ooooohh.' It was like a big eraser. It was the only thing in my life that had ever made me just stop.”

Years Made Dream Bigs Moving Cancer Following Shaking Playing Music Erasers

Author:Melissa Etheridge

“If I'm not on tour or in the studio, I'm in nature somewhere, usually some kind of ocean. Playing music has afforded me that. It's not lost on me that it's a tremendous opportunity to be able to spend your life being surrounded by nature.”

Ifs Kind Able Opportunity Lost Ocean Studios Playing Music

Author:Eddie Vedder

“I hated teaching composition. I was playing music I didn't particularly want to play, being on committees I didn't want to be on.”

Want Play Teaching Hated Composition Committees Playing Music

Author:Richard Rodney Bennett

“I'm not stupid enough to want to be famous. But I would like to be able to earn a living playing music.”

Want Enough Able Stupid Playing Music Not Stupid

Author:T Bone Burnett

“I want less and less control with music. Just playing music without any idea of composition or writing.”

Want Writing Ideas Composition Playing Music

Author:Yann Tiersen

“There's no drug in the world that can compare with playing music.”

World Drug Compare Playing Music

Author:Pete Doherty

“So I came home and I had a resume and everything, but the only job experience I had was just playing in bars and clubs on my summers off. So, I was temping and stuff during the day and playing music at night.”

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Author:Mary Chapin Carpenter

“I like to think that if it hadn't gone as well as it has, if I wasn't able to make a living off of playing music, I would still be playing the music. But, of course, I wouldn't likely have had the opportunity to travel, and a lot of the places have inspired songs.”

Ifs Thinking Wells Stills Able Song Courses Opportunity Gone Inspired Playing Music

Author:Bruce Cockburn

“You've got certain guys that just want to be famous and then you've got the real musicians that just love playing music.”

Want Real Guy Certain Musician Rock N Roll Playing Music

Author:Zakk Wylde

“I think the world is very much embracing this whole concept of musicians going out and playing their instruments and playing music for music as opposed to music that has something to do with some form of image or imagery.”

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Author:Les Claypool

“There is a lot of work just in terms of traveling and logistics and people and gear and all that kind of stuff. But I never really have problems playing music. That never seems like work.”

People Kind Problem Seems Stuff Term Gears Playing Music Logistics

Author:James Iha

“And I like music, too, I like playing music.”

Author:Beau Bridges

“Playing music is not really susceptible to theory much. Circumstances affect it so much.”

Theory Circumstances Music Is Playing Music Susceptible

Author:Derek Bailey

“I guess to just keep playing music; to just keep outdoing the last record.”

Lasts Records Playing Music

Author:Brody Dalle

“Collaboration has become really integral to my process. I play music so that I can spend time with my friends and communicate in that way. I experience so much joy in that process, because, you know, it's those times of getting together and playing music and all that comes with it that are the best for me.”

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Author:Ryan Adams

“The Flutie Bowl is a great event that brings together people who really care about the autism community. We always have a great time bowling and playing music.”

People Care Together Community Events Bowls Autism Great Times Playing Music Bowling Great Events

Author:Doug Flutie

“Playing music has always felt very natural. You know, you do try to do other things, and you do learn lessons that way, but, eventually - well... if your dad is a plumber, you become a plumber. It's the family business, and I felt like I was taking over the family business.”

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Author:Dhani Harrison

“Many, many years ago, I was one of the few conductors who talked to the audience and now a lot of classical conductors have figured it out... otherwise, you just get the back of someone's head playing music you could hear on a CD. It's not enough anymore.”

Years Enough Audience Years Ago Cds Playing Music Conductor

Author:Marvin Hamlisch

“The Tinted Windows shows were very fun but it's very different for me as a performer. I'm not playing music - I'm just singing and I missed that. I miss rocking out on keys, drums, guitar... whatever it is.”

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Author:Taylor Hanson

“Playing music is the best thing in the world. It makes show business almost bearable.”

World Shows Music Is Best Things Show Business Playing Music Bearable

Author:David Johansen