Noodling Quotes

My writing process, such as it is, consists of a lot of noodling, procrastinating, dawdling, and avoiding. (Amy Bloom)
I just finished a novel, and I'm back kind of noodling on the screenplays. Screenplays are tough. I am making music, I'm just not sure what kind of music it is or where it's going. View quote
Michael Nesmith
To work on stage these days with all the advanced tools developed by the electronic industry, you can't sit down like in the old days and start noodling around on a three-chord basis. Today you need a kind of structure or even a very complex composition for communicating properly between a bunch of people. Nevertheless, there is still room for musical freedom and even improvisation. View quote
Edgar Froese
Most people learn to improvise on their own, listening to records, endless hours of noodling on their instrument in the bedroom with all their spare time. That's traditionally how people learn. View quote
Gary Burton
I can't take any more white boys noodling around on their guitars. View quote
Gene Ween
From the time I could play the piano, I remember trying to write tunes. They were in my head, and I would just sit down and start noodling. Next thing I knew, I had written a melody. View quote
Marvin Hamlisch