The Musician's Studio Blog

“The original concept of rock and roll… was supposed to be this young angst with mistakes and all. Four or five guys get together, get angry and that’s really how it starts, and i’ts all this energy.”

Peter Frampton

“Guitar playing isn’t really for everybody.”

Brad Paisley

“In this business, my business, I get to meet all kinds of incredible people, fascinating people, glamorous people and sexy people and highly intellectual people. And you meet them and you go ‘interesting, interesting, interesting’. They’re interesting, but not very many people stop you in your tracks.”

Madonna

“I talk to people who are musicians, and they go, Oh this is hell. And I go, Are you kidding me? You never put tar paper on a roof, did ya?”

Chris Isaak

“I don’t want to limit myself musically. It would be really limiting if we’d neglect something we really want to do, like explore other styles of music.”

Billie Joe Armstrong

“I don’t mind not being cool.”

Chris Martin

“A good composer does not imitate; he steals.”

Igor Stravinsky

“Through Kurt I saw the beauty of minimalism and the importance of music that’s stripped down.”

Dave Grohl