I didn't really see the British punk movement, if that's what it was, as wildly original, because I had been listening so… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
As much as I think John Coltrane belongs on the list, I think without Coleman Hawkins and Lester Young, both of whom… — Herbie Mann Copy Share Image
My parents didn't have records, they didn't have radios, and they didn't listen to music. My grandmother was my main connection to… — Gerard Way Copy Share Image
My favorite guitar now is my Martin HD-7 because it's got everything. It's got the jingle-jangle thing from the twelve string, it's… — Roger McGuinn Copy Share Image
Obviously I don't play the same way as Peter, but I could do a passable imitation of Peter Green; if you gave… — Gary Moore Copy Share Image
Some song ideas absolutely require a kind of rigid discipline, and others require absolute chaotic abandon. The form is only valid if… — John Lydon Copy Share Image
The thing with 50 Words of Snow is that it was literally back-to-back from Director's Cut [also released in 2011]. It was… — Kate Bush Copy Share Image
When I was writing songs or performing or producing or dabbling in movies or even putting my career on hold to go… — Jackie DeShannon Copy Share Image
Rarely do I finish a song lyrically before I have a musical idea there, but then again, rarely ever would I finish… — Hozier Copy Share Image
On the surface, rock and roll changes at an amazing pace. The influence of a figure like the Maharishi can appear and… — Jon Landau Copy Share Image
The groups I liked, you really looked forward to their albums and you rushed to get them the first day, because you… — Mick Jones Copy Share Image
When I was young, I just sat down and started playing Chopsticks at the piano. I got so far and then lost… — Otis Blackwell Copy Share Image
In Mudcrutch we all wrote songs, and when it got to the focus on Tom and the Heartbreakers, I kept writing songs,… — Benmont Tench Copy Share Image
Well, no. I believe that it's not at all impossible that some of the performances that I've heard so far by some… — Leo Ornstein Copy Share Image
It’s a song about first relationships and letting go. It’s very rare for a relationship to withstand the Earth’s gravitational pull and… — Eddie Vedder Copy Share Image
All gut strings. That's just the first kind of guitar I played, it was a nylon string guitar. And to me, it's… — Guy Clark Copy Share Image
When I do a T.V. show, I hear all these artists in their dressing rooms doing scales - I've never done it… — Bonnie Tyler Copy Share Image
In the studio you can auto tune vocals, and with drums, you can put them on a grid and make them perfect.… — Taylor Hawkins Copy Share Image
Metal fans have a connection. There is something there; just like the wrestling world, they are die hard about wrestling, and it's… — Baron Corbin Copy Share Image
However, I have a lot of greed. The types of music I want to show are on this side and on that… — Kim Nam-joon Copy Share Image
A band's only unique thing is its chemistry, especially if none of you are prodigious players or particularly handsome. The one thing… — Chris Martin Copy Share Image
Sound is the force of creation, the true whole. Music then, becomes the voice of the great cosmic oneness and therefore the… — Hazrat Inayat Khan Copy Share Image
I couldn't put my finger on one reason why we broke up. It was time, and we were spreading out. They were… — Ringo Starr Copy Share Image
Music has a way of filling in the missing places. It is a gift from God above, who didn't have to provide… — Chris Fabry Copy Share Image
I'd rather call it "instrumental creative music," especially the music that I've been doing. If a person would hear that music, they… — Eldar Djangirov Copy Share Image
People know my lyrics; they know the stuff I've written, and it's all about life, love, happiness, and these big euphoric moments.… — Kaskade Copy Share Image
If I don't already know a song's chord progression, I'll stop writing and try to figure it out. I can occasionally listen… — F. Paul Wilson Copy Share Image
My first ambition in life, I made up my mind I was going to become Miles Davis. I studied music, music theory.… — Chris Gardner Copy Share Image
It's what I like to call the horizontal Jesus. Vertical Jesus are the songs that say 'Lord I love you, Lord I… — Kirk Franklin Copy Share Image
My mother wasn't rich, and I never seen my father. I was a street performer. I've been shot. And now I'm known… — R. Kelly Copy Share Image
I really got into psych because everything has a really good groove to it and it's nicely spaced out, but ultimately they… — Mike Romano Copy Share Image
People say to me, 'Do you dye your hair?' and I say, 'Well, does f**king Siouxsie Sioux? Does Bowie?'. Of course I'm… — Johnny Marr Copy Share Image
My favourite song of Elton's is... it's a tricky one for me. I'm a proper fan and I've probably seen him in… — Matt Lucas Copy Share Image
We have access to millions of people. We have the power to encourage, inspire, and bring hope. Unfortunately, we also have the… — Stacey Dash Copy Share Image
So many women have experienced horrific forms of male violence throughout their lives, and why isn't there a song about how you… — Kathleen Hanna Copy Share Image
I got my first real bass guitar in my hands when I was 14 - a 1957 Fender Precision, which is still… — Suzi Quatro Copy Share Image
It's one thing having a great song, but I think for me if you take it to the next level... say you… — Flume Copy Share Image
I've learned after doing a couple records that if it feels good and it's easy, then that's usually a good sign. And… — Anna Ternheim Copy Share Image
Lots of these songs I hadn't performed, but I've always wanted to. These are songs that I wanted to get in my… — Kristin Chenoweth Copy Share Image
I can't play anywhere near like I used to, and I was a hot drummer. It doesn't bother me, because frankly, if… — Phil Collins Copy Share Image