It's always Jazz. You can put a new dress on her, a new hat, but no matter what kind of clothes she's… — Lionel Hampton Copy Share Image
When I wasn't working, I was learning how to use production software on YouTube and making music. — Shura Copy Share Image
My other friends are in music relaxation class, which I do not attend, because smooth jazz makes me angry sometimes. — Matthew Quick Copy Share Image
Sometimes a piece of music in the score isn't effective. When a score is too well finished with too many elements, sometimes… — Alejandro Amenabar Copy Share Image
My grandmother used to have horses, so she'd get the sled out, have all us kids ride. We'd play music together. My… — Susan Tedeschi Copy Share Image
The source is always me, but when the inspiration is an amazing idea or entity, it gives the process of music making… — Amaal Mallik Copy Share Image
I feel like I was bred to do what I do. Ive been into music, and listening to music and critiquing it,… — Dr Dre Copy Share Image
My most ideal date would be something spontaneous, probably a concert, where there's good music and we can talk and hang out. — Mischa Barton Copy Share Image
“Yet the laboriously sought musical epiphany rarely compares to the unsought, even unwanted tune whose ambush is violent and sudden: the song… — Geoffrey O'Brien Copy Share Image
And for the past 10 years Ive been in a real commercial setting where people are all about numbers, theyre all about… — Lee Ann Womack Copy Share Image
Without music and creativity, I'd need other forms of therapy. But for me, the life process is the process of healing yourself.… — Richard Ashcroft Copy Share Image
When I was younger, I had conversations with friends about wanting to create something different. Every young musician probably thinks that. But… — FKA twigs Copy Share Image
I grew up on rap and hip-hop and fell into dance music. Hip-hop died down, and I moved more into dance music,… — Nomi Ruiz Copy Share Image
The good music companies do an amazing thing. They have people who can pick the person that's gonna be successful out of… — Steve Jobs Copy Share Image
Heavy metal to me implies a relentless, pounding, hitting-people-over-the-head music. Trend setters tend to dismiss it as basic and simple, but all… — Billy Squier Copy Share Image
The truth is the music is really an incredible personal part of the movie. When I was drawing the storyboards for Watchmen,… — Zack Snyder Copy Share Image
My thing is when people say Dom Kennedy's music reminds them of L.A., I wanna do that 100 percent because at the… — Dom Kennedy Copy Share Image
“Music is my voice, which illuminates my soul. To deny me this inspiration, is to mute my contemplations on life.” — Patricia H. Graham Copy Share Image
My hope is that witnessing the beautiful harmony created by merging different musical melodies will help people realize the beauty in our… — Kamasi Washington Copy Share Image
The Band mean a lot to me in terms of what I aspire to achieve with my group, as the music they… — Johnny Flynn Copy Share Image
I don't write lyrics. I hear the track and sing in gibberish over it, then I try and fit words into the… — Kelela Copy Share Image
Gospel music was very prevalent in my house. My mother also loved Nat King Cole. That was some of the first music… — Gregory Porter Copy Share Image
If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
What is pop music? It's not a genre. It's just the music that is popular at a given point in time. — Jonas Blue Copy Share Image
Rock music is quite big in India - but it mostly just replaces all the intricacies of Indian rhythms and Indian melody… — Jonny Greenwood Copy Share Image
It wasn't so much that I had to leave to make it in the music business as I was curious to be… — Matthew Sweet Copy Share Image
Some of Eminem's rap songs kind of have the teenage love songs like the fifties love songs. It's kind of like domestic… — Bruce Dickinson Copy Share Image
“The final aim and reason of all music is nothing other than the glorification of God and the refreshment of the spirit.” — J.S. Bach Copy Share Image
Since I was, like, an infant... I remember being in love with television. I loved listening to music. I wanted to be… — Fred Armisen Copy Share Image
I cant retire from music any more than I can retire from my liver. Youd have to remove the music from me… — Ray Charles Copy Share Image
“You see, most people play louder to get someone's attention, but getting quieter can stop a bull from charging.” — Victor L. Wooten Copy Share Image
New Orleans has an incredible culture. Everybody brings up food first, but I realized there's a lot more to that in terms… — J. J. Redick Copy Share Image
All my songs were solo voices. Just me singing. In fact, that was the gimmick - no gimmick. Just singing straight with… — Bobby Vinton Copy Share Image
This is Graceland. Home of the most famous musician in the world.” “Michael Jackson lived here?” “No, dummy,” Carter said. “Elvis Presley. — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
I think my music has a big message, and I think when people really get into it, it does help their life… — SonReal Copy Share Image
“Now, when he sat at the piano, he did not play music for the company the notes provided him. He played the… — Meredith Duran Copy Share Image
If a musician wants to be an actor, everyone thinks that's pretty cool. But if an actor wants to play a song,… — John Hawkes Copy Share Image
I always try to teach by example and not force my ideas on a young musician. One of the reasons we're here… — Dizzy Gillespie Copy Share Image
The main difference I'd say is that European cinema has always used less music than American cinema for historical reasons. — Alexandre Desplat Copy Share Image
I only choose musicians who I think will emerge, can emerge, with their own character, while still going along with the tune… — Robert Wyatt Copy Share Image
