“During World War II, rationing in Russia had made vinyl prohibitively expensive, and cheap X-ray film became the bootleg music industry’s substitute.… — Donnie Eichar Copy Share Image
You have to remember that writing those sorta songs is not reality, it's more like trance, dream, y'know, like dreamwork. The mythical… — Van Morrison Copy Share Image
Growing up female in America. What a liability! You grew up with your ears full of cosmetic ads, love songs, advice columns,… — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
It's glorious to be able to go onto the Internet and hear any kind of music anywhere, from anywhere, and get it… — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
“I don’t have anything bad to say about the guy they hired to replace me, Ronnie James Dio, who’d previously been with… — Ozzy Osbourne Copy Share Image
Maybe I don't have the patience to make a virtue of necessity - the patience to carry something all the way through,… — Stephen Malkmus Copy Share Image
“You know how they say Black Flag got in a van, and they brought punk rock to the world? The Strokes got… — Lizzy Goodman Copy Share Image
That's another way of writing a song, of course. Just talking to somebody that ain't there. That's the best way. That's the… — Bob Dylan Copy Share Image
“If there is anything certain in life, it is this. Time doesn't always heal. Not really. I know they say it does,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
As a consumer, if I heard someone who said, "I've written this song," and then I found out it wasn't by them,… — Howard Lawrence Copy Share Image
I've read and heard that some of the most inspiring vocal interpreters adhere habitually to one rule: Always think the lyrics as… — Brandi Carlile Copy Share Image
I wait till the last minute to do lyrics. I seem to work best that way - bummed out and under pressure.… — Steven Tyler Copy Share Image
Punk to me was a form of free speech. It was a moment when suddenly all kinds of strange voices that no… — Greil Marcus Copy Share Image
[Performing artists] are making greater percentages. People are going to live events more and it's a big success story for everyone -… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
You don't accidentally turn into a big band. Not even Nirvana accidentally turned into a big band. They toured - they wanted… — Tobias Forge Copy Share Image
Justin [Di Cioccio] was [at Laguardia School of Arts]. He later took over at Manhattan. But I knew Justin through the McDonald's… — Jon Gordon Copy Share Image
Songs will always become a story in some way. I think it's my strongpoint as a writer musically. I don't shy away… — Mike Stud Copy Share Image
My dad and I are best friends. He's pretty much responsible for the way I turned out. He would provide a little… — Trent Reznor Copy Share Image
I usually know the general emotion of a song, or the general feeling of it, and then I think I just get… — Adam Granduciel Copy Share Image
When you're standing in deep water And you're bailing yourself out with a straw And when you're drowning in deep water And… — Jewel Copy Share Image
Our music may sound big emotionally, but that's more to do with the playing, the level of musicianship and the full-on energy.… — Win Butler Copy Share Image
That's what I was trying to say when we were talking about sound. I think that every person, whether they play music… — Ornette Coleman Copy Share Image
A lot of times when songwriters get together and write a song... somebody will come in with a hook and a lot… — Alan Jackson Copy Share Image
As my life gets crazier, I've started to get into the idea of healing frequencies. If it's a stressful day, I'll have… — Da'Vine Joy Randolph Copy Share Image
I'd say music runs in my blood. My parents are exceptionally talented singers, so even before I was born, it was a… — Sonu Nigam Copy Share Image
We wanted to do an early 90's R&B song. I think it was Jorma who said, 'What about giving a gift where… — Andy Samberg Copy Share Image
I was just obsessed with bands like Third Eye Blind, Matchbox 20, Everclear - those were shows I was going to. A… — Trace Cyrus Copy Share Image
I think of every song like a game. It's like a video game: "Okay, I'm going to hop over here and if… — Guillermo E. Brown Copy Share Image
We are social beings who make communities with an urgency, and it is a stern charge to make us take refuge in… — Vijay Prashad Copy Share Image
You hear people sing songs about when they really can't stand anyone anymore or you hear people sing songs about when they… — India.Arie Copy Share Image
You are the Heart - Blood on the Dance Floor. If any of you have struggles with things, or have hit a… — Alec Copy Share Image
Pop songs are not as graceful as they used to be. Performers today haven’t gone through the regimen of learning how to… — Hal David Copy Share Image
“This is how it works: you're young until you're not. You love until you don't, you try until you can't, you laugh… — Regina Spektor Copy Share Image
I've been fortunate that when Frank Sinatra was in concert, he would say, 'Here's a song by a wonderful young songwriter, Jimmy… — Jimmy Webb Copy Share Image
“Discovering something new is like magic. Music is out there to be heard, and I am of the opinion that as many… — Kim Holden Copy Share Image
Music is a sacred, a divine, a God-like thing, and was given to man by Christ to lift our hearts up to… — Charles Kingsley Copy Share Image
I'm not tempted to write a song about George W. Bush. I couldn't figure out what sort of song I would write.… — Tom Lehrer Copy Share Image
... another guitar player who had a tremendous influence on my life was Howard Roberts ... I'd listened to a lot of… — Jeff Baxter Copy Share Image
It seemed a place where heroes could fitly feast after victory, where weary harvesters could line up in scores along the table… — Kenneth Grahame Copy Share Image
I don't know what makes a guy want to write songs and sing, but if you've got a message, you want to… — Chris LeDoux Copy Share Image
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