Joe Hisaishi Quotes

Classical music is always a really great way for me to get my chops to where I want them to be.

While it is true that Frank had a great sense of humor, he was also very serious about composing music. In reality there are only a handful of skilled players who can play his most complex pieces. It takes a lot of patience to learn and requires a fantastic memory.

I think I love it more as I get older because I keep getting better on drums, vibes and piano.

With my personal preparation at the piano, I can afford to hum at half voice.

The more you play music, the better you'll get.

Before you start a practicing regimen, you have to be aware that the study of music is a lifelong process-it's a discipline. And the key to mastering any discipline is consistency.

I'll admit that I don't have a lot of discipline when it comes to practicing. I'm not the type of guy who sits at home with a metronome and runs through scales and stuff like that. But I do go through phases when I'll be more diligent, and I notice that warming up and working on some patterns will make my playing cleaner.

When I was first getting into the guitar, I played it incessantly. I lived it, breathed it, ate it, and slept it. I was also extremely self-critical, so from early on, I made sure to develop good playing habits - I constantly strove to sound in tune and have a great tone, and to play cleanly and in time.

I thought it was too 'glam rock' to practice. The problem is that now I'm a pretty bad guitar player.

You're a constant student, as a musician.

We had to do a lot of rehearsals to get it so that it was playable. What it did was make you practice. That's good for any musician to have that kind of pressure. It brings things out of you that might not come out if you don't have to reach for something all the time.

I wish I was a shredder that could play everything, but I don't have the patience.

Singing into a microphone and learning to play an instrument - learning to do your craft - that's the most important thing! It's not about what goes on in a computer!

Since I have been singing for so many years, I don't always need to approach a song quite so laboriously and meticulously.

When I was younger, studying classical music, I really had to put in the time. Three hours a day is not even nice - you have to put in six.

I was for a minor amount of time but I was probably a better pianist at 15 than I am now.

I could care less about sitting around and practicing the guitar for hours a day and trying to be the best guitar player on the planet.

I practice on the acoustic guitar a little bit, but I think I have reached the peak of my talent.

When I have a chunk of time that I can really dedicate to music, I really want to get into it. I want to do some really hard stuff and push myself.

It's very important to go through periods where you sound just rotten and you know it, and you have to persevere or give up.

I play piano very badly. That's my great regret.

I had studied piano since I was 13, but I was surrounded by students who'd been playing since they were 5. I realized I was never going to be anything but mediocre.

I play the real instruments. I don't waste my time with anything else.

You don't go out and play Beethoven's 'Opus 111' without having rethought about it every time you play.

My father left his piano at the house when he left, and I wasn't allowed to play it when he was there because I wasn't as good as him. So when he left, I was determined to get as good as him, and I taught myself how to play music, and I just stuck with it, and I did it all the time.