I've been very lucky, man. Like you say, though, the writing is what kicked all that in and made it possible. It's… — Tony Joe White Copy Share Image
Michael Jackson fundamentally altered the terms of the debate about African American music. Remember, he was a chocolate, cherubic-faced genius with an… — Michael Eric Dyson Copy Share Image
What acting does bring that music doesn't bring for me is the opportunity is the opportunity to be completely different in every… — Alicia Keys Copy Share Image
For starters, I should just tell you that The Band was always my favorite band from the first moment that I heard… — Colin Linden Copy Share Image
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“I’ve always wanted to not give a fuck. While crying helplessly into my pillow for no good reason, I would often fantasize… — Allie Brosh Copy Share Image
“All the stuff we’re so worried about creating and fixated on becoming is already right here, right now. The money you want… — Jen Sincero Copy Share Image
“After the funeral, they went to a private club in Chelsea, where they drank and jammed the night away together—greats and nobodies… — Lyudmila Ulitskaya Copy Share Image
“Now, during our catastrophically idiotic war in Vietnam, the music kept getting better and better and better. We lost that war, by… — Kurt Vonnegut Jr Copy Share Image
The human genome will not help us to understand the spiritual side of humankind, or to know who God is or what… — Francis Collins Copy Share Image
Jazz has the power to make men forget their differences and come together... Jazz is the personification of transforming overwhelmingly negative circumstances… — Quincy Jones Copy Share Image
My love is new music, I tend to go and see a lot of bands, while [co-producer] Mark Cooper spends his time… — Jools Holland Copy Share Image
I wrote 90 percent of the record in prison. A lot of people wonder, "How the hell did you do that?" I… — Ronnie Radke Copy Share Image
That folk music led to learning to play, and making things up led to what turns out to be the most lucrative… — Jackson Browne Copy Share Image
Each one of us is called to become that great song that comes out of the silence, and the more we let… — David Steindl-Rast Copy Share Image
I played drums since I was 6 years old. And then I got into producing music when I was about 16 or… — Murda Beatz Copy Share Image
The more I compose, the more I know that I don't know it all. I think it's a good way to start.… — A. R. Rahman Copy Share Image
I definitely think that with music my favorite thing about Nashville is that it's a music hub that accepts and allows all… — Taylor Swift Copy Share Image
On its fifth full-length album, 'Cervantine,' A Hawk and a Hacksaw's love of the Balkans continues unabated, but with new songs and… — Anthony Fantano Copy Share Image
A real New Yorker is always someone who came here from somewhere else to avoid some kind of persecution, often sexual-preference based,… — Genesis P-Orridge Copy Share Image
Greedo taught me a lot. I don't say that about every artist. Some artists might teach me stuff musically, but Greedo taught… — Kenny Beats Copy Share Image
I like working with great talent, in every capacity. I have a rule of thumb, in any creative endeavor - whether I'm… — Malik Yoba Copy Share Image
“It was to be the longest flight I had ever made in my young life and one of the most interesting. Having… — Captain Hank Bracker, "Seawater Two Copy Share Image
“The many great gardens of the world, of literature and poetry, of painting and music, of religion and architecture, all make the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The group is enthusiastic about making art, but it's also a good excuse to get together with friends and to enjoy each… — Jussi Lehtisalo Copy Share Image
The three of us being brought up, even though we didn't know each other in our early lives, on the same type… — Dusty Hill Copy Share Image
It's just about bein' yourself...even when you're on the dole, it's about your leather jacket. Music is the last refuge of the… — Pete Doherty Copy Share Image
You're just like, "I like doing this - it's something I have a lot of passion for." You happen to do it,… — Vance Joy Copy Share Image
The characteristics of a good musician can be summarized as follows: 1. A well-trained ear. 2. A well-trained intelligence. 3. A well-trained… — Zoltan Kodaly Copy Share Image
I was at a time of my life of making choices, I suppose: am I a writer, am I a visual artist?… — David Toop Copy Share Image
I've always been surrounded by music. The arts have been in my life for a long long time. It was just always… — Eskeerdo Copy Share Image
Each individual composes the music of his own life. If he injures another, he brings disharmony. When his sphere is disturbed, he… — Hazrat Inayat Khan Copy Share Image
The songs that are getting recreated by us or fellow industry friends are because these songs were gold in their time and… — Bhushan Kumar Copy Share Image
The moment you came into my life oh darling you brought me back into life, broken and weathered my heart had nothing… — Jessica Barajas Copy Share Image
Sometimes it's a struggle to make everything work. I usually work on music from nine in the morning until three in the… — Hans-Peter Lindstrøm Copy Share Image
Each person who ever was or is or will be has a song. It isn't a song that anybody else wrote. It… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
I don't worry about alienating fans. I don't think most people these days think of artists as sellouts if they license their… — Alexis Krauss Copy Share Image
I suppose because I have a good ear, I could pick out harmonies and learn by ear. I still think that you… — Mick Taylor Copy Share Image
“To my surprise, the toilet began to play music. It was probably supposed to be comforting, some sort of melody to soothe… — Stuart Gibbs Copy Share Image
Once you're in a musical, there is a huge opportunity for that, singing and dancing, 'Aha!' and 'Tada' at the end of… — Alan Tudyk Copy Share Image