Playing Music quotes
104 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
"Playing music has always felt very natural. You know, you do try to do other things, and you do learn lessons that way, but, eventually - well... if your dad is a plumber, you become a plumber. It's the family business, and I felt like I was taking over the family business."
"The No. 1 thing the people I have spent time with in my life have done for fun is playing music."
"I wouldn't even think of playing music if I was born in these times. I wouldn't even listen to the radio."
"It's all about the music. For me, that's truly what I live for. Just music constantly. Always listening to, writing, or playing music. That's definitely me."
"I liked to drive around, just playing music for everyone."
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"It's unfashionable to admit, but playing music makes us happy and makes us smile."
"There's such a cynicism about the phrase 'I laughed all the way to the bank.' It's as though money is what you're doing, rather than playing music. If you're playing a money game, why not get into banking?"
"As a developing musician, skiffle became a platform for me to start playing music."
"I'd been performing in bands since I was 12 which represented, at that point, about 16 years of playing music."
"I'm actually a pretty upbeat person outside of playing music."
"As a young person, I was on the road playing music, so I was getting new environments shoved in my face whether I wanted them or not."
