#instrumental

My early influences were the Shadows, who were an English instrumental band. They basically got me into playing and later on I got into blues and jazz players. I liked Clapton when he was with John Mayall. I really liked that period. ↗

— Tony Iommi

#basically #blues #clapton #early #english

That's one strength that Stevie has. She's really not a strong instrumentalist in any way. Her instrument is her voice and her words. And it keeps her focused on the very center of that. ↗

— Lindsey Buckingham

#center #focused #her #instrument #instrumentalist

Egypt has been a partner of the United States over the last 30 years, has been instrumental in keeping the peace in the Middle East between Egypt and Israel, which is a critical accomplishment that has meant so much to so many people. ↗

— Hillary Clinton

#been #between #critical #east #egypt

In chess one cannot control everything. Sometimes a game takes an unexpected turn, in which beauty begins to emerge. Both players are always instrumental in this. ↗

— Vladimir Kramnik

#beauty #begins #both #cannot #chess

I had my first 'Survivor Series' in 1991 and I was fortunate enough to be an instrumental part of the shows I was on. ↗

— Ric Flair

#first #fortunate #had #i #instrumental

Singing instrumental music is most important because, while you play an instrument, you are singing through the instrument... actually, you are singing inside. ↗

— Ali Akbar Khan

#because #important #inside #instrument #instrumental

I think if you are writing an instrumental you are dealing with more of an aesthetic in a sense but a lyric is more of a putting yourself on the line and a much more expensive exercise. ↗

— Leo Kottke

#dealing #exercise #expensive #i #i think

The bulk of my set is instrumental and you have to give yourself and the audience some relief because a performance is not about great guitar playing it's really about entertainment. ↗

— Leo Kottke

#audience #because #bulk #entertainment #give

I dread naming pieces of music because being instrumental, most of the time the songs that I write are instrumental, I want the listener to make up their own story as to what it is and get the emotion pure without using logic. ↗

— Yanni

#being #dread #emotion #get #i

They didn't know anything about the candidates and things of that sort. So they needed guidance. And that league was very instrumental in directing the people in the direction to go. ↗

— Charles Phillips

#anything #candidates #directing #direction #go