Music Quotes · Page 284

“That summer her memories were turned into melodies as he sung his way to her heart <3”

— Elizabeth Heller

My best moments are when I write songs out of nowhere.

— King Tuff

It never really occurred to me to seek out a female influence, a female musician.

— Nita Strauss

Nature's music is never over; her silences are pauses, not conclusions.

— Mary Webb

I didn't think we would ever make enough money to pay rent by playing music.

— Gregg Allman

We are kind of country, but we do cater to louder kinds of music.

— Hank Williams III

One thing the music industry has taught me is to manage my expectations.

— Q-Tip

I've often said if I knew where the good songs came from, I'd go there more often.

— Leonard Cohen

The times when you sit at home in your room listening to depressing music when your in a good mood :/

— Talyiah

Life becomes difficult when you're in this public eye, and I think that we all relate to each other and I try…

— Drake

All musicians should write poetry or at least read it if they want to improve their game. Except for people who believe…

— David Berman

Judge not, before you judge yourself. Judge not, if you're not ready for judgment. The Road of life is rocky and you…

— Bob Marley

I had a style before I was signed, but now I'm developing my commercial sound as well as trying to strike a…

— James Arthur

I would not describe myself as an avid jazz fan and I am not a jazz musician myself. However, that is not…

— Nat Wolff

Beck is obviously a consummate musician. He plays instruments, many instruments. He can make his own record without having a fleet of…

— Michael McDonald

A singer can quit once he or she has made ten great songs; a director can finish once he or she has…

— Alber Elbaz

I've become more introverted as I've got older. I used to be an outgoing person who joked around a lot, but as…

— Aloe Blacc

I am involved in every step of the process [musicmaking]. Whether it is the production or the mixing or the visuals and…

— G-Eazy

“Behold her, single in the field, Yon solitary Highland Lass! Reaping and singing by herself; Stop here, or gently pass! Alone she…

— William Wordsworth

I'm starting to wonder if pop culture is in its dying days, because everyone is able to customize their own lives with…

— Douglas Coupland

My father has been a voice of encouragement in times of desperation for so many people. But he died when I was…

— Damian Marley

My ambition, a long time ago, was to be a film music writer. A compromise then was to be the guy who…

— Chris Rea

To lovers, I devise their imaginary world, with whatever they may need, as the stars of the sky, the red, red roses…

— Williston Fish

This is a book for every fiddler who has realized halfway through playing an ancient Scottish air that the Ramones "I Wanna…

— Neil Gaiman

I want my music to break every border and reach every person.

— Koffee

I love acting, but I've always prioritized my music.

— Lisa Stansfield

“You don´t need to spend the earth to hear music that can move it.”

— Clare Ashton

Music is the best means we have of digesting time.

— W. H. Auden

If I hadn't done the PUP video, I probably wouldn't be playing music right now.

— Finn Wolfhard

A painter paints, a musician plays, a writer writes - but a movie actor waits.

— Mary Astor

We write music because we have to; it's a part of our very being.

— M. Shadows

Singing pop music was not something I planned, but I managed to do it.

— Tiffany Darwish

We should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once.

— Anonymous

Music is a secret and unconscious mathematical problem of the soul.

— Gottfried Leibniz

No one does cool, catchy pop music like Robyn, and 'Hang With Me' is a testament to that.

— Dan Levy

“In 1994, the average person spent $79 on books as compared to $56 on recorded music.”

— Richard L. Brandt

The music I actually listen to sounds nothing like my own!

— Christopher Tin

“Ah, music," he said, wiping his eyes. "A magic beyond all we do here!”

— J.K. Rowling

It's asking for trouble to listen to music alone.

— Janice Galloway

The Carpenters songs had a lot of melody. And people have always liked a good melody.

— Richard Carpenter