A lot of people seem to think I started this business. But rock 'n' roll was here a long time before I… — Elvis Presley Copy Share Image
Part of me also knows that this generation is the least racist and most pro-gay, so that's great. But they have a… — Greg Behrendt Copy Share Image
“There's that thing that can happen to you when you meet somebody and you don't consider them extraordinary at all and then… — Yvonne Prinz Copy Share Image
I feel like I've got so much to do, from a music perspective. Jamie's done his record and traveled around the world… — Oliver Sim Copy Share Image
With the White Stripes we were trying to trick people into not realising we were playing the blues. We did not want… — Jack White Copy Share Image
I had a dream, as young people have quite idealistic dreams and goals, of, 'I'm going to go to Los Angeles, and… — Fantastic Negrito Copy Share Image
Maybe there's a different story when it comes to hip-hop or different genres, but as far as rock music goes, I think… — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
I have always made commercial music. The people who vote for the Grammy nominees are mostly in their 40s and have other… — Al Walser Copy Share Image
“He wants to say: First of all, you were wrong about pop music. And art and all of pop culture. And all… — Joe Meno Copy Share Image
My family influenced me very deeply because my dad came from a musical background, from the hillbilly music part of it, and… — Charlie Haden Copy Share Image
My art is not limited to the songs I create but also to the reaction it creates. I like to sit back… — Marilyn Manson Copy Share Image
In oddball places, the electric guitar has been taken as an almost alien object - this weird, six-stringed instrument that fell down… — Ry Cooder Copy Share Image
My biggest problem with the retirement thing was I'd be leaving the part of this business that I enjoy the most... the… — Garth Brooks Copy Share Image
Musical ability is not an inborn talent but an ability which can be developed. Any child who is properly trained can develop… — Shinichi Suzuki Copy Share Image
Love is a command, not just a feeling. Somehow, in the romantic world of music and theater we have made love to… — Ravi Zacharias Copy Share Image
Ah, 'Pather Panchali' was the most inspiring film that I wrote music for, and it was so spontaneously done. I saw the… — Ravi Shankar Copy Share Image
Then come the lights shining on you from above. You are a performer. You forget all you learned, the process of technique,… — Shirley MacLaine Copy Share Image
When we read a literary work (or, in some instances, listen to music) our imagination is stimulated, we feel various emotions, and… — Philip Kitcher Copy Share Image
Something about music urges us to engage with its larger context, beyond the piece of plastic it came on-it seems to be… — David Byrne Copy Share Image
Whatever I do, I attempt to do it fully. I try, and don't always succeed, to be thorough. There are musicians who… — Bill Dixon Copy Share Image
Maybe not as an idol, but I have influenced some people, including my son Joshua. So that feels good. Wherever I play… — Dewey Redman Copy Share Image
People always focus on people like me who use synthesizers, right, which are explicitly electronic and therefore obvious. "Ah, yes, that's electronic… — Brian Eno Copy Share Image
As my grandmother Shamshad Begum was a noted classical singer, who had settled down in London, we used to receive several people… — Saira Banu Copy Share Image
Gather the stars if you wish it so Gather the songs and keep them. Gather the faces of women. Gather for keeping… — Carl Sandburg Copy Share Image
All these children [who did not have music and art classes at school] go out into the world without knowing that there… — Bette Midler Copy Share Image
It's what the Pixies always said about music - they were writing songs and just trying not to be boring. That was… — Jonny Greenwood Copy Share Image
“Musick they have, but not the harmony of the sphears, but loud terrene noises, like the bellowing of beasts; the loud bagpipe… — Alistair Campsie Copy Share Image
I'm used to music as a tool, taking the various elements and then making something completely new out of them. And writing… — Ry Cooder Copy Share Image
The web really does make the music audience a global community - when I send a tweet, I get responses from Kansas… — Cary Brothers Copy Share Image
You look at like the '70s, the messianic presence of the artist - it was very much about an audience gathering to… — Matty Healy Copy Share Image
“Seeing a lot of water like that every day is probably an important thing for human beings. For human beings might be… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
I'm a born music lover and want to sing for all music composers as well but due to some false impression many… — Ankit Tiwari Copy Share Image
Now there’s us, staking out our piece of cinematic turf (might be small but it’s ours). And the music has to fit… — Joss Whedon Copy Share Image
Do we really want to know how Michael Jackson makes his music? No. We want to understand why he needs the bones… — Frank Zappa Copy Share Image
I listen to music very intensely as well: When I listen to an artist I really love, I feel like I know… — Robyn Copy Share Image
Music is a vital part of my life, and it has been since I was a kid. It helped me find my… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
I want to make the music that's not there anymore. I'm so passionate about the singing voice... What I'm trying to do… — Sam Smith Copy Share Image
There are so many songs that have become massive hits merely because the video is great, while the song is pretty rubbish.… — Christine McVie Copy Share Image
Man, I would demand that artist come to the table with better variety. I would demand that musicians know music history, not… — Pharoahe Monch Copy Share Image
I can’t really trip about people not knowing, I guess in due time, all in God speed. But some amazing music I… — Teedra Moses Copy Share Image
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