I played with so many musicians and some of the musicians would have something I want. I steal a lot of them, and I mash it up, I mash it up into my chords.
The wise musicians are those who play what they can master.
It costs a lot of money to make an album in a studio in New York with a producer and musicians. I have to pay a publicist every month. I have to pay for mastering, production, the manufacturing of the discs. Then, to promote an album properly, you have to spend a lot of money.
Musicians can run this state better than politicians. We won't get a lot done in the mornings, but we'll work late and be honest.
I'm not a complete moron like most musicians whom I've met.
I don't know if i have a 'take' on L.A. The music community is enormous, from the studio musicians to the bands trying to 'make it' to the indie bands... so many bands... it can be overwhelming. But it seems healthy.
Musicians don't retire; they stop when there's no more music in them.
Musicians should not play music. Music should play musicians.
I think performers are all show-offs anyway, especially musicians. Unless you show off, you're not going to get noticed.
The battle over Napster has divided musicians and industry officials.
There are some musicians who are talented and see themselves as some kind of natural geniuses or something because of a certain amount of natural ability. But that is often rarely the case over the long term.
I didn't follow the standard rules of bass playing, and many musicians on many different instruments who became noteworthy for their unique or particular style did a very similar thing.
There's a reason I moved to NYC, and if I listed all the musicians on my list you'd grow weary.
Actually, I started off playing by ear and being around a bunch of musicians playing in the streets in the different parades.
I did a concert... in September with the Berlin Philharmonic... They're great musicians, and there's always something to learn from them.
Not with the Rochester Philharmonic, but I formed my own orchestra, made up of musicians from the Eastman School, where I'm on the faculty now, direct the Jazz Ensemble and teach improvisation classes.
Brands, musicians, and public figures were among the first to embrace video on 'Instagram', and we've been impressed with how brands have extended their reach with video ads.
When I heard Monk in person in 1955, he was playing with a quartet in a small club. The place was full of musicians, but there was no public at all.
It has been an honor to paint on stage and have my art grace the albums and stage sets of renowned musicians.
There is some sampling on my records and a lot of what I call replays, where I'd have musicians come in the studio and replay the sample from the original record. But mainly, we'd come up with our own music.