Quotes by Musician I am a composer first and foremost, and have always believed that being able to write memorable melodies is what sets musicians apart. Bradley Joseph musician memorable writing If you listen to a lot of the songs that are popular now, there's very little melody in there. People love the beat. But to musicians, it's melody, because we understand how elusive it is and how hard it is to hold. Branford Marsalis musician song people A lot of musicians have a tough time hearing what we're doing in a trio format. Branford Marsalis hearing tough-times musician One of the things that I loved about listening to Miles Davis is that Miles always had an instinct for which musicians were great for what situations. He could always pick a band, and that was the thing that separated him from everybody else. Branford Marsalis musician band listening I still don't understand the music industry that much. Everything I learned was from hanging out with rock musicians in studios. I certainly have respect for those who make music their livelihood. Brendan Fraser rock-music rocks musician Writing songs is cheaper than going to therapy. Brent Smith musician writing song I am a musician before a writer, and a drawer before a writer. When I lose sight of that, which I do, my work tends to suffer. Brian Chippendale musician suffering sight You can't be both a painter and a musician and master anything. You can't. And live a life. Brian Chippendale painter musician masters An explorer of the universe is sexier than a musician. Brian Cox explorers musician universe Don't be ashamed of your own ideas. Most musicians get applauded for sounding like someone else. Brian Eno ashamed musician ideas I'm fascinated by musicians who don't completely understand their territory; that's when you do your best work. Brian Eno best-work territory musician Even though I'm known as a pop musician, I have a seriousness about what I do. Brian Eno seriousness pops musician When kids look up to great scientists the way they do to great musicians and actors, civilization will jump to the next level Brian Greene musician civilization kids I'm a much better musician than astronomer. I think the world got the right choice. Brian May musician choices thinking Being a musician, you want to be able to do the hardest stuff there is. People would think it's classical, but in classical, it's all on the page and the difficulty is keeping up with the music. Brian McKnight musician people thinking I've been really lucky as far as the caliber of musicians I've been able to work with each time. Brian Warren musician lucky I only say this because a lot of people seem to think that if you're a musician you want to be a celebrity. But most musicians in the world aren't celebrities, and pretty much everything about the concept of 'celebrity' is a complete load of bollocks anyhow. Brooke Fraser musician people thinking I always felt that the musician's job was to provide an alternative source of information. Bruce Springsteen alternatives musician jobs I didn't know if it would be a success-ful one, or what the stages would be, but I always saw myself as a lifetime musician and songwriter. Bruce Springsteen saws musician would-be I held four clean aces. I had youth, almost a decade of hard-core bar band experience, a good group of homegrown musicians who were attuned to my performance style and a story to tell. Bruce Springsteen groups style musician «4567891011121314»