I started writing songs so late and I had so many day jobs - jobs just to pay the bills. So, when… — Joshua Radin Copy Share Image
For me, the most gratifying part in touring is singing the songs that I know tmy fans love, it's those moments when… — Lalah Hathaway Copy Share Image
I'm not somebody who carries around a notepad and writes songs all day long. I don't imagine everything I think of is… — Jakob Dylan Copy Share Image
There were a lot of really special moments for me. When I first sang 'Fix You' by Coldplay, that was one. I… — Brynn Cartelli Copy Share Image
Although I have guitars all around and I pick themm up occasionally and write a tune and make a record, I don't… — George Harrison Copy Share Image
The media is going to stick a label on records. And the public is going to pick it up from that. And… — Van Morrison Copy Share Image
It's harder and harder to sell records now. You've got to give extra value. You've got to give people a reason to… — Wayne Static Copy Share Image
I feel like the music speaks for itself. Actually, we had less to prove than most bands coming out at the time… — Gym Class Heroes Copy Share Image
And sometimes you just have to trust that there will be more, sometimes you go through dry spells and you have to… — Dan Mangan Copy Share Image
I have to live to write. But I try to discipline myself into writing on the spot as well. I think it's… — Laufey Copy Share Image
At 82, Nelson (who wrote the song "On the Road Again," among a thousand or more others) is the elder statesman of… — Willie Nelson Copy Share Image
Music does help me a lot with my character, with the fact that I have to have a really good theme song,… — Rhea Ripley Copy Share Image
The first time I heard the Mars Volta, I had a feeling I was experiencing something that people must have felt when… — Diego Luna Copy Share Image
So, you can set up an orchestra down this end of the railway station playing one particular area, and simultaneously at the… — Robert Fripp Copy Share Image
A Haydn symphony had a meaning for the social group that listened to it. A Mahler symphony had a meaning for the… — Anthony Burgess Copy Share Image
I remember John walking on and starting to play, and my mouth sort of dropped open in disbelief at the power of… — Cozy Powell Copy Share Image
And if I can't be with you I would rather have a different face And if I can't be near you I… — Neil Finn Copy Share Image
I was backstage at the House of Blues in L.A where I was about to perform, and Stevie Wonder and Prince turned… — Jill Scott Copy Share Image
So lots of respect for all you boys and girls out there who tab out songs like all the time. You bring… — Thurston Moore Copy Share Image
It was just a mercy f**k, as it was our 30th anniversary. They gave Grammy to us for a cover of somebody… — Lemmy Kilmister Copy Share Image
Dressed in your Friday best, And ready to impress whoa-oh I like the show, And can I say that you're the prettiest… — The Ready Set Go Copy Share Image
I think that music, beats, melody, sound are a natural part of our DNA, our vibe. It’s just a part of the… — Ziggy Marley Copy Share Image
As a Beatle, my everyday life belonged to the public in one way or another. We were always appearing for the public… — George Harrison Copy Share Image
What a wonderful work Wagner has done for humanity in translating the toil of life into the readable script of music! For… — Richard Wagner Copy Share Image
Echo & the Bunnymen just copied 'People Are Strange,' which is cool, we made some money, thanks. But when an artist finds… — John Densmore Copy Share Image
To me, the hook of the riff is what makes a great guitar recording. It's the backbone of the whole song. When… — Dwight Yoakam Copy Share Image
A lot of people in the music business are a bit doom and gloom, People say it's probably easier to write sad… — Amy Macdonald Copy Share Image
It's hilarious, because my guitar has what's known as a tremolo bar or a whammy bar. And the whammy bar is probably… — Steve Vai Copy Share Image
“Bruce Springsteen settled down. He used to run around with lots of women and now all he wants to do is hang… — Sarah Strohmeyer Copy Share Image
Since the one thing we can say about fundamental matter is, that it is vibrating. And since all vibrations are theoretically sound,… — Joachim-Ernst Berendt Copy Share Image
As far as piano players are concerned, Oscar Peterson is my very favorite. I also like McCoy Tyner. I think that the… — Nina Simone Copy Share Image
Because of things like iTunes and streaming and social networking, it's destroyed music. It's destroyed the motivation to go out there and… — Kirk Hammett Copy Share Image
When I make music, it takes me two hours to get into the flow. To me it's like tapping into some kind… — DJ Shadow Copy Share Image
You choose to be happy, and in life we have as many good days as bad days. I try to find and… — Rodney Atkins Copy Share Image
Some people just don't want to see change, but thankfully there are a lot of people more optimistic for something new in… — Kid Cudi Copy Share Image
The deeper I get into my life as a musician, I'm discovering that it becomes less and less about other people, and… — Billy Corgan Copy Share Image
I always kind of think if The Beatles were still around now, people would've lost interest quite a long time ago. Seven… — Martin Freeman Copy Share Image
You know why Foo Fighters have been a band for 20 years? Because I've never really told anybody what I think of… — Dave Grohl Copy Share Image
If I do a song where I'm angry, when it's time to perform it live I'm not mad, I'm happy. I'm at… — Ice T Copy Share Image
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