I believe that interpretation should be like a transparent glass, a window for the composer's music. — Vladimir Ashkenazy Copy Share Image
A musician is a professional, whether he or she is successful or not. The profession itself must be regarded as a stable… — A. R. Rahman Copy Share Image
Most people use music as a couch; they want to be pillowed on it, relaxed and consoled for the stress of daily… — Aaron Copland Copy Share Image
When people say, 'Your music was the music of the Seventies,' I say, 'So was discoteque.' The Seventies was also the highest… — Gerry Beckley Copy Share Image
When I first started out I actually was trying to use music to promote feminist ideas and at certain points, anti-violence against… — Kathleen Hanna Copy Share Image
I learned early on that I could get a lot of attention by singing and writing little songs, so it was like… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
I always like the studio best, once I got the hang of it and the control. I like it because it's complete… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
I’m afraid I’ll be a book that no one reads. Music that no one listens to anymore. I’m afraid I’ll be abandoned… — Tablo Copy Share Image
I love writing pop songs and I love the challenge. I love melodies and wanted it to be classy. I wanted it… — Courtney Jaye Copy Share Image
“Life is a chain of choices. Making the correct one is never easy.” “That’s for sure,” agreed Rocky. “But if we didn’t… — Karen Mueller Coombs Copy Share Image
I like to use my voice as an instrument and just play along with the music. That's really how I tend to… — LeCrae Copy Share Image
Not only the brothers on the street but the middle class brothers are also identifying with the gangster rappers because of the… — Angela Davis Copy Share Image
“[On Chopin's Preludes :] "His genius was filled with the mysterious sounds of nature, but transformed into sublime equivalents in musical thought,… — George Sand Copy Share Image
“Sometime in high school it dawned on me that perhaps I was a little different...I realized music wasn't swirling in the minds… — Robin Spielberg Copy Share Image
Downloading a song for free is the easiest way to get all kinds of music. Everything else is tough and I am… — Badshah Copy Share Image
I'd always been fascinated by death, which sounds so morbid. Especially being a woman trying to make music, I think there's a… — Mitski Copy Share Image
I try to write relevant songs about life and whatever I'm going through and whatever people are going through. — Gary Allan Copy Share Image
I grew up in a world where music was a way of life, and I'm part of a family that in some… — Brandi Cyrus Copy Share Image
There's so much talent around here, east London in particular is full of talent. Whether that be boxing or football or music. — Kano Copy Share Image
I was a nerd academically. But I was also an athlete and a musician. I never wanted to be shut out of… — Brian McKnight Copy Share Image
Songs are funny... They bring back memories, They tell stories, They remind us of people and They can save people's life. Yeah… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
My parents worked for Exxon, and they gave me every chance to take part in music. I took guitar lessons, and I… — Lyle Lovett Copy Share Image
Music saved my life a few times because I could play the stuff rednecks loved. They thought I was great and they… — Steve Young Copy Share Image
A lot of people want to keep country music in the minority of people. But it belongs to the world. It's art. — Ray Price Copy Share Image
Sometimes music is all we need, when you are happy you enjoy the song, but when you are sad you understand the… — Chiibe_4 Copy Share Image
Record stores are great because it's good to physically get your hands on the music instead of downloading. It's always better to… — Nathan Followill Copy Share Image
Every day, you have to make three hours of music, just randomly improvising, and that's a great way to weed stuff out. — Caroline Shaw Copy Share Image
I wanted to be a singer. I wanted to be a musician. I wanted to travel and write songs and be a… — Brett Dennen Copy Share Image
“Wisdom is knowing the right thing to do and doing it at the right time to get the desired result. It is… — Patience Johnson Copy Share Image
Some wise being organized my system, and gave me my capacity, put into my heart and brain something that delights, charms, and… — Brigham Young Copy Share Image
I love listening to songs that are from the heart and that touch the heart. So, love is the preferred theme for… — Kailash Kher Copy Share Image
Well, it'll always be disco/electro-pop. That's what I first wanted to do when I started out as a musician in 1977. It's… — Pete Burns Copy Share Image
Disappointment came to me, and booted me, and bruised and hurt me, but that's how people grow up. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The music industry is a very rough industry. Many years ago, I think it was even rougher in the sense that a… — Jennifer Holliday Copy Share Image
When you create something you leave little crumbs of stuff that you've experienced or music that you've listened to. — Panda Bear Copy Share Image
I got recognition because of film music, but people start recognizing me as an artiste more because of singles. — Ankit Tiwari Copy Share Image
“I'm a peasant I'm the muzhik A pest you're destined to play the music And yes it's pleasant to say it's beauty… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
I listen to music because that's such a huge part of my process; not to sound super pretentious, but that's a big… — Kerris Dorsey Copy Share Image
“Music is the love child birthed from the boundless freedom found in dreams and the rapturous opposition faced in life; for that,… — Dave Matthes Copy Share Image
Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy. Music is the electrical soil in which the spirit lives, thinks and… — Ludwig van Beethoven Copy Share Image