Amy Winehouse Quotes

I wanted to start doing more music, doing more things than just playing guitar. I started taking singing lessons and piano lessons. I need to learn more things, to be an artist or whatever, and then transfer that back into writing songs.

If you give me a bass guitar and you ask me to improvise something, or even be with some musicians and follow them, I wouldn't be able to do it. And I want to change that.

You have a natural groove inside of you, but the more you practise, the more comfortable you will be with your instrument.

I play no instruments.

To me, the object of practicing is to allow you to play what you hear. But you're always hearing new things, so you never get to the end of it.

I practice on the acoustic guitar a little bit, but I think I have reached the peak of my talent.

I play guitar a bit. I'm trying to learn drums - I feel like I can play violin. I've never tried, but I just feel like I can.

So I suppose that means we can actually play the instruments.

For singers and drummers, you've really gotta have your chops together just to do a rehearsal.

I remember when I thought of singing as the bit that went between the guitar playing - something I couldn't wait to get out of the way. Singing was originally like a chore that I didn't really enjoy.

Especially with music, people want confidence.

I wish I was a shredder that could play everything, but I don't have the patience.

I'm a slow learner. When people are so talented or facile at picking up an instrument and playing covers, like Yo La Tengo, I admire that. But I could never do that.

I play piano and drums very poorly and French horn and tuba all equally as bad.

There was a time, actually, when I hadn't been singing, and I'd lost a lot of my ability. My range had shrunk.

Everyone who plays the flute should learn singing.

Why would you want to stand there waving a stick when you could be playing an instrument?

I think I'm a songwriter. I grab an instrument to make my body a song, but I'm not a player as such, maybe a little more on guitar, but certainly not piano.

Well, first I'd want a better vibrato.

The thing about music is it's not an obscure pursuit, it's a very natural thing for human beings to do. Once you put in the effort, the learning curve is very fast.

I wanted to play the piano, but my fingers weren't long enough, so I took up the guitar.

When I started to record, I could sing in pitch, but that was maybe about it.

I really do think everybody can sing.

I've played guitar and piano for a while, so it's really fun to play music on film.

I am still working on developing my voice. I am, I know, better as a coloratura singer than I was. It's a matter of strong breath control and yet making it sound as though it is the easiest thing in the world.