When I came to New York after high school in 1959 and started to meet musicians, 'Hot House' was like a standard jam session tune.
Some musicians like to decorate their walls with discs saying: '1 million records sold in America.' I prefer to put up discs marking sales in lesser-known countries.
I just play the music that I love with musicians that I respect, and fortunately, I'm in a position where people are willing to play with me, and perhaps I can do something to help them.
I wouldn't like to be in movies. Movie people are strange. They live a different life than musicians do.
I think we musicians are emissaries. Every time we go before the public, we're there to make converts.
None of my kids want to be actors. They are actually very interested in being musicians. I think they like the process of film from the outside. Mad is interested in editing. Pax loves music and deejaying.
There are a few musicians that I know who seem on the outside like very asocial or somewhat unemotional people, people who aren't capable of emotions, and people think they're very cold inside.
We live in a world where art exists in galleries and museums, and musicians have to play the same venues over and over.
Hamp would ask me about tempos in the band: 'Jacquet,' he'd say, 'knock off that tempo.' A lot of jazz musicians didn't prefer to play for dancers, which was their loss, really. But good jazz has always had that dance feel.
Musicians by and large make a living with a relationship with an audience that is economically harnessed through performance and ticket sales.
It's hard to find five musicians who know what the other is going to do before they do it. And that's what we had in GN'R.
Imagine if you grew up in a place where your lineage was there for a hundred years, and part of the culture was to play music 50 percent of the time. You'd probably have a lot of musicians in your family too.
I don't have to compete in the charts. I can just be myself as a musician, a songwriter and play with the musicians that I really love.
The story of Rod Stewart, the story of Carlos Santana is so inspiring to young musicians because it shows in this trendy business how long a career can last. It shows how you can soar back, regardless of age.
AWe musicians can influence, and are responsible to influence, human hearts when we perform. We have to touch them.
Most of the musicians that I know almost to the man everybody uses Apple computers. They've thought of the steps that you're going to think of when you're trying to create your thing. And that's where the tools get invented to make better art.
Music's always been at the heart of Apple. It's deep in our DNA. We've sold Macs to musicians since the beginning of Macs.
I'm fascinated by musicians who don't completely understand their territory; that's when you do your best work.
I'm a great believer that actors are very similar to session musicians. You wouldn't ask a session musician, 'How do you play jazz,' and then, 'How do you play classical?' They just do it, because if they don't do it, they don't eat.
Part of what I enjoy about writing classical music is communicating through the score and collaborating with such amazing musicians.
As an artist, I feel so fortunate to be able to learn from all these great musicians that came before me, when some people have nobody that came before them.
I love Fun. They're great guys. They're incredible artists and musicians.
What the world is saying to us human beings is, 'Don't stick to the old ways, learn to think anew.' And that's what musicians do every day.
We're passionate musicians, but we felt classical concerts were more like a funeral because nobody talked and everybody was dressed so conservatively. We thought that's kind of strange, because music is full of life! We thought we could break through that barrier with theater and comedy elements.
Musicians get tense at big gigs. Some you can't talk to before the concert; some you can't talk to afterwards; some need the same size dressing rooms as others; others need bigger; some have comments to make on others' musicianship or how a particular song ought to be played.
I have one message for young musicians around the world: Stay true to your heart, believe in yourself, and work hard.
I grew up in a house that was always happy, and my family was always music, music. I started playing percussion very young, because I had some uncles who were musicians and all my aunts were singers.
I believe as musicians and artists we have an obligation to our souls. What that is? Only each one of us knows. I can speak for myself and say my obligation is to be happy. When I'm happy, I make great music. When I'm unhappy and my heart is broken, I may make brokenhearted music, but it still sounds good.
There was no support system in Seattle for musicians.
The Civil Rights for Musicians Act is about economic justice for African American artists. It's about what's right. And it's about time.
One thing I've learned, and I don't really blame anybody for this: most people who have a lot of money are the people that want to make money more than anyone. I've seen it with athletes, I've seen it with musicians, you know?
YouTube provides a unique opportunity for all musicians to market and promote their music and directly engage their fans.
I think Spotify is honestly just another one of Sean Parker's ways of ripping musicians off.
I think our movie, 'Now You See Me,' is an emotional movie rooted in smart and wits and fully amazing actors working perfectly together. It's like a supergroup of musicians.
You know, my sister sings, my brother plays drums in my band. My whole family is a bunch of musicians.
I don't have actors as friends. There's no actor who's my 3 A.M. friend. There are a couple of musicians whom I can call friends, and I have a close knit group of friends whom I feel comfortable with.
