Harpists spend 90 percent of their lives tuning their harps and 10 percent playing out of tune. Igor Stravinsky
Musicians don’t retire; they stop when there’s no more music in them. Louis Armstrong
A jazz musician is a juggler who uses harmonies instead of oranges. Benny Green
Never look at the trombones, it only encourages them. Richard Strauss
The wise musicians are those who play what they can master. Duke Ellington
Let a short Act of Parliament be passed, placing all street musicians outside the protection of the law, so that any citizen may assail them with stones, sticks, knives, pistols or bombs without incurring any penalties. George Bernard Shaw
There are more bad musicians than there is bad music. Isaac Stern