In my early life, I was a professional folk singer. I used to sing on the national television and radio in Canada.… — Mary Gordon Copy Share Image
I am just beside myself about how the beautiful songwriters that I know, a lot of whom are women, and a lot… — Raye Copy Share Image
You get on the radio by writing your own songs. But we had the dilemma of not being able to play anywhere… — Wayne Kramer Copy Share Image
I really get inspired by songs. Like, if I hear a thug "Want to kill ya" song, I'm ready to go out… — Channing Tatum Copy Share Image
“I drew a chair up beside her and sang. All I do is dream of you the whole night through . .… — Helen Oyeyemi Copy Share Image
I sung from an early age and I was always given nice parts in school musicals, but I definitely wasn't the golden… — Jessie Ware Copy Share Image
Many do not recognize the fact as they ought, that Satan has got men fast asleep in sin and that it is… — Catherine Booth Copy Share Image
I really believe that if I make records that are indispensable to my audience, they'll go out and spend money to buy… — Steve Earle Copy Share Image
For example, after developing a sound similar to an elephant trumpeting, I wrote the song Elephant Talk which gave my elephant sound… — Adrian Belew Copy Share Image
To me, it makes more sense to write different songs and to play different kinds of music and to find your own… — Corey Taylor Copy Share Image
I'll always want to play and share my music with as many people as I can, but the emphasis is more on… — Lissie Copy Share Image
I never thought of punk rock as the absolute act of rebellion for the sake of rebellion. There's a lot of that… — Mark Hoppus Copy Share Image
I don't care if it's Bruno Mars or Aerosmith or ZZ Top... it's about songs. 'Paperback Writer,' 'Satisfaction,' 'Cat Scratch Fever,' 'Walk… — Ted Nugent Copy Share Image
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Unfortunately, you don't get artist development anymore. Record companies have become a huge corporate thing. It used to be you'd meet someone… — David Vanian Copy Share Image
Gaily bedight, A gallant knight, In sunshine and in shadow, Had journeyed long, Singing a song, In search of Eldorado. But he… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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All the songs were written on guitar and then put into the computer, where I played around with different sounds I was… — Jamie Woon Copy Share Image
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I think when you sign a recording deal, you think, 'I'm going to put out a song and have a hit right… — Brett Eldredge Copy Share Image
Rhythm is sound in motion. It is related to the pulse, the heartbeat, the way we breathe. It rises and falls. It… — Edward Hirsch Copy Share Image
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Even the sad roots songs have a lot of good stories to them, and the murder ballads are good too. I mean,… — Valerie June Copy Share Image
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Kerrang asked us to do a heavy metal tribute to one of our favorite heavy metal bands. We had already been jamming… — Johnny Christ Copy Share Image
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Give up on trying to be original. Every song has been sung, every picture has been painted, and every story has been… — Evan Mandery Copy Share Image
The vibrations on the air are the breath of God speaking to man's soul. Music is the language of God. We musicians… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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I don't really know how writing process happens, how these songs are arrived at. One of the things I like about the… — Richard Thompson Copy Share Image
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I know it is common nowadays for artists to start labels but this is a thoroughly constructed vehicle for inspired talent. This… — Steve Vai Copy Share Image
Shall I tell you what rock and roll is, Johnno, from someone who doesn't perform, but observes? It's restless and rude. It's… — Nora Roberts Copy Share Image
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It's better to find a composition through an instrument and to play it and record it because you have something. It's a… — Nicolas Godin Copy Share Image
![“Unfortunately, you don't get artist development anymore. Record companies have become a huge corporate thing. It used to be you'd meet someone [in the business] and they'd have a little history of music. Some people in the companies now don't even like music. It's just a job. So I miss the days…” quote by David Vanian](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/60e/david-vanian-78245_art_unfortunately-you-don-t-get-artist-devel_2150892.jpg)
