If I'm happy with the song and it's a hit song or not, for the rest of my life, I can hang… — Jake Owen Copy Share Image
See, if you put a musician in a place where he has to do something different from what he does all the… — Miles Davis Copy Share Image
As a nation we've been faced with so many tragedies since the beginning of this Millennium and I believe we have even… — Oleta Adams Copy Share Image
“Language is not law; it is in fact a lot like music. Speech is jazz – first you learn the basic rules,… — Robert Lane Greene Copy Share Image
I never heard so many kids talk about just doing anything to be famous. I mean, yeah, fame is part of the… — David Bowie Copy Share Image
I can't say I was consciously thinking of the big changes in the music business when I was writing the lyrics, but… — Rivers Cuomo Copy Share Image
One piece of advice I often give young singers, including my son Vijay, is to not get sidetracked from their primary duty… — K. J. Yesudas Copy Share Image
A lot of my favourite songs have Eno involved, but I love the work he does on the first two Roxy Music… — Matt Berry Copy Share Image
On the last album, I didn't want to disturb the melody with too many stories. This time, I wanted to know if… — Agnes Obel Copy Share Image
I am a massive fan of early electronica like Steve Reich, Pat Metheny and Thomas Dolby. I used to be a big… — Kate Fleetwood Copy Share Image
What's needed to be appreciated about Young Zwann is that he is quite receptive to changes, always willing to learn and adapt… — Amaal Mallik Copy Share Image
I've seen people who like a certain song write on their Instagram what they think the lyrics are - which they aren't.… — Adam Granduciel Copy Share Image
Very early, I thought I would go into music, but I was aware that it would bring a set of obstacles I… — Stella McCartney Copy Share Image
There's only one medium left and that is YouTube. We can give lessons but people need to be willing to learn. I… — Rahat Fateh Ali Khan Copy Share Image
I used to have the Virgin music [stores], and I would go there and just go up the escalator and say to… — Kanye West Copy Share Image
“Recordings of Georgian folk polyphonic songs makes a great musical impression. They are recorded in a tradition of active reproduction of Georgian… — Igor Stravinsky Copy Share Image
I dread naming pieces of music because being instrumental, most of the time the songs that I write are instrumental, I want… — Yanni Copy Share Image
I didn't take a break from making music, but I took some time away from the "need to sell it" thing, and… — Tove Styrke Copy Share Image
Music, even if I ended up doing something different or do end up doing something different in the long run, it's just… — Autre Ne Veut Copy Share Image
No matter what, I'm never going to get an anthology from an actual publisher, though I could always score another music anthology.… — Richard Meltzer Copy Share Image
What's that? My six song album entitled Bo Fo Sho is currently available on iTunes? With three songs that have never been… — Bo Burnham Copy Share Image
I've written so many songs that are hopeful - songs that are, like, about an old man that gives all his possessions… — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
First I'm going to thank Don because when you thank your husband at the end of the speech they play him out… — Meryl Streep Copy Share Image
The trombone is the true head of the family of wind instruments... it has all the serious and powerful tones of sublime… — Hector Berlioz Copy Share Image
Sure, I could give advice; I could, say, travel the world, listen to music. But all I can really say is do… — Mark Morris Copy Share Image
Sometimes you write music to a script or while a film is being edited. Sometimes I write without seeing any images, but… — Johann Johannsson Copy Share Image
No one wants the picture-perfect song anymore. I'm trying to keep the beautiful qualities of pop - nostalgia, melodies, and the feeling… — Bazzi Copy Share Image
As an artist I write about the world I want to live in. And as a musician and someone who is in… — Brett Dennen Copy Share Image
I think it's hard to put a finger on my music. My music has always been an amalgamation of everything I listen… — Travie McCoy Copy Share Image
We didn't sit around the dining table talking about Madam Walker, but the silverware that we used every day had her monogram… — A'Lelia Bundles Copy Share Image
My ex-wife was trying to be nice once, so she took me to a concert in Los Angeles. I went with her… — B. B. King Copy Share Image
I started out doing music videos and photography, and I always loved writing. Filmmaking seemed to be a good compilation of all… — Brendan Fletcher Copy Share Image
Thomas Edison had great visions (for lights, music players, movies, etc.) but he knew they didn't count until he could make them… — Philip Kotler Copy Share Image
“Jam jamming,” Meghan chanted in a sing song voice. “I like the idea, the feel. I KNOW what you are getting at.… — Jaime Allison Parker Copy Share Image
A lot of people probably get the idea that I'm this extremely calculated kind of guy, and in a lot of ways,… — Yngwie Malmsteen Copy Share Image
There's kind of a double standard: if a musician decides they want to act, everybody falls over themselves. But if you're an… — Megan Mullally Copy Share Image
I wonder what would have happened if automation and computers had existed when 'Oklahoma!' was having its out-of-town try-out, and three days… — Andrew Lloyd Webber Copy Share Image
A lot of writers don't know what it feels like to get on stage. They don't understand the weight that songs can… — Justin Tranter Copy Share Image
“You're the mad one,' I said. 'If you could see yourself, hear your own voice, your music - which of course you… — Anne Rice Copy Share Image
The wonderful thing about rock music is even if you hate the other person, sometimes you need him more, you know. In… — Bruce Springsteen Copy Share Image