I like to believe a true fan of music or an artist has a genuine respect for what the artist does and… — Ben Howard Copy Share Image
People around me are always an inspiration due to their love of the music and they help me to generate ideas for… — Chingy Copy Share Image
I listen to all those kinds of music, from classic soul to hip-hop to Brazilian music to, you know, jazz to indie… — John Legend Copy Share Image
It's not like if I play in big places I won't be happy. But I don't want to start adapting to what's… — Juanes Copy Share Image
“Love is an anchor -- it stops you from drifting away. Love is sticking up for your friends and family, or even… — Robert Corbet Copy Share Image
It's really weird being placed into something like that because it was never an intention to make bedroom pop. I was just… — Clairo Copy Share Image
The thing that will never go away is that connection you make with a band or a song where you're moved by… — Dave Grohl Copy Share Image
When I'm recording my album, I want to be acting, or when I'm on set, I want to be making music. I… — Sabrina Carpenter Copy Share Image
With my quick success, I didn't have time to learn the ropes of the music business. Because my first record was such… — Phoebe Snow Copy Share Image
I think it's really important to not talk about how you're going to release something until you've finished it. People are like,… — Nick Murphy Copy Share Image
I like to make music because I've been making music since I was 7. I can get across the things that I… — Jaden Smith Copy Share Image
When I first started making music, I was pretty drawn to hip-hop beats wrapped together with super-good lyrics. The most important thing… — Gus Dapperton Copy Share Image
Digital distribution is a whole other way of communicating with your fans and giving them content at their leisure. It's like, there… — Rosario Dawson Copy Share Image
Not even the creators of 'Rock Band' could possibly believe that playing the game is tantamount to making your own music. There… — Carrie Brownstein Copy Share Image
What I'm making music for now is more similar to what I was doing in the beginning. In those days it was… — Curtis Jones Copy Share Image
I want people to really recognize that this is what I am naturally good at: I'm really good at making music and… — A Boogie wit da Hoodie Copy Share Image
We wanted to create an opportunity for people to share anything, on their own terms, revenue and all. Get away from the… — Aaron Dessner Copy Share Image
You get older and come to the conclusion that it's a great gig making music. Even if you turn into an old… — Dolores O'Riordan Copy Share Image
Being an atheist means you have to realise that when you die, that really is it. You've got to make the most… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Technology has given us convenience, but at the same time it's making musicians work harder in that if you really want to… — Kirk Hammett Copy Share Image
If you are too overwhelmed, then when you sit down and try to write something, it feels forced. There's nothing worse than… — Corey Taylor Copy Share Image
I don't think about what I can't do or what I shouldn't be doing. I just think there are endless possibilities musically,… — Paul Weller Copy Share Image
When I first started making music, I didn't really know what I was doing. I just wanted to write songs. I didn't… — Juliana Hatfield Copy Share Image
Most of the time, I'm making music. There'll be moments of my life where I feel like I gotta to take a… — A Boogie wit da Hoodie Copy Share Image
For me, making music in general is a therapeutic process. It began as a way for me to meet friends, and when… — Anthony Green Copy Share Image
We're not building a nuclear reactor here. We're not drilling a mile beneath the surface of the ocean with no plan in… — Gord Downie Copy Share Image
If someone comes up to me at a show and talks to me, if they're not freaking out about meeting me, which… — Jeff Rosenstock Copy Share Image
There's a lot of older musicians who say your whole life making music, you're really trying to get back to that first… — Adam Granduciel Copy Share Image
When John Lennon left the Beatles and started making music with Yoko Ono, many people scoffed at the idea. How could this… — Ashley Bryan Copy Share Image
For me, what I learned is that I went for a long time without making music when I was married, and I… — Ryan Adams Copy Share Image
If I think about what other people are thinking when I'm making music, I just can't do it. It's too withheld -… — Grimes Copy Share Image
At the time of 'The Epic,' as a core band, we were all spending so much time apart making music for other… — Kamasi Washington Copy Share Image
I believe that music is a spiritual language. My everyday self is pretty mundane and boring, but when I'm making music it… — Sufjan Stevens Copy Share Image
“Music does not depend on being right, on having good taste and education and all that.” “Indeed. Then what does it depend… — Hermann Hesse Copy Share Image
We are all social human beings, so making music is a way to contribute to society, to feel needed, to feel necessary.… — Erik Wiegand Copy Share Image
Billie doesn't actually like recording sessions at all. We like making music together. She doesn't like going to some big studio and… — Finneas Copy Share Image
“It’s not a real place, not a real thing. Mom made up the Gray Space, the place of anti-art, antifeeling, the cold… — Kate Ellison Copy Share Image
I'm dead serious about my craft and just really serious about making music in itself. I take pride in making songs and… — Big Boi Copy Share Image
Making music on TV used to be as common as commercials. In the '60s and '70s, prime time was stuffed with variety… — Tom Shales Copy Share Image
“But most people don’t bother to engage in acts of creation, like drawing pictures, making music, or building model airplanes. There’s no… — Daniel Z. Lieberman Copy Share Image
