When I first started writing these kind of songs that would eventually become Decemberists songs, I was writing them because I knew… — Colin Meloy Copy Share Image
I wasn't a kid when I came out. Soulja Boy was 16. I'm saying that when he came out he was a… — Nelly Copy Share Image
In the modern operas that 'Miss Saigon' and 'Les Miz' are, nobody breaks out into song from conventional book dialogue. Everything is… — Lea Salonga Copy Share Image
Writing songs is not something I wanted to share with people for a long time. It was precious to me. I didnt… — Ray LaMontagne Copy Share Image
Adele is so great! I love "Someone Like You"! Everyone is just raving about it. What's so nice about it - and… — Kerry Ellis Copy Share Image
The 'Downward Spiral' album was a record all about beating everybody up - and then 'Hurt' was like a coda saying maybe… — Trent Reznor Copy Share Image
We think of music as this substance that flows - you turn on the tap, and there it is, streaming off your… — Vijay Iyer Copy Share Image
The state-of-the-art techniques really allowed us to make maps of how Sting's brain organizes music. That's important because at the heart of… — Daniel Levitin Copy Share Image
“When I was younger I used to think that band-aids did all the work. I mean after all, it binds your wound… — Onee'sha Ford Copy Share Image
We were over in Europe all the time their posters were up. That's why I liked them. So now all of a… — Kim Deal Copy Share Image
A lot of musicians don't learn the business. You just have to be well-rounded in both areas. You have to understand publishing.… — Bradley Joseph Copy Share Image
I can give you my personal opinion: love the music, hate the business. It's a screwball business, and there are a lot… — Justin Timberlake Copy Share Image
I would like to stop worrying so much, because I worry all the time. And to learn how to be happier, just… — Britney Spears Copy Share Image
But O, sick children of the world, Of all the many changing things In dreary dancing past us whirled, To the cracked… — William Butler Yeats Copy Share Image
There's definitely anger, the demand of more from the world, a demand for justice. There's no other way I can perform the… — K'naan Copy Share Image
I grew up listening to the greats of the '80s and, thanks to my parents, the '70s - the Doobie Brothers, Stevie… — Jordan Fisher Copy Share Image
You always have your complaints about your own music. I never finish a track because I decided to finish. It's like, I… — John Talabot Copy Share Image
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The melody will tell me what the song should be about, the tone of the song. That's when the intellect comes in.… — Sia Copy Share Image
Brian Eno records and music became a huge obsession of mine in college, in a way that a pop song can provide… — Greg Mottola Copy Share Image
It is good to be different, because difference is great; that's what this music is based on. But lose that energy between… — Andrew Hill Copy Share Image
And at the time, for one of the few times in my life I didn't have a band, I just had myself… — Bruce Springsteen Copy Share Image
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Hope is such a powerful thing. We all have hope for different things, but I think sometimes we need to share our… — Natasha Bedingfield Copy Share Image
In 1948 the first severe crash occurred in my life when Stalin put out his decree on formalism. There was a bulletin… — Mstislav Rostropovich Copy Share Image
In hip-hop, I wasn't very focused on delivering a message. It was just a string of lines that didn't connect. What I… — Aloe Blacc Copy Share Image
One of the things that defines a country song for me is that it's honest. It's not putting on a tuxedo to… — Kristian Bush Copy Share Image
Back then I was still listening to rhythm and blues, and my aunt took me to see a Pete Seeger concert. And… — Joan Baez Copy Share Image
We've shown everyone we are musicians first and foremost: we'll produce our own albums and play The 100 Club. We earned people's… — Zacky Vengeance Copy Share Image
When the Dark comes rising six shall turn it back; Three from the circle, three from the track; Wood, bronze, iron; Water,… — Susan Cooper Copy Share Image
It's not the coolest thing in the world to be walking around humming the Taylor Swift song. It's not as cool to… — Simon Helberg Copy Share Image
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With anything I do, it's hard to categorize it. With any project, I just go in and blindly start writing songs and… — Travie McCoy Copy Share Image
We started the band with a work ethic of 'it's us against the world' and that is something that our fans aligned… — David Ellefson Copy Share Image
For a while there, our writing got really edgy... I've always written about experiences, so when your life gets a bit crazy,… — Dolores O'Riordan Copy Share Image
I think there's thousands of good songs in the world - the songs that we can all sing along to, songs that… — Ella Henderson Copy Share Image
Even when I was studying piano, I always preferred to play around with my own improvisations rather than do my studies. So… — Johann Johannsson Copy Share Image
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