Music Quotes · Page 473

“So I'll be bold, as well as strong, and use my head alongside my heart.”

— Mumford & Sons

Music was far more tribal in the Eighties; you were into one band and that was it.

— Martin Kemp

I always thought I was singing American folk music.

— Lonnie Donegan

My brother's been producing rap music and hip-hop for maybe 10 years.

— Tina Yothers

“Music is only a mystery to people who want it explained. Music and love are the same.”

— Simon Van Booy

I think the key to the success of a music video lies in its concept and the overall look.

— Divya Khosla Kumar

Guns 'N' Roses music was part of the fabric of all people.

— Steven Tyler

There's always a story in music, and it's expressed through my music.

— Ledisi

I see music as an aid. It overcomes my internal editor, especially when the music evokes the character or the mood I'm…

— Jeff VanderMeer

When you get respect from the people who are buying your music and coming to your shows, there's an expectation that you…

— Colin Meloy

Music is everywhere - you consume it every day, everywhere you go. The content creator should be compensated. It's only fair.

— Jay-Z

“Prince Andrew shrugged his shoulders and frowned, as lovers of music do when they hear a false note.”

— Tolstoy

I'm an advocate for women to become more aware of the different positions in the music industry.

— Victoria Monet

Music is what feelings sound like out loud. I sing songs that speak from my heart. They tell my story, how I…

— Georgia Cates

Playing along to CDs is fine, but nothing gets your game together faster than jamming with real live musicians.

— Josh Freese

I've had songs that were spread out over a number of years, and I've written some in ten minutes, and everything in…

— Mark Lanegan

I just wanted to make good music that people related to me and said 'Yo that guy makes good music. When he…

— Fabolous

“Everyone plays their own song. They sing their story to the world and leave behind a melody of memories. Sometimes...their song is…

— Anonymous

The thing that will never go away is that connection you make with a band or a song where you're moved by…

— Dave Grohl

Trying to be really dark and alienating just felt exhausting to me, so I started going back to the music that I…

— St. Lucia

I think, as an industry, we should be supportive of a broad subscription model and not do anything to jeopardize the potential…

— Troy Carter

“Then suddenly comes a lull in the tumult. Ludwig Breyer has stepped out to the front. There is silence. “Mr. Principal,” says…

— Erich Maria Remarque

There's no music in rest, but there's the making of music in it. And people are always missing that part of the…

— John Ruskin

His (Swami Vivekananda) words are great music, phrases in the style of Beethoven, stirring rhythms like the march of Handel choruses. I…

— Romain Rolland

“Patrick used to be popular, until Sam bought him some good music.”

— Stephen Chbosky

I signed up to be a musician, I want to perform, I want to sing.

— Bruno Mars

Writing songs is a solo activity, so, if I put my mind to it, I can do it.

— Joe Hisaishi

When I am not too sad to listen, music is my consolation.

— Marcel Proust

I like inventive melodies and chord changes, a little bit of creativity.

— Kim Shattuck

“Hearing tells you the music is playing. Listening tells you what the song is saying!”

— Rick Rigsby

Want to have a better day? Have music with breakfast, art with lunch, and dance after dinner.

— Anonymous

I'm old enough to know what music was like before rock & roll.

— Roger Glover

All a musician can do is to get closer to the source.

— John Coltrane

Most musicians are normal people who want to hang out and are really down to earth.

— Sharon Van Etten

I chose people who would complement the songs that I put them on.

— Ahmad Balshe

I still absolutely love 'The Sound of Music' and anything with Julie Andrews in it.

— Kristin Scott Thomas

“Catch me I'm falling. Please hear me calling. Catch me before it's too late!”

— Brian Yorkey & Tom Kitt

My music is basically perceived as folk or softer rock.

— Shawn Colvin

I look upon myself as a musical bricklayer with architectural aspirations.

— Robert Mayer

Musicians always have music in their heads about their perceptions of the world.

— Pattie Boyd