Tina Weymouth Quotes

I'm just excited that I get to put out the music I love versus music just for the sake of it.

I think the world is very much embracing this whole concept of musicians going out and playing their instruments and playing music for music as opposed to music that has something to do with some form of image or imagery.

I just play the music that I love with musicians that I respect, and fortunately, I'm in a position where people are willing to play with me, and perhaps I can do something to help them.

The way that I've always gone about making music, the rule of thumb, has just been to make what I love.

So the thing is to put out music for music's sake.

If people would like to come to my concerts I'd love them to come. And if they like the music that I make, I love that too. But I do not make music for other people. I make it to please myself.

It's about the music and that's it. I'm not an entertainer. But I do entertain people, see what I mean?

I just make whatever music I want. It's my obsession, and it's very fulfilling.

I don't feel like I'm on a mission. I'm trying to play music that I like to play and like to listen to.

That's what I've tried to do: I've tried to make music that I really love.

You know, I don't think my music is important, I don't think it's changing the world, I don't think it's art. I just think it's music. It is what it is.

I get to do my own thing with music. I get to write the songs and sing the songs. As an actor, you have to do what someone else tells you to do and say someone else's words. And you're limited by the way you look and music is just more rewarding creatively for me.

Music has been my real solace. And that's why I play music. And that's why I'm so determined, or have been so determined to pursue what I wanted to do, come what may.

When I started making music, I wanted to enjoy it and make others enjoy it. But it's just music. I am not saving the world.

I think the main focus as a musician should be to play the music you love to play, and the rest is going to come naturally.

I just make the music and then the music speaks for itself.

Music is a language and different people who come along are each using that language to do something different, but all coming at it in a similar vein inasmuch as it's always community based and for the most part nonprofit. Most bands don't ever come within a mile of profit - clearly these people are not playing music to make money.

Don't make music for some vast, unseen audience or market or ratings share or even for something as tangible as money. Though it's crucial to make a living, that shouldn't be your inspiration. Do it for yourself.

There's no meaning to life without music. Everybody has their own connect with music.

I'll make music, whether or not anyone is listening, for the rest of my life. It's a natural form of expression for me, the same way I draw and write and sing.

I try to make my music interesting to me first, then hopefully other people will find it interesting, too.

Music is just kind of an expression of who I am. It's what I do.

I just love making music, and I wouldn't want to stop.

Satisfying myself is the point in filmmaking, in my mind.

I realize that I'm not going to be everybody's cup of tea, and that's okay. I think that's the point of music.