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"I like that I stand for something like American Idol which helps musicians and artists get out there. It's important to have shows like Idol because it's so hard to get into the music industry nowadays - nearly impossible."
"I've been a musician for 52 years professionally. I do it because, for me, I love it."
"Whenever I heard a musician do something that I could not explain, I went back to the theory in order to figure it out."
"Being an actor is a much more structured life than being a musician."
"As the mother teaches her children how to express themselves in their language, so one Gypsy musician teaches the other. They have never shown any need for notation."
"I always loved the look of musicians. I've always admired them because they have a look - when I was growing up, it seemed that the ones I liked didn't need to have a stylist."
"I always loved the look of musicians. I've always admired them because they have a look - when I was growing up, it seemed that the ones I liked didn't need to have a stylist. Now there is this trend where everyone has a stylist, or follows the suggestions of a stylist, from designers on down."
"I come from a town of great musicians: Washington, D.C. It's no joke, that history."
"If you are a musician who has released albums, it would perhaps be morbidly interesting to know how much you would be owed if everyone who now has your music had actually bought your record."
"Scott Asheton was a brilliant drummer, a natural musician."
"Texas is a hotbed of insanely good bands and musicians."
"There's no rule that you have to like Henry Rollins the musician or the actor."
"Musicians should not play music. Music should play musicians."
"Lou Reed's music has been in the lives of millions of people all over the world for decades. He had a truly universal presence and was respected by musicians across all genres."
"Sometimes when you meet a musician you are a fan of, and he or she isn't the friendliest person, you walk away from the experience wondering if you will ever be able to listen to their music again."
"I can honestly say my music is always going to be greater than my business side. Because I'm naturally a musician. And I don't have to get paid, I don't even have to have businesses. Business is business. And music is life."
"I read to learn, tech myself stuff and teach myself math and do complex formulas, and it's very, very tough, but I enjoy doing that and keeping my mind active. It definitely comes in handy, I feel I have a pretty good grasp, at more than a lot of musicians, of the business and finance world."
"Most musicians, regardless of what culture they come from, can get together and agree on some stuff about music. As there is going to be a common ground."
"Nowadays it's hard to get somebody to invest the time - everybody wants to be famous rather than be a good musician."
"In fact, many musicians are the happiest when the artist and audience re-interpret or re-imagine the content of the songs."
