John Martin was a great, complex folk singer, and later on, his music became more and more melancholic as he went through… — Oneohtrix Point Never Copy Share Image
I am extremely excited to be working with Major Lazer on the Tuborg Open Project, which is an amazing platform for global… — Badshah Copy Share Image
Richmond Fontaine bandleader Willy Vlautin writes songs akin to finely composed short stories set in the diners, bars, casinos, and old hotels… — George Pelecanos Copy Share Image
Mozart for me is the No. 1 composer. His music is not just joy or sadness. It's deep emotion with a touch… — Alexandre Desplat Copy Share Image
... all of the great sounds that James Burton and Jimmy Bryant were getting, came out of Telecasters — Albert Lee Copy Share Image
I feel that in the music industry there are so many artists it's easy to be forgotten because it's so cluttered. — Big Daddy Kane Copy Share Image
It's easy to get on to something like alcohol or drugs so my advice to musicians is don't lose your perspective because… — Joe Walsh Copy Share Image
There are a lot of different ways you can be a part of this music and love it and make a contribution… — Jon Gordon Copy Share Image
I hope it might help players have confidence in our own ways, and not to be afraid of them, as Bernstein showed… — Wynton Marsalis Copy Share Image
It wasn't until I got older that when they started putting only one form of music on the stations where I grew… — Uncle Kracker Copy Share Image
I thought that I wrote songs and wrote music, and that was sort of what I thought I was best at doing.… — David Bowie Copy Share Image
The music began, and it was one of those life-changing moments. I saw an artist, Janis Joplin. She was exhilarating. She was… — Clive Davis Copy Share Image
Man, that's the only kind of book I like one that's so real you want to find out everything there is… — Adam Rapp Copy Share Image
“Cherish your visions; cherish your ideals; cherish the music that stirs in your heart, the beauty that forms in your mind, the… — James Allen Copy Share Image
You need to make the music strong, and the philosophy behind the music has to be solid. What the music exudes, what… — David S. Ware Copy Share Image
In the past, I've written my songs and then asked friends if they could record the vocals. I didn't want to use… — Sophie Copy Share Image
“Enjoy the music in your earbuds in your own head. Dancing and singing because you enjoy the tune so much you can't… — Paula Heller Garland Copy Share Image
My music doesn't cause teen-age riot. There have been fights ever since there have been dances. They just publicize the trouble when… — Fats Domino Copy Share Image
“One can spot a fellow musician in any context, even amongst policemen. The craziest-eyed, unruliest-haired one, either hungry-skinny or jovial-portly.” — David Mitchell Copy Share Image
“My mom used to have her own hymnal. It was as marked up as her Bible. She sang in the church choir… — Katherine Reay Copy Share Image
Remember that song that you let me listen to last time, well even though I didnt like it that much, because of… — Josephine Copy Share Image
Fighting to get up in the morning, fighting to get on stage, fighting to make music that makes people feel good when… — Blackbear Copy Share Image
We often feel sad in the presence of music without words; and often more than that in the presence of music without… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
My goal is to think of nothing when I'm writing a song because too many influences could sabotage a potentially amazing song. — Ricky Martin Copy Share Image
At the moment, in Britain we're facing such enormous cutbacks in education programs and music programs and art programs that you feel… — Peter Maxwell Davies Copy Share Image
For years we've been playing and writing songs that sound happy. And yet if you listen, the words are all like "My… — Robby Takac Copy Share Image
“Abolish music prejudices. Form opinions and love music for itself, not its genre, performer(s) or popularity status.” — Abigail Biddinger Copy Share Image
To us the music is the most important element and they lyrics are something that adds an extra element. — Ron Mael Copy Share Image
My music is my soul speaking, literally. It's spiritual. It has a lot of feelings, a lot of pain. — Anuel AA Copy Share Image
There was something about stand-up that music wouldn't give me, which was my love of the spoken word and the mercurial tendency… — Bill Bailey Copy Share Image
The process of introducing people to new music is amazing. It's a gift. One of the best parts of any day is… — Mark Hoppus Copy Share Image
Music is my life and my life is music. Anyone who does not understand this is not worthy of God. — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Copy Share Image
I'm a guitar player. I've carved out my own style of guitar music, so I don't look for inspiration with playing guitar. — Jamie Hince Copy Share Image
I just think if the song's good, sing it. I don't care who's doing it. I don't care if it's a country… — John Mellencamp Copy Share Image
Music is the first thing I ever cared greatly about. I've been singing and writing songs since I was six or seven. — Angel Olsen Copy Share Image
I listen to all kinds of music and sometimes I try to do something that's referential to an era or a genre,… — Phil Elverum Copy Share Image
I'm just tryna be honest about all the things that I dig in my music. It's not just this over here, it's… — Kelela Copy Share Image
I’m a word freak. I like words. I’ve always compared writing to music. That’s the way I feel about good paragraphs. When… — Hunter S. Thompson Copy Share Image
“Bells and incense!” scoffs the Puritan, but God gave people ears and noses. Are those organs of perception too humble to bring… — Dana Gioia Copy Share Image
Everything in New Orleans was competitive. People would always be betting on who was the best and the greatest in everything. That's… — Danny Barker Copy Share Image
