[A conductor's] happiness does not come from only his own story and his joy of the music. The joy is about enabling… — Itay Talgam Copy Share Image
We used to have a nanny who was obsessed with Take That. She was in love with Mark Owen and her room… — Martin Kemp Copy Share Image
Growing up, the ukulele was always a respected instrument. It's a big part of our culture. It wasn't until I started traveling… — Jake Shimabukuro Copy Share Image
All my musical influences came from my mom, who did everything to music. She played it 24 hours a day, seven days… — Ne-Yo Copy Share Image
The Beethoven Experience provided the opportunity to solidify the relationship between the Orchestra and me, the Orchestra and me and the public,… — Lorin Maazel Copy Share Image
Oh," the girl said, shaking her head. "Don't be so simple. People adore monsters. They fill their songs and stories with them.… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
When we focus on the song of our soul and heart, then others will be touched similarly. Sometimes people wonder or worry… — Sark Copy Share Image
Too bad the freedom seemed like a prison. As his boots hit the mosaic floor at the bottom of the stairs, John… — J.R. Ward Copy Share Image
When I was playing piano, it was like, 'I'm going to write a song using all the white keys.' My music director,… — John Tesh Copy Share Image
I think there are people that still hold on that like Heavy Metal like a bit of what is going on now,… — Tina Turner Copy Share Image
I love the early sonatas; I love the early Mozart, period. I'm really fond of that moment when he was either emulating… — Glenn Gould Copy Share Image
You don't really learn how to write songs; you learn to develop as a writer, and you get to meet lots of… — Alice Merton Copy Share Image
'Climb Every Mountain' is a beautiful statement of philosophy. Critics may think 'The Sound of Music' is saccharine, but I think it's… — Jon Voight Copy Share Image
The biggest lesson to me is that I got the music from somewhere else - the notes, the music my parents listened… — Too Short Copy Share Image
I am circling around God, around the ancient tower, and I have been circling for a thousand years, and I still don't… — Rainer Maria Rilke Copy Share Image
I had a song called "Folsom Prison Blues" that was a hit just before "I Walk The Line." And the people in… — Johnny Cash Copy Share Image
I've been writing music since I was about eight. I would write sporadically. I wrote a lot of music in high school.… — Zooey Deschanel Copy Share Image
I bought one of those Learn How to Play Guitar Chords By Yourself and it shows you the diagram where to put… — Joan Jett Copy Share Image
Usually now a song starts just in my head with a melody or a lyric idea coming first.Then typically I'll go to… — Eliot Lewis Copy Share Image
I'm a panicked karaoke participant because I am always searching for a song in the moment. I don't have my go to… — Will Ferrell Copy Share Image
He was Jimi Hendrix! He didn't sound like anybody else but himself. He was like Charlie Parker in his way of playing,… — B. B. King Copy Share Image
There is better than a good chance that while relaxing on a beach somewhere or sipping a martini in your favorite lounge,… — Om Malik Copy Share Image
The Beatles were huge for me, ... I used to jump around the room to the red album, the one with all… — Alex Kapranos Copy Share Image
... we banked around until we found a rainbow in the dark. It was on this occasion that I discovered that Granuaile… — Kevin Hearne Copy Share Image
I was sort of like a kid in a candy store, realizing it was fun making beats without the perceived burden that… — DJ Shadow Copy Share Image
“Life is a song. Your heart is the beat, your word is the lyric, your move is the dance. And love, love… — Gkynwin Copy Share Image
I've been doing morning pages: the first thing I do when I wake up is sit down and write three pages of… — T. Mills Copy Share Image
Musick is certainly a very agreeable Entertainment, but if it would take the entire Possession of our Ears, if it would make… — Joseph Addison Copy Share Image
Sometimes when you're a songwriter, you kind of have this egotistic thing: you just want to write something that you love, and… — Yuna Copy Share Image
Jazz at Lincoln Center is something that is very necessary for the creative process. There's a couple of brothers running around New… — Wayne Shorter Copy Share Image
“the way the music was written seemed to be individualized, meaning that each person that listened to the music heard something different;… — Jamie Magee Copy Share Image
I would break a lot of cymbals. You whack the cymbals hard enough, and they will crack in half. Drums are not… — Damien Chazelle Copy Share Image
We spend a lot of time with MIDI keyboards and various processors, and we just figure it out. And all those things… — Synyster Gates Copy Share Image
Many times, people have come up to me after singing some songs, and they'd say, 'Richie, do you know what you did?'… — Richie Havens Copy Share Image
YouTube was a way for people to hear me and for me to say, "Hey, I can sing this song, I'm not… — Alessia Cara Copy Share Image
I was kind of, I would say, even obsessed with music. I wanted to start learning piano when I was six years… — Tarja Turunen Copy Share Image
My favourite thing about live shows is you can make up new songs on the spot. Never played before, never again. And… — Victoria Williams Copy Share Image
Sometimes when you're writing a song, it's work, and you really have to make sure you're kind of pounding out every little… — Matthew Ramsey Copy Share Image
I figured the songs wouldn't make much of a splash. I didn't think 'Take Me To Church' would play on the radio… — Hozier Copy Share Image
“Every night I used to pray that I’d find my people, and finally I did on the open road. We had nothing… — Lana Del Rey Copy Share Image