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A musician cannot move others unless he too is moved. He must of necessity feel all of the affects that he hopes to arouse in his audience, for the revealing of his own humour will stimulate a like humour in the listener.

— Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I consider myself a serious musician. Doing a comedy show does not take away from that in any way.

— Kevin Eubanks

It's fun to move people musically.

— D.R.A.M.

I think that there's always room for humour in music. It's something that always takes itself so seriously, which I think is a bit of a shame.

— Kate Bush

If a composer is to reach his audience emotionally - and surely that's what theatre music is all about - he must reach the people through sounds they can relate to.

— Richard Rodgers

A musician should only sound like what they do, and no two musicians sound the same. It's an individual-feel thing, you know?

— Dave Grohl

Um, musicians are funnier you know, than actors on the whole.

— Tim Curry

Comedy is like music, and the way to make the best music is to have skilled musicians in your band.

— Rashida Jones

The role of the musician is to go from concept to full execution. Put another way, it's to go from understanding the content of something to really learning how to communicate it and make sure it's well-received and lives in somebody else.

— Yo-Yo Ma

When you play with great musicians, whether they're schooled or self-taught, they keep you on your toes. It comes down to people's personalities and individual energies.

— Cass McCombs

A musician is a professional, whether he or she is successful or not. The profession itself must be regarded as a stable job.

— A. R. Rahman

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