Composers and musicians have always starved and, as this is a sentimental country, we think the tradition should be continued. — Thomas Beecham Copy Share Image
I'm a musician, I always was a musician, and now I've got a song on the radio, so I'm definitely a musician. — Tulisa Copy Share Image
Music has fed me a lot of ideas... The film BLUE VELVET came out of Bobby Vinton's version of the song BLUE… — David Lynch Copy Share Image
My dad had a steady job with a really major dance band from '54 till '68, and then quit because he wanted… — Elvis Costello Copy Share Image
I always listen to music no matter what I'm doing. Music is definitely always something that drives the mood and creating and… — Rihanna Copy Share Image
Mastering music is more than learning technical skills. Practicing is about quality, not quantity. Some days I practice for hours; other days… — Yo-Yo Ma Copy Share Image
I have to have a guitar sitting around. I sing in the shower. I sing around the house. The music comes secondary.… — Emmylou Harris Copy Share Image
I hear music Mighty fine music, The murmur of a morning breeze up there The rattle of the milkman on the stair… — Frank Loesser Copy Share Image
I love the power of the musician who composes and performs. I envy their ability to put a nugget of truth in… — Kim Harrison Copy Share Image
I don't like those songs where you have to listen to a story to get into them. I don't want to have… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
Music has always been a part of my life and because it always seemed so natural to me, it took someone else… — Haley Bonar Copy Share Image
“Does poetry - or language or philosophy or music or architecture, even that of our temples - really need to dance to… — Maria Rosa Menocal Copy Share Image
I play only classical music. My pianos are my only big indulgence, but they're a necessity. When I'm playing the piano is… — Rafael Vinoly Copy Share Image
If I am able to carry on modeling, I'll be very happy to, but my passion is definitely in music and acting.… — Cara Delevingne Copy Share Image
People are always bemoaning the fact that electronic music is finding its way into the mainstream. To me, that's the best possible… — Tycho Copy Share Image
I was put through piano lessons when I was a kid. I say 'put through' because it was fun and I loved… — Jack Garratt Copy Share Image
That's the way I started playing music: just playing guitar by myself in my room when I was a kid, and exploring… — Adrianne Lenker Copy Share Image
You're just playing the songs over and over again and you maybe lose sight of the writing side of you. You're not… — Ellie Rowsell Copy Share Image
I've always loved gospel music. Being raised in Mississippi, it was kind of part of the atmosphere down there. — Marty Stuart Copy Share Image
I listen to heavy metal thanks to my son. When I argue with him on the kind of music he is listening… — Zeenat Aman Copy Share Image
“Memory isn't the defective tape recording you've been led to believe. It's the tape player itself, playing back the tracks of music… — James P. Kimmel Copy Share Image
There's something missing in the music industry today... and it's music. Songs you hear don't last, it's just product fed to you… — Jimmy Buffett Copy Share Image
We should make decisions in life with our hearts, not our brains, not only in music but in daily life. — Andre Rieu Copy Share Image
Whatever happened to the music we grew up with. Beatles, Motown, all the middle baroque period stuff. I miss those days. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The funny thing is, the music that I'm writing now is probably some of the most cutting edge we've ever done. The… — Charlie Daniels Copy Share Image
“...I think it's very good music composed by a human composer and sung by two birds with two feet and no feathers!” — Alexandre Dumas Copy Share Image
I've learnt that there's nothing in my day to day life or anything that I do that is in any way aimed… — Pete Doherty Copy Share Image
I'm a perfectionist and I can kill songs because I analyze them too much. For me it takes awhile because I like… — John Reuben Zappin Copy Share Image
Regularly in music videos, I'll write the pitch and convince the artists that this is a good idea, and then I'm having… — Hiro Murai Copy Share Image
“I remembered that Beethoven's symphonies had sometimes been given names... they should have call [the Fifth] the Vampire, because it simply refused… — Alan Bradley Copy Share Image
I don't come from a musical family and didn't go to Julliard or anything, but I had this kind of vision of… — Andy Kim Copy Share Image
Will we march only to the music of time, or will we, risking criticism and abuse, march to the soul-saving music of… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Lou Reed's spirit and the way he did things was so important. Him and his music mean so much to me as… — Jim James Copy Share Image
When it comes down to it, it's all about good music and what makes people react. That wins over everything else. — Chris Lane Copy Share Image
Whenever I have time, I try to get in the studio and write, whether it's for me or other artists or my… — Jesse McCartney Copy Share Image
I think that fashion and music go hand-in-hand, and they always should. It's the artist's job to create imagery that matches the… — Lady Gaga Copy Share Image
“If Roberts had been a poet or a painter or a musician; we might have had a masterpiece. As he was neither:… — arthur machen Copy Share Image
I was the kid jamming out to the songs on the radio, and now there's hopefully kids out there jamming out to… — Cole Swindell Copy Share Image
In England, pop music seems now to be exclusively for children. If an artist is no good, why is it necessary to… — Steven Morrissey Copy Share Image
Oftentimes the most produced and synth-tastic songs are the ones that end up sounding the best acoustic. — Emily Haines Copy Share Image