My songs are always about overcoming things, whether it's breaking up with a guy or just trying to be happy. They're always… — Estelle Copy Share Image
When I moved to New York, I fell head over heels back into country music and probably 'cause I missed something about… — Norah Jones Copy Share Image
I just reached the point where I realised, I need to stop repeating myself if I'm ever actually going to enjoy the… — Zach Condon Copy Share Image
I do not want to be bored listening to music that is muffled and known only to the poet himself. — F. Sionil Jose Copy Share Image
We'll only be playing four new songs live, but all the material for the next album is basically finished. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Conductors must give unmistakable and suggestive signals to the orchestra, not choreography to the audience. — George Szell Copy Share Image
As a kid, I was listening to Aretha Franklin, Etta James and hip-hop as well as music my parents were listening to,… — Alanis Morissette Copy Share Image
In church, sacred music would make believers of us all — but preachers can be counted on to restore the balance. — Mignon McLaughlin Copy Share Image
When I started doing these advocacy groups, it sort of propelled and compelled me to write songs, because otherwise I wasn't really… — Thao Nguyen Copy Share Image
The nice thing about 'Girls' is, they don't want a typical sitcom score, with those transitional pieces and stings. It's more just… — Michael Penn Copy Share Image
In my mid 30's, after a decade or so of giving full time to the music thing and finding myself with about… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The glam-rock era was just full of life. I'm fascinated by the clothes that musicians of that era could get away with… — Declan McKenna Copy Share Image
I grew up listening to so many different things, and having a dad that also sang, music was innately born into me.… — Thomas Rhett Copy Share Image
Not one person from the music world has ever come with - as if I could get a rock'n'roller up at four… — Buzz Osborne Copy Share Image
I remember being obsessed with 'The Score' by The Fugees. I used to listen to a lot of really melodic music with… — Dan Smith Copy Share Image
“This is a uni-verse (”one song’). There’s one song playing everywhere and we are all notes in it. There are no “special”… — Derek Rydall Copy Share Image
I believe that intermittent live performance has cut short the writing lives of touring musicians. — David Berman Copy Share Image
I felt my music wasn't aiming at anybody. Everything I was doing was because it was a good song. — Glen Campbell Copy Share Image
There are a handful of Soundgarden songs that work acoustically, but only a couple. It's not who we were. — Chris Cornell Copy Share Image
Jazz is not the popular culture. Jazz is in the same position in our culture as classical music. A very small minority… — John Corigliano Copy Share Image
I'm not, and never have been, a man to carry a flag and lead great masses of people on to great music.… — Arthur Fiedler Copy Share Image
I'm not coming in saying, 'Oh, I'm the truth, I'm the biggest lyricist ever to walk on the Earth.' I'm not trying… — Spencer Pratt Copy Share Image
Music is like having a conversation. All musicians inspire each other, and they're all geared to play something that matters. — Vince Gill Copy Share Image
We certainly are proud of our punk-rock heritage, but when people who like other kinds of music are into your band, it's… — Matt Skiba Copy Share Image
Dr. Dre I've always been a huge fan of. The Roots as well. The Roots gave me an appreciation for live music. — Raheem DeVaughn Copy Share Image
I feel that people who are new to punk/hardcore don't truly understand the music and the role it plays in people's lives… — Jacob Bannon Copy Share Image
I could have continued to get into trouble, but I wanted to do something positive with myself - and music is the… — Sonny Sandoval Copy Share Image
Music, I suppose, will be the thing that sustains me in the time of my life when I am too old for… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
I'm not a huge, popular artist, but I feel like one when I'm in the studio. But it's never taking away from… — Weyes Blood Copy Share Image
I have found that meditation has helped me with my academic career and has given me insights into musical composition and software… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Of all the songs that I've written since I was 15 or 16, every song is different every song is special, it… — Neil Diamond Copy Share Image
A.R. Rahman is not a musician, he is a musical scientist, and when he gives advice, you need to take it seriously. — Jubin Nautiyal Copy Share Image
Yeah, once the song is written, it just complexifies the profile of it to have the music and the words at odds.… — David Berman Copy Share Image
It's not that I write songs that are easy to get but I don't think there's a lesson that I'm trying to… — Justin Rutledge Copy Share Image
We are nowhere forbidden to laugh, or be satisfied with food...or to be delighted with music or to drink wine. — John Calvin Copy Share Image
The first music that came to my ear was gospel... I used to sing 'Amazing Grace' with a very strong southern accent… — Carmen Cusack Copy Share Image
The music world is a big world, and chances that you're going to happen to know somebody are slim. Pomplamoose really just… — Jack Conte Copy Share Image
I'm a marketing guy at my core. If I wasn't doing music, I would still be introducing ideas on how I like… — Saint Jhn Copy Share Image
An echo of music, a face in the street, the wafer of the new moon, a wanton thought - only in the… — Logan Pearsall Smith Copy Share Image
“but music only exists because the pauses exist, and sentences only exist because the blank spaces exist.” — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
