Musician Quotes

But I have to be careful not to let the world dazzle me so much that I forget that I'm a husband and a father.

Being a musician is what I do, but it's not what I am.

Music is the tool to express life - and all that makes a difference.

It's not exclusive, but inclusive, which is the whole spirit of jazz.

Creativity and artistic endeavors have a mission that goes far beyond just making music for the sake of music.

Miles' sessions were not typical of anybody else's sessions. They were totally unique.

I try to practice with my life.

Music happens to be an art form that transcends language.

Working with Benny was important for me and for black musicians in general.

The secret is keeping busy, and loving what you do.

So I always figured I'd still be playing at this age.

Seemed to me that drumming was the best way to get close to God.

Playing is my way of thinking, talking, communicating.

Playing gives me as much good feeling now as it did when I was a bitty kid.

Music was our wife, and we loved her. And we stayed with her, and we clothed her, and we put diamond rings on her hands.

I think I love it more as I get older because I keep getting better on drums, vibes and piano.

I feel honored to have been a part of that dramatic change.

Gratitude is when memory is stored in the heart and not in the mind.

Every day I look forward to getting with my instruments, trying new things.

Black and white players hadn't appeared together in public before Teddy Wilson and I began working with B.G.

I worked hard learning harmony and theory when I was growing up in Chicago in the 1920s.

No weapon formed against me shall prosper.

The passage of time is a continuing thing. At 18, you're going to live forever, and you are definitely not at 52, so that is a recurring topic. I still think it's the main stuff.

So I, for one, didn't feel alienated by what happened in 77.

Seriously, these days I tend to shut up in terms of external analysis and DO try to let things speak for themselves, while still trying to get some depth into them.

Marc Almond has done a couple of covers, a few people in Europa have done them. I own all the publishing. It's never really been addressed, as I haven't had the time to go out and tout the songs.

It costs so much to promote something these days that almost always safety is the preferred option, reference back to things which have been successful in the past. Also, people are simply not given the time to develop and find themselves and their audience as we were.

I had then and still retain an interest in science for its own sake and as a metaphor for our current lives.

I continue to believe, contrary to the given wisdom, that it's more interesting to have an album - or, indeed, an individual song - which has variety rather than homogeneity.

Being used to scientific terminology and theory it was always natural for me to push this stuff into songs.