Top 1200 Greatest Musician Quotes & Sayings - Page 18

There are a lot of things that are in the show that harken back to the old show, but I really wanted to resist doing a greatest hits. It was irresistible to do a greatest hits, but it was almost too easy. There are things that I know are still ahead of us, in the future of whatever Arrested Development brings.

A painter paints, a musician plays, a writer writes - but a movie actor waits.

A lot of things inspire me. Music, for one; in addition to acting, I'm also a musician.

The great artist, whether he be musician, painter, or poet, is known for this absolute unexpectedness.

As a musician, language is almost like another instrument. Every word has a sound.

I don't think you can learn to be a complete musician. That has to come from within, and it entails a lot of sacrifice.

In life and in sports we know that nothing lasts forever. The same year the greatest physical gift (football) the Lord gave me was taken away from me, I was blessed with the greatest gift any of us could have in two beautiful children. I’d take that trade every day of the week.

Of course the headspace for the young musician is whatever the guy who is paying you says, is right, but that's all.

I wouldn't say that I'm the greatest guitarist ever. I'd say probably that I'm the greatest guitarist sitting in this chair.

To know the will of God is the greatest knowledge! To do the will of God is the greatest achievement.

Basically, I'm one of the greatest producers ever. And I'm also one of the greatest DJs ever. And I'm also one of the best executives ever.

It's interesting, because as a musician, I don't feel like I need to be on the top of the pop charts.

Love is not self-sacrifice, but the most profound assertion of your own needs and values. It is for your own happiness that you need the person you love, and that is the greatest compliment, the greatest tribute you can pay to that person.

I'm a self-taught musician aside from what I've been able to pick up from other players.

He is the vampire that had the greatest love of all times. And lost the greatest love of all times.

You know what you can gain when you sit down with the Moroccans. As a person and as a musician. That's how you grow.

The greatest investment and greatest fair deal and enterprise is family, cozy homes. A cozy home is based on cozy people. Cozy people are not brought and imported, they are made from the time of birth to the time of infinity.

I'm happy that people think of me as the greatest tap-dancer that ever lived. But it's just a rumor. Because the greatest dancer that ever lived knows everything, and I don't. I'm still learning. I still have a lot of work to do.

I'm lucky to have had the opportunity to perform with bands that have influenced me as a musician over the years.

In my perfect world, I get to be a professional musician and still go to Trader Joe's.

The rage for wanting to conclude is one of the most deadly and most fruitless manias to befall humanity. Each religion and each philosophy has pretended to have God to itself, to measure the infinite, and to know the recipe for happiness. What arrogance and what nonsense! I see, to the contrary, that the greatest geniuses and the greatest works have never concluded.

I'm a compulsive musician, but it's also a bloody good way out of having to do anything else.

I was never planning on being a musician. It's basically a hobby that sprawled out of control.

There's nothing I like more than a writer who can sing, or a musician who has a book out.

I came out to L.A. in '78 to be a musician. I didn't get into comedy until the mid-Eighties.

I didn't decide to become a musician until the age of 15, which is quite late.

A friend of mine said something powerful at his grandfather's funeral. He said that the greatest lesson from his grandfather's life was that he died empty, because he accomplished everything he wanted, with no regrets. I think that, along with leaving a legacy, would be the greatest sign of success.

I have musician friends who play too much golf, and they're not as good at music anymore.

I never would take a role of radio announcer, disc jockey or musician.

Despite being a classical musician, I keep poking my nose in other genres of music.

Well, I started out as a musician, so when I was about 10 years old, I was already in a band.

It's really nice to be able to do what I'm doing without having to compromise with another musician.

At every step of our Christian development and in every sphere of our Christian discipleship, pride is the greatest enemy and humility our greatest friend.

It's very important to me to stay true to who I am as a musician and the songs that I love.

I wanted to be a musician and studied vocals in London for a year and then I gave it up.

I am telling you what I know—words have music and if you are a musician you will write to hear them.

My greatest day is yet to come. Of all the things that I've accomplished, my greatest day is yet to come. But it will never come if I don't pursue it.

I was the assistant to the editor-in-chief of 'Esquire Magazine.' And my experience as an assistant was really best case scenario. My boss was absolutely the greatest boss I could have asked for. But I think there's something universal about being an assistant, regardless of whether or not your boss is the greatest or a complete terror.

The greatest story ever told is, in fact, the greatest story ever sold

My mother was the greatest mother in the world. She thought I was the greatest thing on two feet. I'd come home with a little composition I had written at school, and she'd look at it and say, 'It's wonderful! You're another Shakespeare!' I always assumed I could do anything. It really is amazing how much that has to do with your attitude.

I was never totally sold on this idea that I'm just a musician. I wanted to be the Tim Burton of music.

Now as a musician, if you have it within you, you can create your own reality. Believe me, it's a novelty.

I love my job as a musician, and I am filled with gratitude that good people support my endeavors.

I'm a DJ, but I'm also a ridiculously high-grossing musician due to doing productions.

All a musician can do is to get closer to the sources of nature, and so feel that he is in communion with the natural laws.

When I was growing up and wanted to be a musician, the fantasy that I had of what the music industry was is so wrong.

The most important thing I look for in a musician is whether he knows how to listen.

If you have a great part, you have the opportunity to give a good performance. The greatest actors get the best parts, and the best parts make the greatest actors. There are plenty of people who are as talented, who just never got the part.

I see myself more like a novelist or a polygamist than a musician in terms of my output.

Richard Wagner, a musician who wrote music which is better than it sounds.

I would say to anyone starting out that if their priority in life is happiness, then don't be a musician.

The best soldiers are not warlike; the best fighters do not lose their temper. The greatest conquerors are those who overcome their enemies without strife. The greatest directors of men are those who yield place to others. This is called the Virtue of not striving, the capacity for directing mankind; this is being the compeer of Heaven. It was the highest goal of the ancients.

What is the most profitable? Fellowship with the good. What is the worst thing in the world? The society of evil men. What is the greatest loss? Failure in one?s duty. Where is the greatest peace? In truth and righteousness. Who is the hero? The man who subdues his senses. Who is the best beloved? The faithful wife. What is wealth? Knowledge. What is the most perfect happiness? Staying at home.

My wife, Gayle, is a wonderful musician and singer. We share music, so it's a deep bond.

To me, seeing a really great comedian is a bit like watching a musician or a poet.

By the time I was about 15, I was out playing gigs and knew I was going to be a musician.

It doesn't matter if you are a musician, a business leader, a president or a student. We all have a responsibility to give back.

You know, I am just a musician and I have no idea these days what good and bad is in terms of labels.

I'm not a visual guy. I'm audio. I'm a musician. I know what I do. I play guitar, and in my category I'm doing O.K.

The greatest discovery of my generation is that we are unique. The greatest discovery of the next generation, I pray, is that we are one.