Charlie Byrd Quotes

Sometimes I like to make music together with a singer or with singers.

I listen mostly to live music, and mostly my musical experience was playing music with other people.

I just wanted to say one more thing: I also think that when you go to play music, you're there to play music.

I mean, I can sit down with a guitar, and in fact, we do two, three songs with just guitar and percussion.

I like being with the band, the whole idea of playing music with them.

It's great fun to play with a really good band.

In 'Boondien' I worked with a band where everyone had their own instrument to play.

Yes, I'm a musician. I also like to play with others, sometimes more, sometimes less.

In 'Heart of Gold' at one point, there were 23 players on the stage with him. And part of what's magic about Neil is the way he interacts with the other musicians.

Playing in an orchestra is where I learned the most about music.

I do like playing music with other people.

I see myself as a composer who plays music and likes to play with other people, and not just as a solo artist.

I didn't always enjoy playing music with the Trees.

My experience with Buffalo Springfield was that they did not rehearse.

I don't much like things to go by somebody's name, like the 'Bob Jones Group Jam Band.'

I used to play the piano in the band, and so there's some horrendous scenes of me playing the keyboards.

Our idea is simply to play the songs and to emphasize our musicianship.

The first time we all played as a band, I think it was in January 1998, in Jonny's bedroom.

Interplay and interaction are the integral parts of music - they're as important as the notes.

I know a few chords on the guitar, but I wouldn't be able do a show or even be part of a jam session with one.

The Tinted Windows shows were very fun but it's very different for me as a performer. I'm not playing music - I'm just singing and I missed that. I miss rocking out on keys, drums, guitar... whatever it is.

I'm a bass player from way back and Paul is a guitar player and we've been in many bands.

I enjoy playing the band as the band. I 'be' the whole band and I'm playing the drums, I'm playing the guitar, I'm playing the saxophone. To me, the most wonderful thing about playing music is that.

I don't need to hear Bill to go through a song. I need to hear Keith to go through a song. I know Bill will be playing what I'm playing anyway. I need to hear Keith because it's all there: the time, the chord changes, and all the licks you have to follow.

Find someone you can jam with. That's a big deal. When you play with someone else, you gotta work together to get the thing started and in time, working and in the groove.