Musician Quotes

I'm responsive to my public, but I also follow my heart.

I'm just more into playing golf. It's a great thing.

I think everybody has to kind of decide what the word 'jazz' means to them, and that's fine.

I started realizing that music is the one area where I've always let go. When that saxophone goes into my mouth, I get into a space where I never think about the notes I've already played or anticipate the notes ahead.

I mean, what is music anyway? It's a form of communication - at least for me it is. And that's why I play the kind of music that I think - that I hope - can communicate with people.

I listen to all the top 20 songs, and top 20 albums, even the rap albums. But I don't like negative messages. If somebody is putting a lot of ego out there, I don't like it. When I make my records I want it to be sincere.

I learned so much about playing and touring being on the road and in the studio with Jeff, but I'd always played a lot of gigs in Seattle even prior to joining the Fusion.

I don't play the traditional Charlie Parker songs. But I do improvise and I do create with my instrument, and that to me is jazz. But there are people who use the word 'jazz' only in a traditional sense, and they would be offended by that, and that's fine.

Being a purely instrumental album, it makes a musical statement, not a religious one, and I hope that people can feel the emotion of the great melodies, even without the words.

The Moment is an album that contains the best music I have ever produced.

I just started as a part of the public school music program. I took lessons at the school every Friday and was a part of the school band. I was just a normal kid taking instrumental lessons at school, nothing special.

Finally, I was no longer a student and was making music for myself.

I really create everything I do from the heart.

I've learned that you simply can't control those bad vibes.

What is music anyway? It's a form of communication, and that's why I play the kind of music that I think - that I hope - can communicate with people.

I approach everything in my life the same way; if it feels right, I know it.

You can keep rummaging around until you find a song you like, but you can't predict whether it'll hit or not.

When you do a show five days a week and one night a week, the way I was doing, you use up so much music every day that pretty soon you find yourself hustling for material.

We decided to do some of Merle's things with modern instrumentation. We used a flute, a bass clarinet, a trumpet, a clarinet, drums, a guitar, vibes and a piano.

Sixteen Tons was written eight years before I recorded it.

I snapped my fingers all through it. Sometimes I set my own tempo during rehearsal by doing that.

You can never learn it all and I hope to continue my growth as a person and a musician.

We've got horse property and there's other stuff to do. Like, four wheel driving, we barbeque, drink beers, sit around and play guitars and have a merry 'ol time.

We don't have a lot of neighbors so we can blast the stereo.

Life has become serious for me, although I do like to party every now and then.

Joe Walsh is a great guy and and an unbelievable talent, I'd like to work with him again someday.

It's nice when they say I inspire them, it inspires me.

It's better for me to play with guys because Rock 'n' Roll has such an aggressive attitude.

I've got a great place, it's a country house.

I'm not much of a club goer because every time I do go I get in trouble.