Quotes About Musicianship

#1. To me, there was no better drummer than Jeff Porcaro. His musicianship and kindness to me will never be forgotten. Our loss is heaven's gain

Richard Marx

#2. I always considered technical musicianship as something you should be ashamed of - I don't know why.

Laurent Brancowitz

#3. You don't train for only the 100-meter dash and you don't practice only the excerpts. When I prepared for auditions, I spent most of my time each day on scales and exercises to be my best in basic musicianship, and only a half-hour or so on the actual excerpts I'd be playing.

Jim Rogers

#4. Seskin has the gift of song ... his voice has a natural lilt that can't be learned. The combination of musicianship and repertoire make for a rich and satisfying musical experience.

Joel Selvin

#5. Don't be lazy. Learn your instrument and the kids should be learning that stuff. We have to get back to the musicianship of the music. It's called music, so at some point somebody has to learn how to play an instrument.

Warryn Campbell

#6. When I watch drummers, I always want to see energy. It's not about the proficiency of the musicianship; I'm just into the vibe and excitement of it. With drums, it's such a primeval thing.

Mike Joyce

#7. I don't think I've ever been true to jazz. There's always a kind of jazz element to what I do. There are a very few genres that I haven't tried out, really, in what I've been doing. As a jazz musician, you can kind of mess about with things with a certain level of musicianship, which helps.

Jamie Cullum

#8. Our idea is simply to play the songs and to emphasize our musicianship.

Krist Novoselic

#9. With chamber music you can get people who work on the music for months, rehearsing it every day for a couple of hours, and if they get it in a different way than you do, which is entirely possible, it's not as a result of anything other than their good musicianship.

Nico Muhly

#10. I practice every day and that kind of stuff to maintain my musicianship.

Bun E. Carlos

#11. Our music may sound big emotionally, but that's more to do with the playing, the level of musicianship and the full-on energy. Often, the lyrics are often quite small and focused.

Win Butler

#12. Jeri Brown has it all - adventurous spirit, superb musicianship, and technique to spare.

Fred Hersch

#13. The essential elements of singing are voice, musicianship, and story. It is the rare artist that has all three in abundance.

Linda Ronstadt

#14. I've never been happy with the quality of my work. I always felt as though my musicianship was lacking and that I should have worked harder at it when I was younger. As I sang and sang, I improved.

Linda Ronstadt

#15. Deep Purple definitely belongs in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 'Cause they had great songs, great musicianship, they had an impact, and they're a huge influence on the heavy metal community as a whole.

Kirk Hammett

#16. One cannot help but be impressed by this music. The musicianship is top-notch, the performances unpredictable and full of surprises, and Eric Starr's writing is consistently inventive.

Scott Yanow

#17. The Beatles changed music forever. They took rock n' roll from a medium that was about cars and girls and gave it context, interesting chord changes and true musicianship.

Bob Spitz

#18. I like playing a character that admires real musicianship, and real talent and hard work. I think that's a good message for everyone.

Elizabeth Gillies

#19. No one will ever ask me to sing because it's beautiful. My secret is hiding my musicianship behind humor.

Nick Offerman

#20. I like musicianship, and it's quite lacking in most modern popular music. You're always safe with old Chicago, the Allman Brothers, Gov't Mule, or Tower of Power.

Mark Rippetoe

#21. The music that is played on the radio all the time or written about in magazines has nothing to do with musicianship.

Dweezil Zappa

#22. The improvisational nature of jazz musicianship is such that a truly competent performer must be prepared to function as an on-the-spot composer who is expected to contribute to the orchestration in progress, not simply to execute the score as it is written and rehearsed.

Albert Murray

#23. Sean Chen has been an audience favorite from the early rounds. With his floppy hair and outstanding stage presence combined with an extraordinary technique and musicianship, this is little wonder.

Gregory Isaacs

#24. I feel like I'm waving the flag for musicianship, trying to bring back bands that can play.

Jonathan Davis

#25. Musicians get tense at big gigs. Some you can't talk to before the concert; some you can't talk to afterwards; some need the same size dressing rooms as others; others need bigger; some have comments to make on others' musicianship or how a particular song ought to be played.

Richard Desmond

#26. We wanted to make sure that the film covered the main issues of his life. Musicianship, appearance.

Martin Bashir

#27. The one thing I do know is that I'm the best Taylor Hawkins drummer there is, and that is all I can hope to be. And when it comes to music, musicianship and skill, there is no such thing as better or worse because so much is personal opinion, and I can see that now.

Taylor Hawkins

#28. I am part of an age-old profession of musicianship. I believe these times require grounding, real-ness and fun. Let's do it. Whatever happens is all good.

Jane Siberry

#29. Favored Nations is a long-term commitment. Our hope is that those who are passionate about real musicianship will want to hear and own most of our albums. We will set out to attain the same direct relationship with our customers that we have with our artists.

Steve Vai

#30. I'm not a big metal fan. I love and respect the musicianship, which is spectacular.

Steven Adler

#31. If you're going to be called a musicianship, you have to be able to play.

Warryn Campbell

#32. Upwell is one of the most terrifyingly great bands I have ever known out of Seattle. Their musicianship and songwriting is monstrous ... They're heavy like Soundgarden or Zeppelin with killer female vocals, but with their own unique style.

Jack Endino

#33. Many of the African musicians are well-schooled and well-versed ... what they do takes a high level of musicianship.

Jake Holmes