Diana Krall Quotes

I love music so much I love what I do. I work very hard at being the best musician I can be because I love it.

I've been a musician since childhood, and music is my first love. I love it.

Music has always been a large part of my life, and I'm very fortunate to be able to start a career doing something I love.

My heart and soul are in the Stratocaster

I love my music so much, and I love what I'm doing so much that that has become my other half-rather than another person.

You've got to be happy, you have to do this thing [music] for the love. It's not like you go into music because it's going to make a lot of money. It's something you do... that's the thing. You got to accept all that hard work with it, too. And enjoy it, and love it.

Music is what I love to do, so you'll never have to worry about me not doing that.

I practice and work hard at my music, but I'm not saving lives here.

To stay a great singer or guitar player, you've got to do it 24/7. That's what I do.

I think the Mormon Tabernacle Choir is as great as it is because it's become it's a labor of love. They love what they do.

I do music for the love of it, and I've been doing it from a very young age: about 11.

Music is what I love to do; it's in my veins.

When I have a chunk of time that I can really dedicate to music, I really want to get into it. I want to do some really hard stuff and push myself.

To be in the music industry, to be in any kind of entertainment industry, you really, really have to be passionate about it and love it and persevere, because if that passion isn't there, it's easy to give up. If you really want it, the ambition is there, it'll come. It's definitely harder work than some people think.

I don't think it's ever changed, whether its Frank Sinatra, Glenn Miller, Zeppelin, Guns n' Roses or anyone today, the reason why you get into music is because you love it, and if you're good at it, that's a plus.

I really have a lot of respect for music, the art form of music. It's my whole life. I don't care about any of that other stuff. And I have always felt that way. I'll build a career on my own merits, my own hard work and nothing else.

Music is my first love, and it's not something I'll ever stop.

I have a great band, with very talented players, and we give everything we have every night.

There's nothing I'd rather do than make music. It's the love of my life.

It's all about the music. For me, that's truly what I live for. Just music constantly. Always listening to, writing, or playing music. That's definitely me.

What are you going to do when you love music? You can't stop.

I never stopped grinding. I never stopped hustling. I never stopped working. I just kept moving. It has nothing to do with the money or anything like that. It's just that I love music.

As long as people want to hear me play and as long as I'm able to play, then I will. I enjoy playing and performing. If I wasn't doing that, what else would I do?

I've been a musician for 52 years professionally. I do it because, for me, I love it.

My soul is that of a drummer.... I didn't do it to become rich and famous. I did it because it was the love of my life.