“But no, it was not to be explained so easily. The apparition didn't turn into the musician, but into a large porcupine.… — Tantra Bensko Copy Share Image
When I'm meditating on an idea, I try to let the idea completely saturate me to the point where I feel like… — Matisyahu Copy Share Image
I mean it's funny, playing music, how of course you want it to do well, you want them to like it, but… — Eddie Van Halen Copy Share Image
Willow and I definitely talked about doing a collaboration. She really loves rock music, so she wants to come on and get… — Jada Pinkett Smith Copy Share Image
Essentially, the popular musician in America must learn that his basic job is to entertain people, to make them forget their sorrows… — Artie Shaw Copy Share Image
Go find very early versions of things: the first TV pilot of a later-successful TV show; early audition tapes by famous actors;… — Derek Sivers Copy Share Image
“In his entirely personal experience of them, English was jazz music, German was classical music, French was ecclesiastical music, and Spanish was… — Yann Martel Copy Share Image
There were aspects of stardom I didn't like, which were of no consequence, really, but the positive things far outweighed the negative.… — Paul Weller Copy Share Image
I certainly have gotten caught up in the music business at various times in my life, mostly because you want to get… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The genius of a composer is found in the notes of his music; but analyzing the notes will not reveal his genius.… — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
When I'm recording my album, I want to be acting, or when I'm on set, I want to be making music. I… — Sabrina Carpenter Copy Share Image
No medium is more limited than any other. It's what a person does with it. We could talk about the differences between… — Bill Henson Copy Share Image
“Space is as important as content, and silence as important as singing. Our music and art should be filled with more beauty,… — Martin Smith Copy Share Image
I'd say the key thing is to remain true to what originally got you into music. When I wrote 'Hallelujah,' it ignited… — Gin Wigmore Copy Share Image
I feel like I'm struggling now, and nearly every musician I know feels that way - even the most successful ones. I… — Eleanor Friedberger Copy Share Image
Any time you have a song that is directly connected to a very specific musical trend of the moment, you have immediately… — Ryan Tedder Copy Share Image
The lack of quality dance music and the fact that here in the United States, house music is not seen as anything… — Frankie Knuckles Copy Share Image
I think music moves me more than other people. I can hear a song and it can bring me to tears. It… — Tom Odell Copy Share Image
Obviously you have to have rhythm. If you have rhythm, then you can play anything you need. If you have rhythm and… — Eddie Van Halen Copy Share Image
It's not that I have resisted songwriting, it's just not something I felt I have had to do. I've just not woken… — Alison Krauss Copy Share Image
Pop is a little bit theatrical. That's the whole vibe. That's the point - is that it's great music, great melodies, great… — Adam Lambert Copy Share Image
We're going to sing about things that matter to us. The balancing act is to present these ideas but also make the… — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
I remember the first time I saw you. Your hair was in two braids instead of one. I remember when you sang… — Suzanne Collins Copy Share Image
The fact I wasn't getting off made me realize that I really had to take a hard look at it and at… — Van Morrison Copy Share Image
Not much music left inside us for life to dance to. Our youth has gone to the ends of the earth to… — Louis-Ferdinand Celine Copy Share Image
My father left his piano at the house when he left, and I wasn't allowed to play it when he was there… — Prince Copy Share Image
You don't think when you play music, you just try to play and be in it. It is the same for me… — Karl Ove Knausgard Copy Share Image
It's funny, I guess when I was growing up, I didn't really think about being an instrumentalist, per se. I didn't think,… — Jacob Collier Copy Share Image
As one knows the poet by his fine music, so one can recognize the liar by his rich rhythmic utterance, and in… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
I didn't want to go out on dates on Friday and Saturday night, because I wanted to go to the Opry with… — Lorrie Morgan Copy Share Image
My creativeness stems from my love of music. Music is pure emotion. Music is the infinity sign. Music is self-expression in its… — Cordae Copy Share Image
When I graduated from college in early 2010, I decided that I needed to create a calling card, some kind of business… — Allison Williams Copy Share Image
I find a lot of inspiration through visuals. When I was 12, I saw Aurora's 'Runaway' music video. Something inside me clicked,… — Billie Eilish Copy Share Image
There have been a lot of people involved in the growth of EDM's support in the U.S., from DJ/producers like David Guetta,… — Tiesto Copy Share Image
It could be confusing to people, but it's very simple to me, and it always has been - creating the thing that… — Sophie Copy Share Image
Okay, here it is, your choice... it's simple, her or me, and I'm sure she is really great. But Derek, I love… — Meredith Grey Copy Share Image
85% of modern music doesn't have a damn thing to do with music. It has to do with looking good. Name me… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
I have no illusions about being a genius musician. I pride myself on being a soldier, a warrior for jazz. I trained… — Phil Woods Copy Share Image
When you're sharing the music, you're not buying the CD. When you're sharing that video, you're not buying the TV. But we… — Jeremy Rifkin Copy Share Image
Everyone is aware of the fact that visual and auditive perspective are identical; the only difference being that they are created and… — Heinrich Neuhaus Copy Share Image