Musician Appreciation Quotes

The very first concert I ever went to on my own was actually Rory Gallagher. In a one-month period in 1973 or '74, I saw him, Thin Lizzy and the Rolling Stones. I wasn't really a big Rory Gallagher fan, but I thought his guitar playing was fabulous. But Thin Lizzy, they were fabulous.

I kind of liked the idea of filming musicians. I could like a musician and know, at the same time, maybe nobody else maybe liked them much or appreciated them.

I love playing with Jeff. That's something I never really say in the press, but he's my favorite bass player. I've played right next to him for 10 years.

Mary Gauthier's great. Yeah, we've played a lot of gigs together. She's really wonderful.

I like Flea, I like him as a musician.

I had a cat called Dizz, after Dizzy Gillespie.

I can't really say enough about Chris Potter. He is one of the greatest musicians I have ever known, and every second I have been on the band stand with him has been an absolute pleasure.

And Lennie Tristano I like a lot, I still like him.

I can't say enough good things about my band. I feel very fortunate that I found them when I did, very early in my career. Not only are they just great, nice guys; they're some of the best musicians you're likely to find. They do everything from gangsta rap to polka music and every genre in between. It's amazing.

I think that there's a lot of good will that exists between musicians and the people that support them and listen to them.

I love Emmylou Harris's version of my song, 'Sweet Old World.' Her intonation is great.

I will say one thing: Mick Mars is one of the greatest songwriters I've ever met in my life and had the pleasure to work with.

My personal favourite is Jeff Beck. All the others are wonderful as well.

I love music and I love musicians. I separate them. I'm a big fan of Lily Allen's music, but I'm not a fan of her personality. I differentiate the two.

I'm not going to ask musicians to sit there and pretend to play. It feels insulting to the musicians to me.