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It's understandable that the music companies that are comprised of people that are successful by making good creative decisions - they have… — Steve Jobs Copy Share Image
Popularity gets up people's noses. But I understand the importance and the function of popular music. There is an artistic purpose. Popular… — Andrea Bocelli Copy Share Image
I love traditional music. But in any culture around the world, there is the historic and cultural music and everything that's been… — Robbie Robertson Copy Share Image
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Music is my catharsis for that. It's an incredible blessing that I have this way of expressing myself through music and lyric,… — Kimbra Copy Share Image
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I think my playing has been orchestral throughout the years, and this is another way of expressing that. But I primarily see… — Tony Williams Copy Share Image
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I find it very difficult not to write in any sort of Sudanese style. With Sudanese music, there are very specific things… — Ahmed Gallab Copy Share Image
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Before the whole [music] business was calibrated around the selling of records. I never could have imagined that live performance would become… — Arthur Fogel Copy Share Image
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