[The Utopia of Rules] should offer a challenge to us all. Should we just accept this bureaucracy as inevitable? Or is there… — Gillian Tett Copy Share Image
“Music is math, and one you understand that…How can anyone not be in awe? It’s the audible expression behind the laws of… — Katherine Reay Copy Share Image
When I began to choreograph and find my way pulling other artists' dreams out and changing music in a visual way, there… — Laurieann Gibson Copy Share Image
And if you look around, if you listen to some music nowdays, I'm not so optimistic...I have the feeling that some of… — Peter Brotzmann Copy Share Image
I just got in music because it was a hobby. I got into clubs for free, got to drink for free and… — Shaggy Copy Share Image
Sometimes song happens all at once where you sit down and the lyrics and the music just come out. So there definitely… — Jonathan Jackson Copy Share Image
There were certainly more conventional and predictable paths that I could have taken in life, but I believe in being true to… — Ananya Birla Copy Share Image
My aunt played upright bass in the Louisville Orchestra, and I was always really impressed by her musical ability. I found it… — Jim James Copy Share Image
I wanted to do 'Oh Shenandoah' because that's the town I was born in - as a tribute to my mom and… — Charlie Haden Copy Share Image
I love the traditional music of all our islands - Scotland, England, Ireland and Wales , but I suppose I'm viewed pretty… — Ralph McTell Copy Share Image
I've always been into music that was meshed together - not necessarily wall of sound stuff but music where you get duelling… — Dom Thomas Copy Share Image
Jazz goes into folk music, into rock music. Jazz is in practically everything except classical music where they're reading the same music… — Van Morrison Copy Share Image
“It’s like my dreams were worn away by paper cuts, and at some point I woke up and realized that, ‘Hey, you… — R.E. Carr Copy Share Image
The darling mispronunciations of childhood! - dear me, there's no music that can touch it; and how one grieves when it wastes… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
I love making music but with that comes a lot of responsibility and you have to put yourself out there more. I'm… — Daniel Powter Copy Share Image
I love music which helps me get focused and keeps my thoughts away from other things. The music gets heavier as the… — Daniel Ricciardo Copy Share Image
I think my philosophy on music is sort of like the difference between religion and spirituality or religion and faith. There's a… — Haley Bonar Copy Share Image
I think my favourite song on the album [Second Hand Rapture'] is 'Head Is Not My Home', I love the vocal melody… — Lizzy Plapinger Copy Share Image
Disco is funky when you take one record at a time. It's just that they narrowed it down to one beat to… — George Clinton Copy Share Image
A lot of my songs are about death and the fleetingness of life. It just feels good to remind myself about that… — Phil Elvrum Copy Share Image
“She sang, as requested. There was much about love in the ballad: faithful love that refused to abandon its object; love that… — Charlotte Brontë Copy Share Image
I am the pianist of the duo, although Aleksey does pretty good... you know we've written more and more stuff where he… — Richard Hyung-ki Joo Copy Share Image
“Music can inspire people to wake up and say, ‘Somebody’s lying.’ This is the point I’d like to make with my music,”… — Michael Azerrad Copy Share Image
I think every once in a while country has lost its way, but found its way back. It's always going to drift… — Randy Travis Copy Share Image
Whatever I do, I'm always struggling to create a visceral experience. With my music, I'm more of a live performer these days.… — Juliette Lewis Copy Share Image
The creative process for a musician is very different than for a filmmaker. I have an idea and I can pretty much… — Mike Patton Copy Share Image
Quality is timeless: It will clearly define itself. And so I make reference to and acknowledge things that I feel have been… — Dwight Yoakam Copy Share Image
“I wanted to smell the guitars. It's hard to explain but they have a smell. And the best way I could ever… — Barbara Hall Copy Share Image
Of course, when you see [ musical numbers] in the movie [Out To Sea ], it's cut into a lot with other… — Brent Spiner Copy Share Image
I always wanted to be in this role, as a songwriter. In the Pumpkins, it was always impossible because Corgan would wake… — Jimmy Chamberlin Copy Share Image
I just want people to hear the music the way it's suppose to sound, the way we meant for them to hear… — Dr. Dre Copy Share Image
I'm a musician, and I'm fascinated with the effects of sound, and tone, and pitch and melody and all that sort of… — Guy Pearce Copy Share Image
When I started writing again, especially when I listened to French music and Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen, I realized that these… — Benjamin Clementine Copy Share Image
I find myself skeptical of music that forces you to have a certain experience, emotional reaction, or specific constructive arc of experience.… — Vijay Iyer Copy Share Image
And I always actually say, 'The Voice' isn't just about trying to find a superstar. We also give a platform to gigging… — Guy Sebastian Copy Share Image
I started playing guitar, like, when I was 17 or so, but where I'm from, you just don't hear about people moving… — Kip Moore Copy Share Image
I want people to look at themselves. I want people to go into a space for meditation. It's funny to use a… — David W. Marsden Copy Share Image
I realized a lot of my friends were going to nightclubs and listening to house music. I was hanging out with them… — Hans-Peter Lindstrøm Copy Share Image
We talked a lot with the musician. And for now there are few options, and I give him few weeks to come… — Luc Besson Copy Share Image
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