Quotes by Playing Music Playing music to me is as close to having super powers as you can have. John Mayer super-power playing-music The music business for me was never about buses and billboards you know, that was never the reason I got into the music business. The reason I wanted to get into the music business was because I genuinely, wholeheartedly love to sing. I love singing songs and telling stories and playing music, so that's why I got into the music business. Johnny Reid playing-music singing song I don't want to sound arrogant or anything, but I just always knew that my career would be playing music. Jonny Lang playing-music careers sound I have realised how exciting and easy it is to be a time traveller by looking at paintings and films and architecture and playing music or listening to it. I don't think you necessarily have to live in the present all the time. Jools Holland playing-music listening thinking I see a lot of parents now who are really supporting their kids playing music. Jonny Lang playing-music parent kids I hate that sense of entitlement or the sense of business crawling into playing music. Joshua Homme playing-music entitlement hate Playing music well is difficult, yet the world has an abundance of fine performers. Explaining a little about music is easier, yet few do it well. Those who can do both supremely form a tiny club, whose honorary chairman is the conductor Michael Tilson Thomas. Justin Davidson playing-music clubs world Irish folk is probably the biggest influence musically that I've ever had. My mother's Irish. And when I was very young, both my brothers were very into traditional music, English and Irish. They were always playing music, so I was always brought up with it. Kate Bush playing-music brother mother I know that I can sing. That's the reason I started playing music when I was twelve years old. Kesha playing-music twelve years I just happened to start playing music for the conceptual ideas. Kim Gordon playing-music happened ideas I think the world is very much embracing this whole concept of musicians going out and playing their instruments and playing music for music as opposed to music that has something to do with some form of image or imagery. Les Claypool playing-music musician thinking I started playing music when I was 18. My heart was just broken so badly that I decided that I really wanted to start playing music. It felt like the only thing that I could do in response to that. And I've been playing ever since. Lola Kirke playing-music broken heart I never really made much money playing music. It's because I've never really worked with a producer who could make my music sound, I guess, like how the public wants it to sound. Mark Linkous playing-music sound want I love playing music no matter where it is. Martin Garrix playing-music matter Many, many years ago, I was one of the few conductors who talked to the audience and now a lot of classical conductors have figured it out... otherwise, you just get the back of someone's head playing music you could hear on a CD. It's not enough anymore. Marvin Hamlisch playing-music cds years The most important thing is to find people that you enjoy - friends that you enjoy playing music with. Michael Glawogger playing-music important people When I get a script and do my work, and then show up on set and work, it's the same zone that I'm in when I'm in front of a canvas, or when I'm writing a story about one of my paintings, or when I'm playing music. Whatever I'm doing at any given time, it's the same exact zone. Michael Marisi Ornstein playing-music stories writing Any idiot, any stockbroker can get out there and live out a fantasy and pretend like he's playing music. And I don't think there's anything wrong with that. Mike Patton playing-music idiot thinking I love going on tour and playing music for people. Moby playing-music people The way I work on music is that I go into my studio, and I start playing music, and I see what happens, and... I never think about it. Moby playing-music way thinking «123456»