Quotes from Musicians About Life, Love, Work & More

“Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.”

“Find someone who has a life that you want and figure out how they got it. Read books, pick your role models wisely. Find out what they did and do it.”

“Imagination creates reality.”

“Never stop fighting no matter what anyone says. If it’s in your gut, your soul, there’s nothing, no worldly possession that should come between you and your expression.”

“The beautiful thing about learning is that nobody can take it away from you.”

“I can’t understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I’m frightened of the old ones.”

“Everything is scary if you look at it. So you just got to live it.”

“Some people come into our lives, leave footprints on our hearts, and we are never the same.” 

“One thing I’ve learned is that I’m not the owner of my talent; I’m the manager of it.”

“You can’t knock on opportunity’s door and not be ready.”

“You build on failure. Use it as a stepping stone and close the door on the past. Don’t try to forget the mistakes, but don’t dwell on it.

“You can’t give up something you really believe in for financial reasons.” 

“I was obliged to be industrious. Whoever is equally industrious will succeed equally well.”

Be your own artist, and always be confident in what you’re doing. If you’re not going to be confident, you might as well not be doing it.

“Despite everything, no one can dictate who you are to other people.” 

“Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are.”

“You don’t have to believe everything you think.” 

"Where’s your will to be weird?” 

“There’s always that argument to make – that you’re in better company historically if people don’t understand what you’re doing.” 

“Until you’re ready to look foolish, you’ll never have the possibility of being great.”