#musician

I have had the good fortune to experience both the limelight and the traffic light as a musician. I did my first recording on my own and it was available at concerts. The second to seventh were released on small and then large labels. My eighth to 14th were done under my own steam once again, but with the benefit of the Internet. ↗

— Jane Siberry

#available #benefit #both #concerts #did

Maybe a part of me recognized how right the improvising spirit of jazz is. Not the sounds, but the freedom to work with musicians who work that way. It felt very natural to me, but I think there's a way to do it without it being a jazz record. ↗

— Jane Siberry

#felt #freedom #how #i #i think

Since the music industry cracked and fell apart, gasping for the cash flow it had come to expect, much re-thinking has been the order of the day. It is a fine time to be a musician. Like walking through Sodom and Gomorrah while it is still smoking, on your way to the next gig. ↗

— Jane Siberry

#been #cash #come #cracked #day

The thing with me. I can't stick musicians. I've thought about this. I can't stand them, and being stuck in a studio with them I think that's my strength I can hear what they can't. ↗

— Mark E. Smith

#being #hear #i #i can #i think

Just look at the Old Testament. They didn't go out with the army first. They sent the musicians out. ↗

— Michael W. Smith

#first #go #just #look #musicians

I honestly don't class myself as a songwriter. I've got 'musician' written on my passport. That's even funnier. ↗

— Robert Smith

#even #funnier #got #honestly #i

It has always seemed slightly uncomfortable, the idea of politicised musicians. Very few of them are clever enough to do it; if they're good at the political side, the music side suffers, and vice versa. ↗

— Robert Smith

#clever #enough #few #good #idea

I grew up wanting to be a musician, but my parents were sure I would starve to death. So, they put me in physics and chemistry. That eventually blew up, and I got into radio. ↗

— John Tesh

#chemistry #death #eventually #got #grew

I always wanted to be a full-time musician. Every television job I had was a means to buy a grand piano, or to put in a recording studio, or something like that. ↗

— John Tesh

#buy #every #full-time #grand #had

Working with Benny was important for me and for black musicians in general. ↗

— Lionel Hampton

#black #general #important #me #musicians