I think I had actually served my apprenticeship as a writer of fiction by writing all those songs. I had already been… — Kazuo Ishiguro Copy Share Image
I'm not bashing people who write songs that are just 'get on the dance floor and party party', I understand why people… — William Beckett Copy Share Image
A lot of artists go in the studio and say, 'OK, whaddaya want me to do? Is it gonna be a hit?… — B.o.B Copy Share Image
The people have no ear, either for rhythm or music, and their unnatural passion for pianoforte playing and singing is thus all… — Heinrich Heine Copy Share Image
Man's music is seen as a means of restoring the soul, as well as confused and discordant bodily afflictions, to the harmonic… — Plato Copy Share Image
My absolute favorite song I've ever written is "This Is Where We Came In." It's a nudge at younger listeners, cause at… — James Hunter Copy Share Image
I cross things out more than I write them. And if I try to sing a line, and I know that it's… — Bill Callahan Copy Share Image
But I always held my music up and protected it from compromise. So I just do it for my friends. I've written… — Gregory Harrison Copy Share Image
I’ve played on literally every brand of US drums out there, and I’ve finally found my home. I’ve been looking for drums… — Tre Cool Copy Share Image
Our earliest poets were shamans. Today, as in the earliest times, true shamans are poets of consciousness who know the power of… — Robert Moss Copy Share Image
My dad would take me downtown, and I'd stand backstage and watch him in the vaudeville pit band. I was 6 or… — Joel Grey Copy Share Image
Certain songs mean a lot to you, and they don't really resonate with anybody else, and the ones you don't necessarily love… — Ryan Hurd Copy Share Image
I decided I like that mode. It's how I think - it's my voice. I like being funny and sad at the… — Deb Olin Unferth Copy Share Image
When you're making this kind of music, you don't need a producer. If you're making pop albums or trying to write hit… — Mike Portnoy Copy Share Image
What makes jazz different is that you can't predict it, it's all about freedom. Just when you think you know what you're… — Gregory Porter Copy Share Image
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“The Stones are not the world’s greatest band. Not even the world’s second greatest band. What they are is the world’s most… — Jo Nesbø Copy Share Image
First, in a love song, or any song for that matter, using a plastic word like "inhibitions" is just completely without feel… — Gene Weingarten Copy Share Image
I have been blessed with some incredible compositions to record and perform and all of my songs have had the ability to… — Dionne Warwick Copy Share Image
What is the purpose of writing music? One is, of course, not dealing with purposes but dealing with sounds. Or the answer… — John Cage Copy Share Image
It's dedicating yourself to your craft. Spending thousands of hours in a studio learning how to write a song, learning how to… — Bruno Mars Copy Share Image
I noticed a lot of bands always having a few people in the band being interested in recording and audio production, so… — Joey Sturgis Copy Share Image
Piano playing consists of common sense, heart and technical resources. All three should be equally developed. Without common sense you are a… — Vladimir Horowitz Copy Share Image
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He saw us play a few times in fact. I did this song called I Can't Keep From Crying Sometimes, and Jimi… — Alvin Lee Copy Share Image
I firmly believe lyrics have to breathe and give the audience's ear a chance to understand what's going on. Particularly in the… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
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I don't want to sing songs and write songs that need to have images behind them that are of a specific time.… — Jakob Dylan Copy Share Image
'The Haters' has some of the generalities of band experiences that I've had - the camaraderie, the grubbiness, the outsized collective ambitions… — Jesse Andrews Copy Share Image
I posted a video a day for almost two months and was hardly sleeping, but I think it really pushed me to… — Kina Grannis Copy Share Image
Whenever I write songs, it's my outlet for a certain feeling. I just don't as often feel compelled to write when I'm… — Phoebe Bridgers Copy Share Image
Imagination is the key to my lyrics. The rest is painted with a little science fiction...All I'm writing is just what I… — Jimi Hendrix Copy Share Image
We are aware that the conductor is not really making the music, it is making him -- if he is relaxed, open… — Peter Brook Copy Share Image
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I always wanted to merge heavy metal with pop music, but I think that because I grew up more with pop, the… — Billy Squier Copy Share Image
There is a wonderful place where flowers grow in colors beyond the words of poets... trees sing with the songs of butterflies.… — Laurel Burch Copy Share Image
I bought a Hofner guitar and amplifier for 32 guineas, then spent ages trying to make a bottleneck. At that point, I… — Chris Rea Copy Share Image
I guess that's always the mystery of music. It's like why does this song make me feel so grey or why does… — Borns Copy Share Image
The ten days we passed there [at Ta Chêng Tzu], we were the song of the drunkard and the jest of the… — James Gilmour Copy Share Image
'Before I Ever Met You' was the first one to come out and that just dives into the grit, and it's pretty… — Banks Copy Share Image
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