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Well, my paper has asked me to do a series: Lives of the Great Musicians, reading time 2 minutes. -- Dodie Smith
Nobody gives a crap if we're great musicians. -- Frank Zappa
In ancient times the greatest of the prophets were great musicians. -- Hazrat Inayat Khan
You can't make a great musician or a great photographer if the magic isn't there. -- Eve Arnold
I come from a town of great musicians: Washington, D.C. It's no joke, that history. -- Henry Rollins
I've been collaborating with Ira Schickman on some songs, and there will be many other, great musicians involved. -- Chaka Khan
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
Great musicians accept everything that they hear and find something good. They take what they like and they throw away what they don't like -- John Zorn
I think that what trips up a lot of great musicians is that they become involved with too many things that aren't where their strengths lie. -- Will Oldham
All my momma's people were very musical. My grandpa, who was the Pentecostal minister, he was a great musician. He played the fiddle, he played the piano. -- Dolly Parton
If you strive to become a good human being with the qualities of generosity, humility and having reverence for life...just maybe you'll become a great musician. -- Charlie Haden
Be good to people. Be good to every single person you come into contact with. My best friends are great musicians. But more than that, they're great people. -- Taylor Swift
Yeah, we try to get the best musicians possible, and Justin [Robinson] is a great musician, man, a great player. You must have been surprised to see him out there, then. -- Common
When I lived in Seattle and Oregon, we partied, which is a large reason I don't know drugs or alcohol now because I saw the Destruction of so many great musicians and artists. -- Meredith Brooks
I didn't want to be precious about things. Of course, the idea is to make great music, but if you have great musicians up there, it gives me some leeway to play around a little bit. -- Fiona Apple
I never use someone just because they are great musicians. I work with people who have the same kind of feeling towards the music that I do, and the subject that I'm speaking of at that time. -- Angelique Kidjo
You can't fake this music. You might be a great singer or a great musician but, in the need, that's got nothing to do with it. It's how you connect to the songs and to the history behind them. -- Etta James
How great musicians demonstrate a mutual respect and trust on the bandstand can alter your outlook on the world and enrich every aspect of your life, understanding what it means to be a global citizen in the most modern sense. -- Wynton Marsalis
Watch MTV and you can see what the music scene is like in England. The Spice Girls? Not a lot of creativity in the commercial area. There are still great musicians in England, but not a lot being heard that much. -- Jimmy Carl Black
Jonny Lang has the power to move the music into the next millennium by reaching the ears of a new generation. The great musicians have the power to break all of the 'isms'-race, age, sex, et cetera. Jonny Lang is one of those musicians. -- Luther Allison
Once again, in the fine tradition of North Texas Lab Bands, this is truly a superb band. Under the artful leadership of Neil Slater, these great musicians have managed to combine small group "openness" with the swinging precision of a classic big band. Very enjoyable! -- Michael Brecker
I didn't want my records to sound like anybody else, and when I've got my guys in the studio, I have a language with those guys because we work together every day. A lot of times, you bring in outside guys, studio players, whatever, and they're great musicians. It's just that they don't necessarily play the way I want it to be played. -- Jason Aldean
Jay Ashby is simply a great musician! -- Paul Simon
In my view a jazz musician is a great musician -- Michael Parkinson
In my view a jazz musician is a great musician. -- Michael Parkinson
I'm a great songwriter, but I'm not the most talented musician. -- Noel Gallagher
A great musician is just a thief who doesn't get caught -- Buddy Rich
The soul of the great musician can only be expressed in music. -- Margaret Fuller
When I hear a great musician, I can feel his life inside the music. -- John McLaughlin
If it takes me 10 years to be the musician I want to be, great. -- Demi Lovato
I feel very honored to be playing with Bill Pierce. He's such a great musician. -- Kevin Eubanks
The great artist, whether he be musician, painter, or poet, is known for this absolute unexpectedness. -- Loren Eiseley
To me, seeing a really great comedian is a bit like watching a musician or a poet. -- Dick Gregory
One of the great moments of my life was when I could write musician on my passport. -- Jon Anderson
I think one of the great things about being a musician is that you never stop learning. -- Yo-Yo Ma
I've always considered it a great privilege to be a musician, I've never lost sight of that. -- Natalie Merchant
Kenny Burrell is a great musician and his music has helped to make me what I am today. -- Stevie Wonder
I think one of the great moments of my life was when I could write musician on my passport. -- Jon Anderson
The world has lost a great musician who will always be an inspiration to me and those at OBEY GIANT. -- Shepard Fairey
There was a very famous musician in our family. He was a great violinist, an internationally known teacher. He was Leopold Auer. -- Gyorgy Ligeti
If you're making money people don't think you're playing Jazz. When you're not making money they think you're a great Jazz musician. -- Pete Fountain
Dude, if you want to be a great musician, you have to try heroin. You'll see. It's like being back in the womb. -- Dave Mustaine
My dad wasn't the biggest role model, but he was a great musician and I loved him very much. He was a character. -- Randy Houser
I'm not a very creative person, you know? I'm not really an art person. I'm not a great reader or writer or artist or musician. -- Tom Brady
It's a great thing about being a musician; you don't stop until the day you die, you can improve. So it's a wonderful thing to do. -- Marcus Miller
I knew nothing of the real life of a musician, but I seemed to see myself standing in front of great crowds of people, playing my accordion. -- Lawrence Welk
I always had a great appreciation for jazz, but I'm a very pedestrian musician. I get by. I like to think that my main instrument is vocabulary. -- Tom Waits
Clay Cook is a first class musician. Tender tormented genius here in 'North Star'. I will kill him if he leaves my band and he knows it. Great record. -- Zac Brown
We use important words too frequently and they lose value; for instance, charm and great. An actor or musician often is proclaimedgreat when we really mean he is outstanding. -- Eleanor Robson Belmont
Jonathan Kreisberg is a great musician whose playing and writing always tell a story. His formidable technique and intellect never get in the way, but only serve the agenda of the heart. -- Joe Locke
He wasn't a great father. He was a great musician. That's always been a touchy one, and it will be until I can find the answer, but I don't know if there is one. -- Julian Lennon

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