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"Get up from that piano. You hurtin' its feelings."

"Get up from that piano. You hurtin' its feelings."

Jelly Roll Morton, American Musician

18

"Everything is a battle with this band."

"Everything is a battle with this band."

Kenny Hickey, American Musician

18

"I don't think we should ever be at war. That's kind of naive, I suppose."

"I don't think we should ever be at war. That's kind of naive, I suppose."

Sandy Duncan, American Musician

18

"Having a set, popular formula does inhibit you."

"Having a set, popular formula does inhibit you."

George Shearing, British Musician

Formula, Popular

18

"We used to have a main female vocalist. But she had a baby. Now we do the singing ourselves."

"We used to have a main female vocalist. But she had a baby. Now we do the singing ourselves."

Bernie Worrell, American Musician

Baby, Now, Singing

18

"I know I didn't like that dress 'cause it didn't fit but I thought it was a great picture. We weren't the first band to do a picture in drag; The Rolling Stones were. If it was good enough for them then it had to be good enough for us."

"I know I didn't like that dress 'cause it didn't fit but I thought it was a great picture. We weren't the first band to do a picture in drag; The Rolling Stones were. If it was good enough for them then it had to be good enough for us."

Jimmy Carl Black, American Musician

Thought, Dress, First

18

"It's a repressive society where you can't be horrible, I'm not horrible, they made me horrible, I'm just honest."

"It's a repressive society where you can't be horrible, I'm not horrible, they made me horrible, I'm just honest."

Johnny Rotten, English Musician

18

"The vocals are what immediately draw people in and sell the song."

"The vocals are what immediately draw people in and sell the song."

Jerry Harrison, American Musician

18

"We worked for 11 years to get where we are today, and I want to take our work seriously so that later on I'll be able to appreciate the money we've made."

"We worked for 11 years to get where we are today, and I want to take our work seriously so that later on I'll be able to appreciate the money we've made."

Maurice Gibb, Australian Musician

Money, Work, Today, Want

18

"I can't take any more white boys noodling around on their guitars."

"I can't take any more white boys noodling around on their guitars."

Gene Ween, American Musician

18

"I think it was that we were really seasoned musicians. We had serious roots that spanned different cultures, obviously the blues."

"I think it was that we were really seasoned musicians. We had serious roots that spanned different cultures, obviously the blues."

Jimmy Page, British Musician

18

"I started off as a studio pianist in Hollywood."

"I started off as a studio pianist in Hollywood."

Skitch Henderson, American Musician

18

"You have to treat people gently because we're all in a process. What might seem like a good idea to somebody at 21 is probably not going to seem like a good idea at 50, but you don't know that until you get there."

"You have to treat people gently because we're all in a process. What might seem like a good idea to somebody at 21 is probably not going to seem like a good idea at 50, but you don't know that until you get there."

Amy Grant, American Musician

18

"Sometimes I wish that I was the weather, you'd bring me up in conversation forever. And when it rained, I'd be the talk of the day."

"Sometimes I wish that I was the weather, you'd bring me up in conversation forever. And when it rained, I'd be the talk of the day."

John Mayer, American Musician

Conversation, Day, Talk, Weather

18

"Our marriage is strictly in name only. It has never been consummated."

"Our marriage is strictly in name only. It has never been consummated."

LaToya Jackson, American Musician

18

"Sure, give me an adventure and I'll ride it."

"Sure, give me an adventure and I'll ride it."

Melissa Auf der Maur, Canadian Musician

18

"If you ever need anything please don't hesitate to ask someone else first."

"If you ever need anything please don't hesitate to ask someone else first."

Kurt Cobain, American Musician

18

"I grew up listening to old soul."

"I grew up listening to old soul."

Erykah Badu, American Musician

Soul, Listening, Old

18

"My inspiration are the woman, friendship, and loneliness."

"My inspiration are the woman, friendship, and loneliness."

Enrique Iglesias, Spanish Musician

Friendship, Inspiration, Loneliness, Woman

18

"I need more friends. It's kind of like my quest right now just to have more true friends."

"I need more friends. It's kind of like my quest right now just to have more true friends."

Miley Cyrus, American Musician

Friendship, Friends, Now, Quest, Right

18

"Besides the two Christmas things, we've got a about a dozen new tracks we're working on."

"Besides the two Christmas things, we've got a about a dozen new tracks we're working on."

Chris Frantz, American Musician

18

"I feel sorry for these kids in bands. Everything is so disposable nowadays. These kids don't even get 15 minutes of fame, it's like a minute and a half."

"I feel sorry for these kids in bands. Everything is so disposable nowadays. These kids don't even get 15 minutes of fame, it's like a minute and a half."

Zakk Wylde, American Musician

18

"After Bruno Walter, my career went in leaps and bounds. I have had 35 years of a career that is just incredible, and a wonderful time all over the world."

"After Bruno Walter, my career went in leaps and bounds. I have had 35 years of a career that is just incredible, and a wonderful time all over the world."

Maureen Forrester, Canadian Musician

Time, Career, World, Years

18

"My favorite athlete of all time would have to be Jim Thorpe."

"My favorite athlete of all time would have to be Jim Thorpe."

Randy Castillo, American Musician

18

"I've got 50 different tunings in the guitar."

"I've got 50 different tunings in the guitar."

Joni Mitchell, Canadian Musician

18

"I don't look at a knife the way I used to. I'm more aware of what it is. I think twice. This is a key finger. It's in every chord."

"I don't look at a knife the way I used to. I'm more aware of what it is. I think twice. This is a key finger. It's in every chord."

Neil Young, Canadian Musician

18

"You don't really know a song until you play it live."

"You don't really know a song until you play it live."

Robert Smith, English Musician

18

"I grew up under Thatcher. I grew up believing that I was fundamentally powerless. Then gradually over the years it occurred to me that this was actually a very convenient myth for the state."

"I grew up under Thatcher. I grew up believing that I was fundamentally powerless. Then gradually over the years it occurred to me that this was actually a very convenient myth for the state."

Thom Yorke, English Musician

Myth, State, Years

18

"I don't drink, I don't smoke and I don't party."

"I don't drink, I don't smoke and I don't party."

Stephanie Mills, American Musician

18

"The bass player's function, along with the drums, is to be the engine that drives the car... everything else is merely colours."

"The bass player's function, along with the drums, is to be the engine that drives the car... everything else is merely colours."

Suzi Quatro, American Musician

18

"Many of the articles printed over the last few months have ended up painting a picture of me that is more than a little distorted."

"Many of the articles printed over the last few months have ended up painting a picture of me that is more than a little distorted."

Phil Collins, English Musician

Months, Painting

18

"There's always that argument to make - that you're in better company historically if people don't understand what you're doing."

"There's always that argument to make - that you're in better company historically if people don't understand what you're doing."

Elliott Smith, American Musician

People, Argument, Company

18

"I shared guitars before I actually got one of my own and played a guy's Silver tone and played another guys Danelectro 12 string and it was at about age 17 that I actually started playing."

"I shared guitars before I actually got one of my own and played a guy's Silver tone and played another guys Danelectro 12 string and it was at about age 17 that I actually started playing."

Ronnie Montrose, American Musician

18

"Colonel Parker asked Henry and me to come to Elvis' suite and have breakfast. There were at least five policemen stationed up there. He was talking on the telephone."

"Colonel Parker asked Henry and me to come to Elvis' suite and have breakfast. There were at least five policemen stationed up there. He was talking on the telephone."

Minnie Pearl, American Musician

18

"Well, we have this place in Telluride, Colorado. It's somewhere I can just get away and relax and think."

"Well, we have this place in Telluride, Colorado. It's somewhere I can just get away and relax and think."

Joe Cocker, English Musician

18

"I'd like to have a beer-holder on my guitar like they have on boats."

"I'd like to have a beer-holder on my guitar like they have on boats."

James Hetfield, American Musician

Beer, Boats, Guitar

18

"The Bee Gees who are brilliant, I just love great music."

"The Bee Gees who are brilliant, I just love great music."

Michael Jackson, American Musician

18

"I don't think you need to dumb down to a child, you merely have to be clear, you know?"

"I don't think you need to dumb down to a child, you merely have to be clear, you know?"

Mary Chapin Carpenter, American Musician

18

"I'm not here for your amusement. You're here for mine."

"I'm not here for your amusement. You're here for mine."

Johnny Rotten, English Musician

18

"I'll say things that are serious and put them in a joke form so people can enjoy them. We laugh to keep from crying."

"I'll say things that are serious and put them in a joke form so people can enjoy them. We laugh to keep from crying."

Kanye West, American Musician

18

"You've got a beautiful country with so many beautiful people and so many beautiful things happening and stuff like that lets it down. I feel sad for them."

"You've got a beautiful country with so many beautiful people and so many beautiful things happening and stuff like that lets it down. I feel sad for them."

Robbie Williams, British Musician

People, Country

18

"But when Neil called, I have to say that my heart soared. And the reason was, because it said so much about his recovery... that he was coming back to the world of the living."

"But when Neil called, I have to say that my heart soared. And the reason was, because it said so much about his recovery... that he was coming back to the world of the living."

Alex Lifeson, Canadian Musician

Heart, Living, Reason, World

18

"I imagine there's a market for total depression. I grew up on George Jones and that really dark stuff."

"I imagine there's a market for total depression. I grew up on George Jones and that really dark stuff."

Brad Paisley, American Musician

18

"Sometimes you have to let people down in order to get on, particularly in showbusiness."

"Sometimes you have to let people down in order to get on, particularly in showbusiness."

Dusty Springfield, British Musician

18

"Everybody in the '80s, well, we hate rap. Now, the biggest rapper in the world... Eminem. Rap's a black thing."

"Everybody in the '80s, well, we hate rap. Now, the biggest rapper in the world... Eminem. Rap's a black thing."

Chubby Checker, American Musician

Hate, Now, Rap, World

18

"What is going on in America is extreme. The youth cult, they worship youth so much it's almost paranoid. And LA is the Mecca of it all; they're taking it to the hilt."

"What is going on in America is extreme. The youth cult, they worship youth so much it's almost paranoid. And LA is the Mecca of it all; they're taking it to the hilt."

Billie Joe Armstrong, American Musician

America, Extreme, Worship, Youth

18

"When people ask me what I do, strangers on a plane, perhaps, I tell them that I think. Thinking is excellent exercise, as much as swimming or jogging."

"When people ask me what I do, strangers on a plane, perhaps, I tell them that I think. Thinking is excellent exercise, as much as swimming or jogging."

Tom Glazer, American Musician

People, Exercise, Strangers, Thinking

18

"You know, I'm an eagle, flying around in the mountains."

"You know, I'm an eagle, flying around in the mountains."

Link Wray, American Musician

Flying, Mountains

18

"When they say you're the best, I always remember that the majority of the audience probably thinks someone else should have gotten the award."

"When they say you're the best, I always remember that the majority of the audience probably thinks someone else should have gotten the award."

Brad Paisley, American Musician

18

"I have a bronze statue of myself, naked. I have these really big curls and water comes out of every curl. It's hot."

"I have a bronze statue of myself, naked. I have these really big curls and water comes out of every curl. It's hot."

Macy Gray, American Musician

18

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