Musicianship Quotes

“I think the real test of a musician is not how fast you can play, but how you can make a simple melody sound beautiful.”

“My approach is to serve the song. That's my main goal.”

“You have to have big ears to play in this band.”

“I try to play what the song needs. I'm not a flashy drummer.”

“I'd listen to the singer, what he was doing, and I would try to play something that would complement that.”

“My goal has always been to be a complete musician, not just a drummer.”

“One must not only be a pianist, but a musician.”

“You don't just want to be a timekeeper. You want to be a musician who plays the drums.”

“I was never worried that synthesizers would replace musicians. First of all, you have to be a musician in order to make music with a synthesizer.”

“You have to listen more than you play.”

“There's just a lot of music that sounds like it's computer-generated, created by people who don't know how to play an instrument.”

“The whole idea of shredding is silly. It's like, 'Look at me, I can play a million notes a second!' It's a very lonely sport.”

“For me, the guitar is a vehicle for melody and harmony, not just riffs.”

“I don't think of myself as a guitar hero. I'm more of a song-oriented player.”

“You can't just be a timekeeper. You have to be a musician.”

“I've always thought of myself as a musician who happens to sing.”

“I try to make every note count. I'm not a shredder for the sake of shredding.”

“I'm not interested in being a celebrity. I'm interested in being a good musician.”

“It's not about how many notes you play, it's about playing the right notes.”

“The first thing to be done, in music, is to be a musician.”