I think America concedes that true American music has sprung from the Negro. — William Christopher Handy Copy Share Image
I have to write the songs before I become too enamored with my own melodies. — Mike Stoller Copy Share Image
Mix-tapes are something that have been going on for a while. They've been pretty important to hip-hop. It's the way we advertise… — Wale Copy Share Image
When you listen to radio and hear the same 20 or 25 songs, you start hunting down your CD's. Waylon Jennings' records… — Randy Houser Copy Share Image
For some reason, people don't want to see a girl onstage. Whether it's a girl or a guy, if you like the… — Alissa White-Gluz Copy Share Image
In the broad spectrum of the arts, two worlds rarely overlap - the literary world and the world of rock music. — William Boyd Copy Share Image
Music in New Orleans has always been the heartbeat that drives the city. It was that even before Katrina, and that's what… — Trombone Shorty Copy Share Image
When I met my wife Vicky's family, I had to go out of my way to convince them, to show them, that… — Chris Cornell Copy Share Image
Once I discovered music and that you don't need to just use words but can add a growl to the melody, that… — Banks Copy Share Image
I didn't plan on rock-n-roll. I wanted to learn jazz; I got to know some people doing rock-n-roll with jazz, and I… — Robby Krieger Copy Share Image
It doesn't mean that I'm overly enthusiastic about much music. Except the people that really touch me. It has to touch me,… — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
There is something beautiful about a billion stars held steady by a God who knows what He is doing. (They hang there,… — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
The beautiful thing about hip-hop is it's like an audio collage. You can take any form of music and do it in… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
I certainly know guys in comedy, I know some actors, and I definitely know some musicians, who have survived to a certain… — Denis Leary Copy Share Image
What I remember best from those times is the music itself. When it succeded, we took hold of the audience's attention, working… — Andromeda Romano-Lax Copy Share Image
A lot of my philosophies came from sheet music. 'Some Day My Prince Will Come,' or 'Blue Skies Smiling at Me' -… — Judith Durham Copy Share Image
A great conductor is an alchemical force: someone who can absorb the historical weight of a famous melody, the expectations of an… — Sue Perkins Copy Share Image
“This is what music is to me. I can’t see it. But it’s everywhere. It’s in the traffic when I’m downtown. It’s… — Jeremy Asher Copy Share Image
We make our own music, and the songs appeal to the public well, and the public likes them. — G-Dragon Copy Share Image
“The sum of his life was a unique melody, hauntingly beautiful and powerful.” — Ann Marston Copy Share Image
I'm lucky that I have people listening to my music, waiting to see me in North America. — Ryuichi Sakamoto Copy Share Image
Music is common language. I can sing 'Bebot' in front of white people and they will dance. — apl.de.ap Copy Share Image
Sometimes, musicians worry too much about how beautifully they are playing. — Simon Rattle Copy Share Image
It's embarrassing sometimes, the way actors or musicians sometimes get made untouchable. — Cillian Murphy Copy Share Image
Movie soundtracks…i love them and they often inpire me in everyday life.. — AXLL_SBLNS Copy Share Image
“we might not hear it at times but the music is always on. it just need to turned louder.” — Rupi Kaur Copy Share Image
When chaos is the god of an era, clamorous music is the deity's chief instrument. — Ben Okri Copy Share Image
