I'd always had an interest in guitar from about seven years old. But I first actually had lessons when I was about… — Bert Jansch Copy Share Image
Earl Scruggs wears two finger picks and a thumb pick, and by alternating them, he can play about as fast as he… — Earl Scruggs Copy Share Image
I certainly have gotten caught up in the music business at various times in my life, mostly because you want to get… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I took lessons for about everything you could imagine - gymnastics to karate to flute and piano. My mom always definitely kept… — Elle Varner Copy Share Image
Simple Plan's trademark is pretty easy. By the time the song ends, you can sing it. It doesn't take 20 listens. It's… — Chuck Comeau Copy Share Image
I'd say the key thing is to remain true to what originally got you into music. When I wrote 'Hallelujah,' it ignited… — Gin Wigmore Copy Share Image
There are certain songs that I like to listen to at certain times of the day. For example, first thing in the… — Jon Foreman Copy Share Image
Any time you have a song that is directly connected to a very specific musical trend of the moment, you have immediately… — Ryan Tedder Copy Share Image
Stronger Now' is a song from 'Ultraphobic' that I originally wrote to go on 'Dog Eat Dog' but didn't make it but… — Jani Lane Copy Share Image
I think music moves me more than other people. I can hear a song and it can bring me to tears. It… — Tom Odell Copy Share Image
It's not that I have resisted songwriting, it's just not something I felt I have had to do. I've just not woken… — Alison Krauss Copy Share Image
The lute I use has 10 courses and 19 strings, which is quite a lot of strings and a quite different fingerboard… — Julian Bream Copy Share Image
At one time I was a nihilistic punk with a mohican and a ring in my nose. I think in the course… — Michelle Shocked Copy Share Image
I try to write life and not songs. People live life, and when you write life, you're going to mess around and… — R. Kelly Copy Share Image
The reason I play music is to touch people - for selfish reasons, as well. It feels good to make someone else… — Dave Matthews Copy Share Image
These times are fairly uncertain, but at the same time I have this really hopeful outlook that comes from having two little… — Brad Paisley Copy Share Image
We're going to sing about things that matter to us. The balancing act is to present these ideas but also make the… — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
I remember the first time I saw you. Your hair was in two braids instead of one. I remember when you sang… — Suzanne Collins Copy Share Image
If I could have stayed independent from the jump, then, maybe, things would have been different. 'Return of 4Eva' would have been… — Big K.R.I.T Copy Share Image
The fact I wasn't getting off made me realize that I really had to take a hard look at it and at… — Van Morrison Copy Share Image
I'm always so pleased when I can get a song or be given a song that really speaks to me and I… — Josh Groban Copy Share Image
“And this song,” Doug said as the CD advanced to the next track, “Makes me think about how Stephen’s love completes my… — Valerie Z. Lewis Copy Share Image
My father left his piano at the house when he left, and I wasn't allowed to play it when he was there… — Prince Copy Share Image
This is why I loved the support groups so much, if people thought you were dying, they gave you their full attention.… — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
You might be like, 'I want really big hits.' But when you get really big hits, and your label is making $150… — Shaggy Copy Share Image
When we study Shakespeare on the page, for academic purposes, we may require all kinds of help. Generally, we read him in… — James Fenton Copy Share Image
When I graduated from college in early 2010, I decided that I needed to create a calling card, some kind of business… — Allison Williams Copy Share Image
I started as a musician, then I was a singer. I sang with the band. Then I was an actor in the… — Hal Linden Copy Share Image
My mom's a concert pianist, so she started teaching me when I was around seven. When I was eight, I started writing… — Birdy Copy Share Image
...A lot of guitar players get stuck on a person ... before they find out who they really are ... every guitar… — Henry Garza Copy Share Image
When I'm not in the booth, I'm one of the most laid-back guys. But growing up, I liked DMX, Jay-Z, 50 Cent,… — Meek Mill Copy Share Image
When I played with Bruce Springsteen I watched him come on stage every night and play the first song as if it… — Jack Savoretti Copy Share Image
Like, I wanna be the producer with the Selena Gomez top-charting pop song, and like, a top-charting Migos or Gucci song in… — Murda Beatz Copy Share Image
I have no illusions about being a genius musician. I pride myself on being a soldier, a warrior for jazz. I trained… — Phil Woods Copy Share Image
I’d forgotten to keep blasting a song in my mind. I remedied my mistake, but the lyrics to “Do You Really Want… — Jeaniene Frost Copy Share Image
For many, many years I wouldn't sing 'My Way.' It seemed pretentious for me to sing [my father's] song 'My Way.' Now… — Frank Sinatra, Jr Copy Share Image
Even if you're not a fan of the Beatles you just know their songs by default. I had probably got bored of… — Joel Fry Copy Share Image
One consistent good thing I can say about the music industry is that at least I can make music freely now, and… — JPEGMAFIA Copy Share Image
When you're sharing the music, you're not buying the CD. When you're sharing that video, you're not buying the TV. But we… — Jeremy Rifkin Copy Share Image
I started writing songs when I was 10. It was a natural way to express myself as a kid. It wasn't until… — Kimbra Copy Share Image