In the days following 9/11, when we were reeling and disoriented, there was a kind of solace to be found in old… — David Means Copy Share Image
The first set of lyrics for the first songs I ever wrote, which are the ones on 'Pretty Hate Machine,' came from… — Trent Reznor Copy Share Image
I listen to, like, funky Chicago blues. I love blues, but I love the funky, happy blues. There's a song about pretty… — Sinead O'Connor Copy Share Image
Fleetwood Mac were really accessible musically, but lyrically and emotionally, we weren't so easy. And it was our music that helped us… — Mick Fleetwood Copy Share Image
“He rushed on. “You’re all I want, Sam. All I need. You’re the chords that pluck my heart and create the music… — Gracen Miller Copy Share Image
I love early blues like Bessie Smith, Muddy Waters, and Howlin' Wolf. I listened to the way these people sang, and it… — Rob Halford Copy Share Image
I don't have a dubstep library, so I asked fans to send me a list of songs they'd like me to spin.… — B-Real Copy Share Image
When we first started out we only had five or six songs we could play live, so if we ever got an… — Dan Smith Copy Share Image
A protracted legislative fight will not move us closer to where the music industry wants to be - delivering music to fans… — Hilary Rosen Copy Share Image
Bach is like an astronomer who, with the help of ciphers, finds the most wonderful stars . . . Beethoven embraced the… — Frederic Chopin Copy Share Image
I'm not suggesting people abandon musical instruments and start playing their cars and apartments, but I do think the reign of music… — David Byrne Copy Share Image
“Of course.. some people, me included, believe that punk is just the most recent manifestation of this, this spirit, this feeling, you… — Audrey Niffenegger Copy Share Image
WME and IMG both truly understand and value my music and Mosaert's creative visions; they are forward-thinking, all-encompassing, and thoughtful in how… — Stromae Copy Share Image
My mother always wanted to play an instrument. Her parents never gave her that. Then it got to a point where I'd… — Lulu Wang Copy Share Image
Composers need words, but they do not necessarily need poetry. The Russian composer, Aleksandr Mossolov, who chose texts from newspaper small ads,… — James Fenton Copy Share Image
I don't know what they're thinking about. Just because someone says, 'I like what you do' or something: They might like it… — Ornette Coleman Copy Share Image
In one of our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 pounds on an iron frame. It is… — Theodore E. Steinway Copy Share Image
I would enjoy venturing into music, as I do write songs and compose music! And, of course, dance, rhythm and performance are… — Jiah Khan Copy Share Image
I definitely don't have a music industry goal because I've done that and completed that work. My quest is to find new… — Chuck Harmony Copy Share Image
I've always kind of been a little skeptical about bands that won't play their hits. That's really arrogant to me as a… — Art Alexakis Copy Share Image
There were bands back in the '90s when I started building a rock CD collection or whatever, I would get their CD… — Lacey Sturm Copy Share Image
I suppose we'll make money off our album and our singles and stuff, but, like, they were made as we wanted them,… — Sid Vicious Copy Share Image
There's a definite machinery behind everything that a band does, and sometimes it's hard to figure out how far to go in… — Ted Leo Copy Share Image
“Stupidity is singing the rebel anthem and hoping you won't get caught, Tucker," he had chided her. "But bravery is singing it… — Emory Sharplin Copy Share Image
I never got lessons. I took influence from Chet Baker, Ian Dury, and Joe Strummer. I don't hear my voice and think,… — King Krule Copy Share Image
I started playing the piano aged four in an effort to copy Grandpa, who was constantly showing off and entertaining us all,… — Richard Coles Copy Share Image
When I composed, I heard my music played by the orchestra within days of completion of the score. No master at a… — Andre Previn Copy Share Image
That's why you put out records: hoping that people will connect with them. I mean, I play music for myself, for sure,… — Jim James Copy Share Image
There was this kind of dictatorship of the Darmstadt school, composers like Boulez and Stockhausen, who were very strict and orthodox. They… — Krzysztof Penderecki Copy Share Image
I've always thought that whether I'm writing or not, I've gotta pick the best songs, whether or not they're mine. I'm not… — George Strait Copy Share Image
My truth is relevant and my songs are relevant, but I have to recalibrate myself and speed up my vibrations so that… — Erykah Badu Copy Share Image
My songs have always been frustrating themes, relationships that I've had. And now that I'm in love, I expect it to be… — Kurt Cobain Copy Share Image
I don't think songs have to be like these super-#1-smash-hit-sounding songs, because I think it's more important that it's like, 'Hey! This… — David Archuleta Copy Share Image
In terms of breaking an artist traditionally, it was in the form of radio. You had to pop your record off there.… — B-Real Copy Share Image
I always try to give my own albums space in between so I have time to create a new sound and give… — Akon Copy Share Image
Being a singer, being a performer, you have tricks, somehow, to calm yourself when things feel a little overwhelming. I don't do… — Shirley Manson Copy Share Image
Backstage at the Grand Ole Opry, I got on my knees and told her that I was going to marry her some… — Johnny Cash Copy Share Image
... Albert Lee and I have become real close friends, and he comes out anytime I'm in the L.A. area, and he'll… — Brad Paisley Copy Share Image
“The compact disc may now be outdated technology, but a lot of music albums are still released on CD. A standard 700-megabyte… — Matt Parker Copy Share Image
My favorite process is writing, from day one. The songs I have written throughout the years were a real great opportunity for… — Gloria Estefan Copy Share Image
