Sometimes I think what it might be like if I stayed in the background and was just singing in a choir somewhere.… — Tevin Campbell Copy Share Image
'I Want To Hold Your Hand' is a great classic by Paul McCartney and John Lennon, I sure love that song. I… — George Benson Copy Share Image
When real music comes to me - the music of the spheres, the music that surpasses understanding - that has nothing to… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
Eric Clapton's scales - when he comes off a high note and it's time for a refrain or a little bit of… — Chris Rea Copy Share Image
I can't deny that Eric Clapton's and Eddie Van Halen's lead stuff has influenced a stack of people, but for me, it's… — Angus Young Copy Share Image
The majors, they have to control the distribution, the record outlets, the radio and, in some cases, even the venues. And downloading… — Roy Ayers Copy Share Image
Recently, I was preparing to sing Springsteen's 'If I Should Fall Behind' for a wedding and was unable to get through it… — Clyde Edgerton Copy Share Image
The association between Christmas and punk rock started when I was 13, when my friends and I went to see a band… — Alisyn Camerota Copy Share Image
Why compose works that have to be re-created every time they are performed? Because definitive, once-and-for-all developments seem no longer appropriate to… — Pierre Boulez Copy Share Image
When people hear our record, they're not going to be able to put us into the 'New Metal' category or the 'pop-punk'… — Bert McCracken Copy Share Image
I grew up listening to pop; I grew up listening to '60s pop music, the Beatles, the Monkees, Herman's Hermits and all… — Jane Wiedlin Copy Share Image
I try to keep the idea that there's an audience in as little space in my mind as possible, but you can't… — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
I started to play the guitar for a couple of years, which was fun. I still bring it out once in a… — Dirk Nowitzki Copy Share Image
“[He] went on to tell her that certain work songs made the work a little easier, but that there were others, depending… — Edward P. Jones Copy Share Image
When people see you have a song on MTV, they think you are doing well - but you know, the way the… — Jill Sobule Copy Share Image
“But when ye come, and all the flowers are dying, If I am dead, as dead I well may be, You'll come… — Frederic Weatherly Copy Share Image
I don't believe in singles. The singles market has changed. I am trying to get back to the old days of releasing… — Prince Copy Share Image
As the days go on toward July, the earth becomes dry and all the flowers begin to thirst for moisture. Then from… — Celia Thaxter Copy Share Image
What it boils down to is that we look for a melody and we look for a lyric, and we look for… — Jim Kerr Copy Share Image
You are an eternal being now on the pathway of endless unfoldment, never less but always more yourself. Life is not static.… — Ernest Holmes Copy Share Image
The reason for backing tracks is to not veer off too far from the record and have what the fans actually want… — Chris Johnson Copy Share Image
My family was always playing music; I always enjoyed it. My cousin, who is a little older than me, he started playing… — Kurt Vile Copy Share Image
In terms of the production, the style I use is what I see as the 'Lisa Stansfield sound' and I would hope… — Lisa Stansfield Copy Share Image
I was a huge 'Pyromania' fan. You would never expect it, but I was in love with Iron Maiden; I was such… — Tiesto Copy Share Image
The last time I talked to Axl was in 1996. That was the last time we exchanged any sort of words. There… — Slash Copy Share Image
It was very romantic. It's all in the song, The Ballad of John and Yoko. If you want to know how it… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
One thing about Kurt [Cobain] is before he was a musician, and before he was a rock star, he was an artist,… — Brett Morgen Copy Share Image
The beauty of a piece of music is not in its technique but in the Soul of its creator; nor is it… — Walter Russell Copy Share Image
I really lucked out with that song ["As Cool As I Am"]. Men were becoming much more comfortable with all the different… — Dar Williams Copy Share Image
Music is the electric soil in which the spirit thinks, lives and invents. All that's electrical stimulates the mind to flowing surging… — Ludwig van Beethoven Copy Share Image
Good native Taste, tho' rude, is seldom wrong, Be it in music, painting, or in song: But this, as well as other… — John Armstrong Copy Share Image
The second album will be different I think. We've already got more than ten songs, because we've been writing for a long… — Alex Turner Copy Share Image
I'll not always be here on guard. The stars twinkle in the Milky Way and the wind sighs for songs across the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
All songs have a message whether it's I love you, do you love me or this government sucks in a basic format… — Rob Halford Copy Share Image
Families will not be broken. Curse and expel them, send their children wandering, drown them in floods and fires, and old women… — Marilynne Robinson Copy Share Image
I started to write the song. And I was in Gladewater, Texas, one night with Carl Perkins and I said, I've got… — Johnny Cash Copy Share Image
I even played bass for a while. Besides playing electric guitar, I'd also get asked to play some acoustic stuff. But, since… — Mark Knopfler Copy Share Image
I don't avoid anything. In my songs I just choose to talk about certain things, and so yeah, there are some aspects… — Jackson Browne Copy Share Image
Growing up in a family that listened to almost nothing but classical music had its effects, as well. "California Über Alles," the… — Jello Biafra Copy Share Image
Max Lucado says that 'A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd.' That is true… — Mehmet Murat Ildan Copy Share Image
![“[He] went on to tell her that certain work songs made the work a little easier, but that there were others, depending upon the time of day, that dragged a body down, so 'you just gotta be careful with your songs and your hummin' and whatnot.” quote by Edward P. Jones](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/148/edward-p-jones-13439_music_he-went-on-to-tell-her-that-certain-work_857260.jpg)
![“The last time I talked to Axl was in 1996. That was the last time we exchanged any sort of words. There was a rumor that I talked to him a while back [and asked to rejoin the band]. I did go to his house one night, and I talked to his assistant about something that had to do with this lawsuit that…” quote by Slash](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/fcd/slash-4766_assistants_the-last-time-i-talked-to-axl-was-in-199_2339959.png)
![“One thing about Kurt [Cobain] is before he was a musician, and before he was a rock star, he was an artist, and an artist with a capital A. What that means is that he had to create. It wasn't something that he chose to do - it chose him.” quote by Brett Morgen](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/f37/brett-morgen-30402_art_one-thing-about-kurt-cobain-is-before-he_2257772.jpg)
![“I really lucked out with that song ["As Cool As I Am"]. Men were becoming much more comfortable with all the different facets and parts of their identity, including their gentler, funnier, sillier, nurturing parts. They started showing up. There was so much exploration of gender at that time…” quote by Dar Williams](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/246/dar-williams-3902_becoming_i-really-lucked-out-with-that-song-as-co_352145.jpg)
