I met Les Paul when I was about 5. I was taken to see him perform and the place was sold out,… — Steve Miller Copy Share Image
Surely the hold of great music on the listener is precisely this: that the listener is made whole; and at the same… — Marya Mannes Copy Share Image
I get to work with a lot of great musicians - many I wouldn't have expected to work with - and see… — Hilary Hahn Copy Share Image
I always look for the weirdest note to land on. I felt that that was the least I could do for the… — Walter Becker Copy Share Image
When you have the opportunity to make music with great musicians, take it. That's it. That's the only reason I need, really. — Joss Stone Copy Share Image
When my daughter was younger we showed her all the great musicals. And the great dramas and great comedies, and the one… — Bette Midler Copy Share Image
If you look at Adele, the reason she did so well was she created great music. It wasn't about a clever marketing… — Daniel Ek Copy Share Image
There's room for everyone. There's room for pop country, for 'rock & roll' country, for stone-cold country, and everything in-between. Great music… — Miranda Lambert Copy Share Image
Pablo Casals is a great musician in all he does: a cellist without equal, and extraordinary conductor and composer with something to… — Albert Schweitzer Copy Share Image
They were and still are a groundbreaking band. Even though they haven't released any new music in ages, you can put on… — Rob Halford Copy Share Image
Beautiful tunes are all very good and fine, and great musicians are always great, but that alone isn't enough. Most folks, when… — Ry Cooder Copy Share Image
Our band Stereophonics never wanted to release a couple records and be the biggest band in the world for 10 minutes. We… — Kelly Jones Copy Share Image
Nobody wanted to be in business with Death Row because, unfortunately, they felt there was an element there that could be dangerous.… — Jimmy Iovine Copy Share Image
There's a lot of great, talented, passionate musical theatre practitioners and directors here. But it's very hard to suddenly start building great… — Tim Minchin Copy Share Image
I believe as musicians and artists we have an obligation to our souls. What that is? Only each one of us knows.… — Narada Michael Walden Copy Share Image
One listens to a piece of great music, say, and feels deeply moved by it, and wants to put this feeling into… — John Ashbery Copy Share Image
Wouldn't Ponochio II be a great musical, now that he has to face the real world and get a wife... job. Now… — Rufus Wainwright Copy Share Image
Watch MTV and you can see what the music scene is like in England. The Spice Girls? Not a lot of creativity… — Jimmy Carl Black Copy Share Image
Country Music is great music because it really comes from real life experiences. It is such a great haven for reality. — Bryan White Copy Share Image
I know a lot of great musicians that don't know they're even great, because mangers try and make them feel belittled like… — Jim "Dandy" Mangrum Copy Share Image
When music is crashing around us, when you hear the same five songs on the radio that aren't really saying much, we… — Robert Glasper Copy Share Image
Coming from art school, I had a great sense of style - as did The Beatles and the Stones - and I… — Donovan Copy Share Image
I think all this emphasis on sales is misguided. If you look at the Stone Roses or the Jam, you don't think… — Alex Turner Copy Share Image
Lauryn Hill, P-Funk, Marvin Gaye, Public Enemy - I have a very diverse palate for music. I can go from Judy Garland… — Janelle Monae Copy Share Image
We need more math classes, we need more science. It's the art of math and the art of science that creates all… — Wynton Marsalis Copy Share Image
A lot of kids are moving to Baltimore, because we have a great music scene and we've got edge. Come on down,… — John Waters Copy Share Image
I had a really nice association with Richie DeRosa, a great musician, a great drummer and composer and arranger. And I had… — Jon Gordon Copy Share Image
It's a wonderful thing to play with symphony orchestras - I've played with many - but it's really special in Israel because… — Jose Feliciano Copy Share Image
I'm constantly discovering things. Like Bobby Bland. Right now I suppose I'm into the Eighties, which turned out to be a great… — Chiwetel Ejiofor Copy Share Image
He wasn't a great father. He was a great musician. That's always been a touchy one, and it will be until I… — Julian Lennon Copy Share Image
I try to greet my friends with a drink in my hand, a warm smile on my face, and great music in… — Ina Garten Copy Share Image
What's happened to the music industry, from my perspective, is a lot of great music is behind the wall that can't get… — Jimmy Iovine Copy Share Image
Honestly, my favorite kind of dancing is just lettin' loose. There's something great about the carefree flinging of your body to great… — Alison Brie Copy Share Image
So, you know, there are a lot of the biggest records of the year. There's great music in hip-hop and jazz and,… — Stephen W. Thompson Copy Share Image
Art is not great. Music is not great. It's just that they tickle us. When one steadfastly refuses greatness - then and… — John Marin Copy Share Image
“It seemed that in Paris you could discuss classic literature or architecture or great music with everyone from the garbage collector to… — Julia Child Copy Share Image
I want people, at the end of my days, to be like, 'Yo, he did all that, but overall, the dude was… — Everlast Copy Share Image
I don't care about the charts; I just want to make great music that I enjoy performing on stage and I'm proud… — Cher Lloyd Copy Share Image
When I listen to great music, the first thing I wonder is what people were saying when this came out of the… — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
You should have something to say, an idea you want to get out, and if you don't, just get out of the… — Paolo Nutini Copy Share Image