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The official Shrinkin Violetz Joke book.

As compiled by our Swimsuit sweeties.

If you've any good Musician jokes just email them over

Remember - They asked how many musician jokes are there were ?

Just one - all the rest are true. (and I should know )

Q: Why did they invent keyboards?
A: So musicians would have someplace to put their beers.

Q: How do you make a guitar sound beautiful?
A: Sell it and buy a CD player.

Q: Why do guitarists put drumsticks on the dash of their car?
A: So they can park in the handicap spot.

Q: Why did the drummer have a heart attack?
A: Guitarist said that he was satisfied with his instrument's tuning.

Q: How do you get 2 drummers to play in time together?
A: Shoot one of them

Q: What do a Guitar and a lawsuit have in common?
A: Everyone is relieved when the case is closed.

Q: Why are a pianist's fingers like lightning?
A: Because they rarely strike the same place twice.

Q: What is perfect pitch on a flute?
A: When it misses the rim of the toilet as you throw it in.

Q: You are in a room with Sadam Hussein, Adolf Hitler and James Blunt. You have a gun but only two bullets. What do you do?
A: Shoot James Blunt twice...just to make sure.

Q. Why do singers smile during lightning storms?

A. They think their pictures being taken.

Q. Why don't they let bass players have coffee breaks?

A. It takes too long to retrain them.

Q. What do Keyboard Players & UFO's have in common?

A. You always hear about them but you never see them.

 

Q. How do you get  a twinkle in a singers eye?

A. Shine a torch in their ear.

Q. Hear about the drummer who got an AM radio?

A. Took them a month to release they could play it at night.

Q. How do you make a guitarist laugh on Saturday?

A. Tell them a joke on Wednesday.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

Did you hear that the band was in a car crash?

Yeah, 3 musicians and a drummer had to go to the hospital.

Q: What is the difference between a banjo and a trampoline?

A: You'd take off your shoes before you jumped up and down on a trampoline.

 

Q. Why did the  singer stare at the frozen orange juice?

A. Because it said 'Concentrate'  

Q: What do you call a beautiful woman on a drummer's arm?

a: A tattoo.

Q. What do you call a group of drummers standing in a circle?

A. A dope ring.

Q: How many bass players does it take to change a light bulb?

A. None. The piano player can do that with his left hand.

 

Q: How do you make a guitarist stop playing?

A: Put notes on it!

q: Why do rock bands have roadies? 

a: To act as interpreters for the drummer.

 

Q: How do you get a guitar player to play softer?

A: Give him a sheet of music.

Q: Dad, why do the singers rock left and right while performing on stage?

A: Because, son, it is more difficult to hit a moving target.

Q: How many lead singers does it take to change a light bulb?

A: None. Get the drummer to do it.

 

Q: "Hey buddy, how late does the band play?"

a: "Oh, about half a beat behind the drummer."

Q: What is the difference between a guitarist and a Savings Bond?

A: Eventually a Savings Bond will mature and earn money!

Q: How do you know when a drum solo's really bad?

A: The bass player notices.

 

Q: How many drummers does it take to change a light bulb?

A: Only one, but he'll break ten bulbs before figuring out that they can't just be pushed in.

Q: What's the inscription on dead blues-singers tombstones?

A: "I didn't wake up this morning...

Q: What happens if you sing country music backwards?

A: You get your job and your wife back.

 

Q: How many bluegrass musicians does it take to screw in a light bulb?

A: Two. One to screw it in, and one to complain that it's electrified.

Q: How many musicians does it take to change a light bulb?

A: Twenty. 1 to hold the bulb, 2 to turn the ladder, and 17 to be on the guest list.

Q: How many folk musicians does it take to change a light bulb?

A: Seven; one to change and the other six to sing about how good the old one was.

 

THINGS YOU'LL NEVER HEAR ON A MUSICIAN'S TOUR BUS...~

Shouldn't we go back for the drummer?

Oh no you don't! It's my turn to clean the bathroom.                                                                                  

Go roll 'em down the aisle all you want. They're only cymbals.

So, I just walked her home, kissed her goodnight, and came back to the bus.

No, the monitor mix was perfect. I just screwed up.

Twenty percent? Our manager should get at least 30 percent!!

Why is there porno in the VCR? 

Checkmate!

Can you believe all the money we're getting?

Boy, I can't wait till we get to Omaha!

No thanks, I don't want another beer.

Ladies, I need to see some proof of age please.

 

Q:  If a hundred dollar bill was laying in the center of a room, and Santa Claus, 

the Easter Bunny, a drummer with good time, and a drummer with bad time 

were standing in the corners, who would get to it first?

a: The drummer with bad time of course. The other three don't exist.

Q: why is a laundromat a bad place for a musician to pick up women?

a: Women who can't even afford a washing machine will never be able to support you. 

 

Q: What's the difference between a singer and a pit bull?

A: The jewelry. 

Q: Why do drummers play sports on artificial turf?

A: To keep them from grazing.

Q: what's the difference between a folk guitar player and a large pizza?

A: A large pizza can feed a family of four. 

 

A drummer, tired from being ridiculed by his peers, decides to learn how 

to play some "real" musical instruments. He goes to a music store, walks in,

 approaches the store clerk, and says "I'll take that red trumpet over there 

and that accordion." The store clerk looks at him a bit funny, and replies "OK, 

you can have the fire extinguisher but the radiator's got to stay".

 

Q: What's the difference between a singer and a piranha?

A: The lipstick.

Q: Why are orchestra intermissions limited to 20 minutes?

A: So you don't have to retrain the drummers.

Q: Why is psychoanalysis a lot quicker for drummers than for other musicians?

A: When it's time to go back to his childhood, he's already there.

 

Q: How does a guitar player show he's planning for the future?

A: He buys two cases of beer instead of one.

Q: Why did the punk rocker cross the road?

A: Because he stapled himself to the chicken.

 

Q: How do you improve the aerodynamics of a Singers car?

A: Take the Domino's Pizza sign off the roof.

Q: What do you call a guitar player that only knows two chords?

A: A music critic.

Q: What do a guitar solo and premature ejaculation have in common?

A: You know it's coming and there's nothing you can do about it.

Q: What do you throw to a drowning guitar player?

A: His amp. 

 

Q: A guy walks into a shop. "You got one of them Marshall Hiwatt AC30

 amplificatior thingies and a Gobson StratoBlaster geetar with 

A Fried Rose tremulo?" "You're a drummer, aren't you?"

 "Duh, yeah. How'd you know?" 

A: "This is a travel agency."

Q: How many lead guitarists does it take to change a light bulb?

A: None-- they just steal someone else's light.

Alternate Answer: 5-- One to change the bulb and 4 do watch him and say "I can do better than that."

Alternate Answer: Only one-- but he'll go though a whole box of bulbs before he finds just the right one.

Q: What do Ginger Baker and black coffee have in common?   

A:  They both suck without Cream.

Q: what do a folk guitar and a lawsuit have in common?

A: Everyone is relieved when the case is closed.

Q: What's the difference between a fiddle & a violin?

A: Who cares - neither one's a guitar!

Q: The definition of Perfect Pitch?

A: Throwing a bass guitar in the toilet and not hitting the rim.  

Q: What's the best way to play a bass guitar?

A: With a hack saw.

Q: What's the difference between a Lead Guitarist and the PLO?

A: You can negotiate with the PLO.

Q: Why do musicians have to be awake by six o'clock?

A: Because most shops close by six thirty. 

Q: Why are so many guitar player jokes one liners?

A: So the rest of the band can understand them.  

Q: What's the difference between a guitarist and a puppy?

A: The puppy will stop whining after a couple of months.

Q: What's black and blue and laying in a ditch?

A:  A guitarist who's told too many drummer jokes.

Q: What do you call a drummer with a high school diploma?

A: A genius!

Q: What's the difference between a drummer and a pizza?

A: A pizza can feed a family.

 

Two girls are walking along when they hear... "Psst! Down here!" 

They both look down and see a frog sitting beside the road. 

The frog says to them, "Hey, if you kiss me I'll turn into a world 

famous drummer and make you both rich and famous!" The two

 girls looked at each other, and one of them reached down and

 grabbed the frog and stuffed it in her pocket. The other girl 

said, "What did you do that for?" The first replied, "I'm not stupid.

 I know a talking frog is worth heaps more than a famous drummer any day!!!"

 

Q: What does it mean when a guitar player is drooling out both sides of his mouth?         

Aa: The stage is level.

Q: Johnny to his mom: I want to be a drummer when I grow up!

A: Mom: But Johnny, you can't do both.

Q: What do you say to a vocalist in a three-piece suit?

A: "Will the defendant please rise?"            

                                                    

Q: How many guitar players does it take to change a light bulb?

A: Twelve. One to change the bulb and eleven to say they could do it better.                                                                                                                                    

Q: What did the guitarist do when his teacher told him to turn his amplifier on?

A: He caressed it softly and told it that he loved it.                                                                                                                                                              

Q: What do a vacuum cleaner and an electric guitar have in common.

A: Both suck when you plug them in.                                                                                                                                                                                 

Q: What do you call someone who hangs out with musicians?

A: A drummer.                                                                                                                                                               

Q: How do you know when a drummer is knocking at your door?

A: The knock always slows down.       

                                                                                                                                                    

Q: Why do bands have bass players?

A: To translate for the drummer.                                                                                                                                                            

Q: Did you hear about the time the bass player locked his keys in the car?

A:  It took two hours to get the drummer out.                                                                                                                                                       

Q: What's the difference between a drummer and a drum machine?

A: With a drum machine you only have to punch the information in once.

 

Heard backstage: "Will the musicians and the vocalist please come to the stage!" 

 

The annoying drums joke

This guy goes on vacation to a tropical island. 

As soon as he gets off the plane, he hears drums. He thinks "Wow, this is cool." 

He goes to the beach, he hears the drums, he eats lunch, he hears drums, 

he goes to a luau, he hears drums. He tries to go to sleep, 

yet he hears drums.This goes on for several nights, 

and gets to the point where the guy can't sleep at night because of the drums. 

Finally, he goes down to the front desk.  When he gets there, 

he asks the manager, "Hey! What's with these drums. Don't they ever stop? 

I can't get any sleep." The manager says, "No! Drums must never stop. 

It's very bad if drums stop.  

""Why?"

"When drums stop...bass solo begins."

 

Q: What's the difference between a vocalist and a Porsche?

A: Most vocalists  have never been in a Porsche.                                                                                                                                                      

Q: What's the difference between a vocalist and a chain saw?

A: The chain saw has greater dynamic range.

 

Q: What's the first thing a musician says at work?                                                            

A: Would you like fries with that?"

Q: How do you get a guitar player to play softer?                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        a:  Give him a sheet of music.

Q: What is the difference between a Bass guitarist and a Savings Bond?             

A:  Eventually a Savings Bond will mature and earn                                           

Q: How many bass players does it take to change a light bulb?     

A:  Only one - but the guitarist has to show him first.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

Q: How many drummers does it take to change a light bulb?

A: Only one, but he'll break ten bulbs before figuring out that they can't just be pushed in.

Q: How many bass players does it take to change a light bulb?

A: Six. One to change it, five to fight off the lead guitarists who are hogging the light.

 

Q: How many drummers does it take to change a light bulb?

A: Twenty. One to hold the bulb, and nineteen to drink until the room spins.

Q: Dad, why do the singers rock left and right while performing on stage?

A: Because, son, it is more difficult to hit a moving target.

Q:  How many lead singers does it take to change a light bulb?

A:  None. Get the drummer to do it.

 

Q.  What's the last thing a stripper does with her asshole before she goes to work?
A.  Hands him his sticks and drops him off at band practice

 

Q: How many folk musicians does it take to change a light bulb?

A:  Seven; one to change and the other six to sing about how good the old one was.

Q: How many musicians does it take to change a light bulb?  

A: Twenty - 1 to hold the bulb, 2 to turn the ladder, and 17 to be on the guest list.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

Q: How do you make your mom drive really fast?                                            
A.  Put your guitar in the middle of the road.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

Q: What's the difference between a drummer and a terrorist?
A: Terrorists have sympathisers.

Q: What's the similarity between a drummer and premature ejaculation?
A: You can see them both coming but you can do nothing about it.

Q: What's the definition of "waste"?
A: A coach full of Vocalists  going over a cliff... with six empty seats.

Q: What would you call fifty Guitarists underwater?
A: A good start.

Q: Why do bagpipe players walk while they play?
A: To get away from the noise.

Q.  How many drummers does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A.  Just one, so long as a roadie gets the ladder, sets it up and puts the bulb in the socket for him.

 

Q.  What do Ginger Baker and 7-11 coffee have in common?
A.  They both suck without Cream.

Q.  Why do guitarists put drumsticks on the dash of their car?
A. 

Q.  What do you get if you cross a Bass Guitarist with a gorilla?
A.  A really dumb gorrilla!

Q.  Hey, did you hear about the Keyboardist who finished high school?
A.  No? Me neither.

Q.  Why are orchestra intermissions limited to 20 minutes?
A.  So you don't have to retrain the drummers.

 

If a dollar bill was laying in the center of a room, and the Easter Bunny, 

Santa Claus, a drummer with good time, and a drummer with bad time                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      were standing  in the corners, who would get the money?
The drummer with bad time, the other three don't exist.

 

~Why Guitars are better than Men: ~

Guitars don't snore.

Guitars never wake you up in the middle of the night, for any reason.

Guitars never try to show you off to their friends.

Guitars don't come home drunk after a night out with the other Guitars.

You don't have to praise a Guitar after playing it.

Guitars don't have to prove anything.

Guitars don't try to change you once you've bought them.

Second-hand Guitars don't go to see previous owners when you're out of town.

Guitars don't have egos.

You don't have to continually assure your Guitar that its string length is just right.

Your Guitar will never earn more than you do for the same job just because it's a Guitar.

Your Guitar never spends a "night out with the Guitars" and comes home with a strange rash
on its fretboard.      

 

 One day, a tuba player wanted to torture the drummer behind him, so he hid one of 

the drummer's sticks. After looking around for a few minutes, with a frantic, 

wide-eyed expression, the drummer fell to his knees, flung his arms wide,

and screamed to heaven:  'Finally! The miracle, after all these years! I'm a Conductor!'

 

Q.  How did the Singer  make his car go faster?
A.  He took the Domino's Pizza Delivery sign off of the roof...

 

Top Ten Reasons why Drumming is Better Than Sex

10. It lasts longer
9. You can buy instructional videos without embarrassment
8. You won't get arrested for doing it in public
7. Rhythm method really works!
6. If you break your stick you can just grab another one
5. No-one makes rude comments about the size of your equipment
4. They don't call it 'hardware' for nothing!
3. Two words... 'Rim shot' !!
2. If you're really good, you can use both hands and both feet!

1. It's lots of fun by yourself, but so much better in a group of three or more!!!

 

~Why guitars are better than women: ~

You can share your Guitar with your friends.

Guitars don't care how many other Guitars you've played

Guitars don't care if you look at other Guitars.

Guitars don't care if you buy Guitar magazines.

Your Guitar doesn't care if you never listen to it.

Your Guitar won't care if you leave up the toilet seat.

Your parents won't remain in touch with your old Guitar after you dump it.

Guitars don't insult you if you're a bad player.

Your Guitar never wants a night out with the other Guitars.

You can play your Guitar the first time you meet it,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             without having to take it to dinner, see a movie, or meet its mother.  

 

Q. What do you tell a drummer with two black eyes?
A. Nothing - you've already told him twice!

General Custer and his aide were in the fort. The aide said, 

"General, I don't like the sound of those drums."

From over in the hills you hear a voice yell, "It's not our regular drummer."

 

Q: What's does a stripper do with her asshole right before she goes to work?

A: Drop him off at rehearsal.

Q: What did the drummer ask the singer?

A: "Do you want this too fast or too slow?"

Q: What does a drummer say right before he gets fired?

A: "How about if we play one of my original tunes?"

 

Those were the best jokes now the dodgy ones.

"Beethoven had an ear for music."

Why don't they know where Mozart is buried?   Because he's Haydn!

What '60s music group can kill germs?  The Bleach Boys!

What is Beethoven doing in his grave?    De-composing!

Why was the musician arrested?    
Because he got in treble!

What's musical and handy in a supermarket?  
    A Chopin Liszt.      

                                                      
How do you make a duck into a soul singer?  Put it in the microwave until its bill withers

Opera is when a guy gets stabbed in the back and, instead of bleeding, he sings.

What do you get if Bach dies and is reincarnated as twins?     A pair of Re-bachs.                                       

Q: If the guys in Big & Rich were nagging miners, what would they do?
A: Dig & Bitch.

And finally

Some of the artists from the '60s are revising their hits with new lyrics to accommodate us aging baby boomers.

This is good news for "those feeling a little older" and missing those great old tunes .

Herman's Hermits  "MRS. BROWN, YOU'VE GOT A LOVELY WALKER"

The Bee Gees  "HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HIP"

Bobby Darin  "SPLISH, SPLASH, I WAS HAVIN' A FLASH"

Ringo Starr  "I GET BY WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM DEPENDS"

Roberta Flack  "THE FIRST TIME EVER I FORGOT YOUR FACE"

Johnny Nash  "I CAN'T SEE CLEARLY NOW"

Paul Simon  "FIFTY WAYS TO LOSE YOUR LIVER"

Commodores   "ONCE, TWICE, THREE TIMES TO THE BATHROOM"

Marvin Gaye  "I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPE NUTS"

Procol Harem  "A WHITER SHADE OF HAIR"

Leo Sayer  "YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE NAPPING"

The Temptations  "PAPA'S GOT A KIDNEY STONE"

ABBA  "DENTURE QUEEN"

 

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This page was last updated on 20/05/06.