Taylor Goldsmith Quotes

To me, music is not a stunt. Music is not a joke. I take every lick of music that I've ever played very serious.

I play the real instruments. I don't waste my time with anything else.

Music is my sport, and I'm the number-one athlete.

I worked extremely hard at my craft and at being a good songwriter, being a good guitar player, being a good organist, because I didn't think people would take me seriously.

When I need to nail that riff to the cross, Marshall will always provide the hammer!

While it is true that Frank had a great sense of humor, he was also very serious about composing music. In reality there are only a handful of skilled players who can play his most complex pieces. It takes a lot of patience to learn and requires a fantastic memory.

I can understand why some of these drummers and bass players become cult figures with all of their equipment and the incredible amount of technique they have. But there's very little that I think satisfies you intellectually or emotionally.

There is no 'perfect' in music. If I ever came off the stage and felt it could not be better, it would then be time to quit.

Music is not a game to me. I take it very seriously.

Just because people play songs with great technique doesn't mean the records are better.

A lot of people may not know how competitive it is to play classical music, because when you think about it, the music that you're playing is music that's been here for years. And all you're trying to do is improve upon it when you play.

Your personal history is a part of what happens with your hands and your head as you play music.

I admire Tom Ades: he's a brilliant conductor, and he gets just the right hard, brilliant sound from the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra for Russian music.

The only thing I have ever really cared to be known as is a musician.

I pride myself on working with great musicians.

Our job is just to keep making great-sounding music and great performances.

There are times, like with Dire Straits, where you can get as close as you can be to being good at your instrument and not cross over to that tasteless place.

Of course we all know when music's too much in the head, and we define our greatest players by the way they are able to communicate directly from their emotional selves.

I wanted to be known as a better musician more than anything.

We want to be good at our craft, whether it's writing music or playing it live.

To be an outstanding musician, you have to be very attentive to the smallest detail and willing to have infinite patience in the pursuit of your ideal. You require absolute control and professionalism.

I had trouble fitting in, in a musical sense. A lot of drummers get sidetracked by the instrument. It can engulf you.

You can play a shoestring if you're sincere.

The value of music is to be able to play one note at the right time in the right way.

Music is its own language - if you don't speak it, it's hard to say what you're trying to do.