Musical Quotes - page 9

I'm American. I'm eclectic. I'm going to follow my musical passions. And if people don't like it, and it hurts my legacy, I'm not going to worry about that. (Renee Fleming)
I am an opera virgin; I'd far prefer to see a musical such as 'Guys and Dolls. View quote
Sophie Thompson
Genius is a word too often tossed around in musical circles. View quote
Stanley Jordan
I think every artist subconsciously wants to evolve themselves. Sometimes they get stuck in ruts because of pop culture, peer pressure, stuff like that. But what excites me most is exploring my own musical insights and expanding upon them. View quote
Steve Vai
All musicians practice ear training constantly, whether or not they are cognizant of it. If, when listening to a piece of music, a musician is envisioning how to play it or is trying to play along, that musician is using his or her 'ear' - the understanding and recognition of musical elements - for guidance. View quote
Steve Vai
I can't express how wonderful it is to get feedback when you've been sort of in a bubble working on something and then you release it to the world and hope for the best. It's like the birth of a musical baby. View quote
Susanna Hoffs
The fact is that great musical pieces take and hold the stage because they provide great emotional experiences. View quote
Sarah Caldwell
My dad is a very quick-witted, sarcastic, dry, humorous guy, whereas my mom's very silly, and that side of the family is very musical. View quote
Tim Heidecker
After I retired and came off the road, I gathered up all my musical instruments and suddenly, I wanted them all to be perfect. View quote
Tom T. Hall
From my time in 'King Crimson,' I'd describe a Progressive band as one that keeps trying to break musical barriers, and keeps trying to do new music. View quote
Tony Levin
We all have different musical instincts, and I think they're precious and should be respected. (Tony Levin)
When I first got to New York, all I did was musicals. After a few years I had to make a conscious choice to close the door on musicals, because I was getting pigeon-holed as a musical theater performer. View quote
Tamara Tunie
I've never had any feeling of disconnection between the classical theater, or the contemporary theater, or musical theater, or the thing that we call opera. View quote
Trevor Nunn
So, through all that early professional career I would occasionally do a musical, a pantomime or a play with songs. The next stop would be a Shakespeare, or an Ibsen, or a play by a brand new writer who had never done anything in the theater before. View quote
Trevor Nunn
When I was at Stratford, the very first thing that I was commissioned to work on was trying to make a musical out of the documentary material about the General Strike, which was the next big historical event in England, after the First World War. View quote
Trevor Nunn
Musicians from the beginning of time have been there to express the mood and the musical feelings in the air for whatever's going on in that particular culture. It's the greatest joy as a musician to be able to translate that, be part of something and watch the scenery around you. View quote
Trey Anastasio
My favorite musical? I don't. It changes all the time. I'm just a diehard, I'm totally old school, like I'll sit and watch, if they are re-doing Oklahoma in New York, I will be the first one there. View quote
Trey Parker
You know, and it really doesn't have a lot to do with the movie. That's the trick to doing a good musical is that, if you take that music number out, there's less to the movie there. You would miss it. View quote
Trey Parker
I'm doing a play, a musical. The musical follows the Mamma Mia concept. It's my first LA theater project. View quote
Tatyana Ali
Essentially my contribution was to introduce repetition into Western music as the main ingredient without any melody over it, without anything just repeated patterns, musical patterns. View quote
Terry Riley
Yeah, it's a lot harder to find a musical partner than a love partner. (Victoria Legrand)
In my opinion I do not think I am a better guitarist than Ace, I honestly think we're both different, and we both brought something unique to the musical. View quote
Vinnie Vincent
I was a jazz major in high school, in an all-jazz band. No matter what I do, it features my musical influences. View quote
Wyclef Jean
I also believe my musical abilities are a true gift from God. View quote
Wynonna Judd
King Louis XVI [prior to his arrest]: It's good to be the king. (Also used in Robin Hood- Men In Tights and The Producers [Musical]) View quote
Mel Brooks