“The world is alive, blinking and clicking, winking at us slyly, inviting us to get up and dance to the music that's… — Shauna Niequist Copy Share Image
We live today in a world where most of the really important developments in everything from math and physics and astronomy to… — David Foster Wallace Copy Share Image
Holland was one of the first countries to adopt dance music into their culture, and we were the first ones to have… — Armin van Buuren Copy Share Image
“I think if you are a musician, and artist, you have to have a certain courage. Repeating yourself or photocopying other's art...… — Thomas Gabriel Fischer Copy Share Image
I've been given a gift [musical talent] - don't misuse it. I spent a lot of time just wasting that talent, not… — David Crosby Copy Share Image
“Something is happening inside me. It's like when you're searching for the right song that feels exactly the way you want to… — Kat Yeh Copy Share Image
For me, reggae music and its aesthetic are touchstones in both simple and complex ways. Reggae's capacity to be a folk music… — Kwame Dawes Copy Share Image
When I was studying... there weren't any black concert pianists. My choices were intuitive, and I had the technique to do it.… — Nina Simone Copy Share Image
“I am not angry with anybody. But when I am alone it seems to me that I can see my friends in… — Freidrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
Unlike many Sixties rockers,[Bob] Dylan sang about getting old, about broken dreams. His return to roots music pointed the way for many… — Jay Michaelson Copy Share Image
Pop music means everything to me. I've been listening to pop since I was kid, running home from school to watch Britney… — Kim Petras Copy Share Image
Many of us writers tour like a literary Bachman Turner Overdrive. We ain't pretty, but we're on the road. Many of us… — Luis Alberto Urrea Copy Share Image
I really think music in school is vital. Some pivotal moments in my life were my childhood scholastic experiences with music -… — Dave Smalley Copy Share Image
My forte is the music. But obviously if ya don't keep up with the business, then your kinda doing it for nothing.… — DJ Quik Copy Share Image
Now, the good of business is put above anything else, as corporations have become the new ruling body. Most decisions seem to… — Julian Casablancas Copy Share Image
“He was woken by music. It beckoned him, lilting and insistent; delicate music, played by delicate instruments that he could not identify,… — Susan Cooper Copy Share Image
There has to be an interaction of musicians on stage. Otherwise I feel too alone up there. When performing is really good,… — Dave Gahan Copy Share Image
'Jesus of Suburbia' is such a dynamic song from start to finish; it's nine minutes of craziness and hectic-ness and emotion... It's… — Aquaria Copy Share Image
I became friends on a social basis with a music professor (Dr. Alan Stein) who took a real interest in my work.… — John Keltonic Copy Share Image
Listening to music and driving - that's the best way to listen to music. You just kind of zone out. Driving's so… — Galcher Lustwerk Copy Share Image
My dad used to do a lot of music when he was young, so he had an 8-track MiniDisc recorder, and when… — Shura Copy Share Image
The blues is an art of ambiguity, an assertion of the irrepressibly human over all circumstance whether created by others or by… — Ralph Ellison Copy Share Image
“There is a striking feature of the twentieth century… the musical creation of the 20th century is qualitatively different from the 18th… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
It's so easy to make albums with overdubbing and editing these days, but I really prefer playing live and just getting the… — Paul Gilbert Copy Share Image
...That is one of the main causes of this arrogance: the idea of power. Then you lose your true power which is… — John Coltrane Copy Share Image
Being involved with BABYMETAL has allowed me to acquire more chances to really become involved with music. As a result, I find… — Moa Kikuchi Copy Share Image
In general, the musicians we met that made the most sense just said to do what feels right and try not worry… — Andrew VanWyngarden Copy Share Image
Little Steven - the songwriter, producer, and arranger - stayed alive doing the 'Lilyhammer' score. That pretty much took up three or… — Steven Van Zandt Copy Share Image
People called rock & roll 'African music.' They called it 'voodoo music.' They said that it would drive the kids insane. They… — Little Richard Copy Share Image
I'm a music person. Music is, for me, the best way to cure any sort of anxiety or icky feelings. I think… — Lake Bell Copy Share Image
“Oh well,' said Jack: and then, 'Did you ever meet Bach?' 'Which Bach?' 'London Bach.' 'Not I.' 'I did. He wrote some… — Patrick O'Brian Copy Share Image
At home I have a mixing desk that I like playing around on. It's great fun making music myself. And music has… — David Alaba Copy Share Image
If you can't create physical life, you find a life force. If that's in music, that's in music. I started to find… — Tori Amos Copy Share Image
Sometimes I forget that I'm supposed to keep people entertained because I'm just making music for my lifestyle and for my people… — ASAP Rocky Copy Share Image
I had a band with David Gates. There was just a lot of opportunity at that time. But I left for Los… — Leon Russell Copy Share Image
I'm actually doing what I like doing, which is mixing opera music and classical music with soul and folk. And I was… — Benjamin Clementine Copy Share Image
First, I'd become an avid reader of blogs, especially music blogs, and they seemed to be where the critical-thinking action was at,… — Carl Wilson Copy Share Image
Everything is important to me... Forgetting the small details is not wise when you care so much about your music and band.… — Rick DeJesus Copy Share Image
When I write, I tend toward melancholy, and the few times that I've tried pure joy in music, it doesn't really work… — Michael Stipe Copy Share Image
I am really inspired by writers, and weirdly - respect music journalists, which I think makes me the exception amongst most musicians.… — Emily Haines Copy Share Image
![“I've been given a gift [musical talent] - don't misuse it. I spent a lot of time just wasting that talent, not treasuring it, not valuing it, not respecting it, just taking it for granted. That was a hard lesson to learn. It doesn't come for free. Don't do that. Treasure it, respect it, treat it…” quote by David Crosby](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/1a9/david-crosby-8990_enjoy_i-ve-been-given-a-gift-musical-talent-do_2902515.jpg)
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