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The most frustrating thing for musicians who want to play stuff from the new album is when everyone goes out to buy a beer. ↗

— Joe Elliott

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As musicians, and as people who sell material for people to hear and absorb, it's important that we use that voice wisely. ↗

— Roberta Flack

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On Eye of the Zombie, I had so-called studio musicians. ↗

— John Fogerty

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I always try to teach by example and not force my ideas on a young musician. One of the reasons we're here is to be a part of this process of exchange. ↗

— Dizzy Gillespie

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It might be argued that genuine spontaneity is not really possible or desirable so long as printed scores of great works exist. All modern musicians are, for better or worse, prisoners of Gutenberg. ↗

— Donal Henahan

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But Dennis was a really solid musician, and we really needed somebody who could play bass like him. ↗

— Neil Innes

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The great thing about being the son of Maya Angelou is that I had the good fortune to grow up around some of the greatest black artists, dancers, singers, musicians, and actors of our time. ↗

— Guy Johnson

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In Berlin I especially enjoyed the orchestral concerts, and I attended a large number of them. I formed the acquaintance of a good many musicians, several of whom spoke of my playing in high terms. ↗

— James Weldon Johnson

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I think Bach is equally a romantic composer because he laid the seeds harmonically for people like Chopin and the great Romantics, Brahms, so it's difficult to you know all this like labelling and putting - I think Bach is attractive to musicians because he supersedes the labels. ↗

— Nigel Kennedy

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I think of myself as a musician and not a celebrity. Celebrity status is something you have to deliberately pursue - I couldn't imagine myself seeking that. ↗

— Natalie Merchant

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