Quotes by Musician I love classical music. I love a lot of musicians playing together and the whole culture of that, whether it's Indian or it's Western. A. R. Rahman musician together culture If one were asked to name one musician who came closest to composing without human flaw, I suppose general consensus would choose Johann Sebastian Bach. Aaron Copland flaws musician names I went to Havana, and I was like, "Wow, there's culture everywhere!" That was one thing that I did notice when I went to Cuba was that artists are paid to be artists, and poets are paid to be poets, and musicians are paid to be musicians by the government. The government - and I'm not saying that the Cuban government's perfect - but the government does place a value on culture. Aaron McGruder musician artist perfect As an audience member, I like the sound of something that's been written - I like it to sound written. And then, of course, you can't do it without the musicians who can play it. Aaron Sorkin musician sound play I don't understand how a musician can play 90 minutes on stage and then not dedicate a little bit of time to hang out at their merch table. It's not like digging a ditch or something; you're standing there thanking people for coming out to see you. Aaron Watson musician play people As a musician, my job is incredibly easy, and it's a good one, but I've got to work at it occasionally. A.C. Newman musician easy jobs Billy Joel is an incredible musician. He just feels like one of the guys, you know. I grew up listening to his music. Action Bronson musician guy listening When you commit to being a musician, I don't think you're really sure or care about when you're going to pay the bills. I don't think you care about that as much as you care about playing music. Adam Levine playing-music musician thinking The only way that Hollywood ever skews toward liberal is because part of what we make out of Hollywood involves writers, actors, directors, musicians, set designers, and photographers. In general, people like that are going to be more progressive, more open minded, a little more altruistic. Adam McKay musician directors people I like having my hair and face done, but I'm not going to lose weight because someone tells me to. I make music to be a musician not to be on the cover of Playboy. Adele musician self-esteem hair Musicians ultimately are who they are, they aren't actors, so as a clipmaker you have a responsibility to protect them. Adria Petty musician actors responsibility Maybe the idea of being a rockstar or being the one who's recording or playing, sort of doesn't really matter as much anymore, when you're surrounded by great musicians who bring their spirit, their own talent. Adrian Grenier musician matter ideas The Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame will provide a center where the lives and the artistry of the greatest jazz musicians will be celebrated, and where people will come to learn about jazz, something to which my brother devoted his lifes work. Ahmet Ertegun musician brother people I really like Katy Perry and the music she does. She's an amazing musician and it's an honour to be opening for her in London. Aino Jawo musician london doe Of course, you have to have a good reputation, especially as an artist, as a musician, so that other musicians would like to play with you. Airto Moreira musician artist play I always want to set myself a challenge by doing something no-one would expect me to do! But, having said that, I don't feel as a musician you can steer too far away from what you normally do. Akon musician challenges want Every musician I have ever heard has influenced me. I often find I emulate micro-aspects of an artist, and combine it to form something new and unique. Alan Cohen musician unique artist I just like so many different kinds of music that I like experimenting. I don't want to keep making the same record over and over and over. I'm an 'evolve or die' kind of a musician. I think it's cool to try new things. Alan Cooper musician trying thinking I was a fairly good amateur musician, and I was an average professional. But the one thing I saw was that the big band business was fading. Alan Greenspan musician band average Most of the time when musicians get together, there's always that variance - always someone's a little ahead of the beat, someone's a little behind, you just hope it meshes. Alan Sparhawk musician together littles 1234567891011»