When we were at the Apollo, Holiday was a block away. I asked her for her autograph. — Ella Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
Swan flocks of lilies shoreward lying, In sweetness, not in music, dying. — John Greenleaf Whittier Copy Share Image
I just want to be able to play as fast as my brain goes, and my brain doesn't go all that fast. — Brian May Copy Share Image
Away, away, from men and towns, To the wild wood and the downs To the silent wilderness Where the soul need… — John Updike Copy Share Image
Strangely, the thing I listen to 75% of the time, when I'm exercising with my headphones on is English Tudor/Elizabethan music, so… — Tod Machover Copy Share Image
And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music. — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
The conductor is a peculiar person. He turns his back on his friends in the audience, shakes a stick at his players… — Victor Borge Copy Share Image
“You are my reality, fantasy, daydream, fairytale, music, more than the princess in Cinderella; you are much more than a traditional myth.” — Delano Johnson Copy Share Image
Id say that music is my wife, acting's my mistress, I like 'em both, so I hope I dont have to choose. — Mark Salling Copy Share Image
Electronic music is really weird right, because it is bleeding into the mainstream, but, at the same time, it's fashion. — Nigel Godrich Copy Share Image
I think that people should learn about that. In most music, there's one way that you do something, and that's the only… — Billy Higgins Copy Share Image
“I know why people write poetry," Javi says. "Because they're a bunch of emotional saps with nothin' better to do than whine… — Colleen Hoover Copy Share Image
It all started with social media, building a fan base via Tumblr and YouTube, doing covers, and releasing a project with original… — Justine Skye Copy Share Image
I think the idea is that every time we perform Big Red Machine music it should be different somehow - like, different… — Aaron Dessner Copy Share Image
The early music I heard was Top of the Pops. But in bedrooms, around the house with my brother playing the Sex… — Sean Dyche Copy Share Image
I've never really taken myself too serious. That's everybody else, listening to the music or whatever. I've always said what I've felt,… — Ice Cube Copy Share Image
It is not from choice that my life is music and nothing more, but when one is an artist what else can… — Ignacy Jan Paderewski Copy Share Image
I thought, 'Okay, what's going to be my edge, and how am I going to define what I'm doing differently?' Once I… — Trip Hawkins Copy Share Image
I knew that I wanted to create a restaurant like Hard Rock Cafe or Planet Hollywood that celebrated not just music or… — Malik Yoba Copy Share Image
Success is nice, but it shouldn't be the only reason why you're a musician. — Chester Bennington Copy Share Image
A great piece of music is beautiful regardless of how it is performed. — Dmitri Shostakovich Copy Share Image
Music is its own language - if you don't speak it, it's hard to say what you're trying to do. — Zedd Copy Share Image
I was always into music and stuff, so I would always make songs since I was little. — Kali Uchis Copy Share Image
At one point, I didn't care. Now I want as many people to hear my music as possible. — The Weeknd Copy Share Image
Music - that's been my education. There's not a day that goes by that I take it for granted. — Billie Joe Armstrong Copy Share Image
If music leaves any impression at all, it does so without regard to stylistic issues. — Aulis Sallinen Copy Share Image
The producers and writers of dance music are becoming the stars, not so much the DJs. — Kaskade Copy Share Image
I think music is my favorite thing to do, but I go through periods where I think differently. — Nat Wolff Copy Share Image
