8/26/2023 0 Comments Funny words of wisdom with d![]() So, there you have it…I hope you enjoyed these pearls of wisdom…lol. “When an instrument fails on stage it mocks you and must be destroyed!” “Lesser artists borrow, great artists steal.” “I never practice my guitar… from time to time I just open the case and throw in a piece of raw meat.” “Too many pieces of music finish too long after the end.” “Rock journalism is people who can’t write interviewing people who can’t talk in order to provide articles for people who can’t read.” “If I knew I had to play this song the rest of my life I probably woulda wrote something else….” “In the end we’re all Jerry Springer Show guests, really, we just haven’t been on the show.” In fact, I hope somebody does this to all my crap demos when I’m dead, making them into hit songs.” “I think John would have liked Free As A Bird. “In order to compose, all you need to do is remember a tune that nobody else has thought of.” “Sometimes we pee on each other before we go on stage.” “To get your playing more forceful, hit the drums harder.” “To listen is an effort, and just to hear is no merit. “If you’re listening to a rock star to get your information on who to vote for, you’re a bigger moron than they are.” “When I was a little boy, I told my dad, ‘When I grow up, I want to be a musician.’ My dad said: ‘You can’t do both, Son’.” “I can’t understand why people are frightened of new ideas. “Let me be clear about this: I don’t have a drug problem, I have a police problem.” “There’s nothing like the eureka moment of knocking off a song that didn’t exist before – I won’t compare it to sex, but it lasts longer.” “I never had much interest in the piano until I realized that every time I played, a girl would appear on the piano bench to my left and another to my right.” “Jazz is not dead, it just smells funny.” “It’s easy to play any musical instrument: all you have to do is touch the right key at the right time and the instrument will play itself.” ![]() “I’d rather be a musician than a rock star.” ![]() “Competitions are for horses, not artists.” It’s like trying to do something innovative in tap-dancing.” “When people say you’re doing something radical in rock or dance music, I’m not sure how special that is. But fifteen years ago, I had a brain operation and I didn’t deserve that, either. “I don’t deserve a Songwriters Hall of Fame Award. “Actually I don’t remember being born, it must have happened during one of my black outs.” ― Bob Dylan, Music at Night and Other Essays “After I saw Jimmy play, I just went home and wondered what the f*** I was going to do with my life.” “I’ve been imitated so well I’ve heard people copy my mistakes.” “There are two kinds of artists left: those who endorse Pepsi and those who simply won’t.” The public doesn’t give a damn what goes on in between.” “There are two golden rules for an orchestra: start together and finish together. “I don’t know anything about music, In my line you don’t have to.” ![]() “If I didn’t do this well, I just wouldn’t have anything to do…I can’t cook, and I’d be a terrible housewife.” “To achieve great things, two things are needed: a plan and not quite enough time.” “Do it again on the next verse, and people think you meant it.” “My music is best understood by children and animals.” “All the good music has already been written by people with wigs and stuff.” In fact, we’ve made 12 albums that sound exactly the same.” “I’m sick to death of people saying we’ve made 11 albums that sound exactly the same. I ain’t never heard a horse sing a song.” Feel free to add some more in the comment section below too…I’m always hunting for new ones. Since there aren’t many good sources to find all of these gems in one convenient place, I’ve decided to compile 40 of my favorites in this post. As many of you know, I frequently post inspiring or funny musician quotes on our Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and Google+ pages.
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