Songs are funny things. They can slip across borders. Proliferate in prisons. Penetrate hard shells. I always believed that the right song… — Pete Seeger Copy Share Image
Every genre succumbs to gentrification at some point- as equipment becomes cheaper, as crowds become younger, there seems to be a sheepish… — Goldie Copy Share Image
Traditionally, an engineer is responsible for capturing sound - microphone choice, gear, etc. A producer can have a number of different responsibilities… — Matt Squire Copy Share Image
“Courtesy, not control, that was His means. Just as He requested the stars to sing and they leapt into bright being, so… — Geoffrey Wood Copy Share Image
In the etheric body are centered the forces animating man's physical vehicle, so disease is evidenced in the etheric before it manifests… — Corinne Heline Copy Share Image
My creative process isn't a long one, so I could have started a song 10 years ago and then finish it 10… — Antony Hegarty Copy Share Image
“Gilded palace of Flying Burritos Excellent Nouveau Mexican Cuisine We all got to wear Swank-Ass Nudie Suits I should have known it… — Bryan Lee O'Malley Copy Share Image
I go among trees and sit still. All my stirring becomes quiet around me like circles on water. My tasks lie in… — Wendell Berry Copy Share Image
I think I would be much more enthusiastic about a band that covered more than just one particular album of mine. I… — DJ Shadow Copy Share Image
I was looking at the setlist backstage and I just said, 'Oh my God, the first six songs nobody's gonna know.' But… — Meredith Brooks Copy Share Image
I don't know what the inspiration for most of songs really mean until I finish them. For the most part, I'm going… — Todd Rundgren Copy Share Image
Because they're my stories, they're my version of events of the past three years. But I really hope people can hear their… — Emeli Sande Copy Share Image
It's about respecting what I think people like about the original music. I'm not gonna ever take it to the extent that… — DJ Shadow Copy Share Image
As regards the presentation of musical ideas, obviously rules of order soon appeared. Such rules of order have existed since music has… — Anton Webern Copy Share Image
I'm part of this show called "Shots Fired" that is premiering on FOX. It's right after the Super Bowl. It's a pretty… — B.J. The Chicago Kid Copy Share Image
Whenever I heard the song of a bird and the answering call of its mate, I could visualize the notes in scale,… — William Christopher Handy Copy Share Image
My grandma passed in '78, and that's the year I started recording. It's also the year that my dad retired from his… — Carlene Carter Copy Share Image
It would be very difficult to draw a line between holy wonder and real worship; for when the soul is overwhelmed with… — Charles Spurgeon Copy Share Image
I think Mozart, with all his impatience in writing, would have loved it. It would have allowed him to write twice as… — Michael Giacchino Copy Share Image
Music is real; it's something you can touch and feel. It moves you - the bass literally shakes you and rocks you… — Bijou Phillips Copy Share Image
I'm sort of standing on T-Bone Walker's shoulders, Les Paul's shoulders, Lightnin' Hopkins' shoulders, Muddy Waters' shoulders, you know? And if I've… — Steve Miller Copy Share Image
I live a super-healthy lifestyle not because it's sensible or that I'm contrite, but because I need to keep my focus on… — Johnny Marr Copy Share Image
I don't really write songs. They're just there anyway, chiseling away at the atmosphere, and suddenly they're like, 'Oh, thanks for coming.… — Johnny Flynn Copy Share Image
During a rehearsal of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony the members of the orchestra were so overwhelmingly moved by the conducting of Arturo Toscanini… — James Keller Copy Share Image
“old, my mother took us to a production of Hair, a mirage of music, revolution, and raw penis; we gave it a… — Alyssa Shelasky Copy Share Image
My life has been the polar opposite of safe, but I am proud of it and so is my son, and that… — Hunter S. Thompson Copy Share Image
When you do a record like 'Talk,' and you're happy with it, and it reaches your ambitions and then doesn't sell as… — Trevor Rabin Copy Share Image
You want to think about certain styles of music as being reflective of a certain culture or a certain time or a… — Robin Pecknold Copy Share Image
My parents only played Isley Brothers, Marvin Gaye. That's when New Kids came out, and we wanted to jam that. My mom… — Solange Knowles Copy Share Image
A formidable game of 'Name That Influence' could be based on the music of the seductive rock duo Girls: The band's first… — Anthony Fantano Copy Share Image
I don't know about the time those songs were written. But he was jamming with someone in Colorado or San Francisco, and… — Krist Novoselic Copy Share Image
I try not to write songs. I would rather emote them, and I found myself going back to my room every night… — Jason Mraz Copy Share Image
“Ambitious parents who are currently playing the ‘Baby Mozart’ video for their toddlers may be disappointed to learn that Mozart became Mozart… — Geoff Colvin Copy Share Image
I guess I wanted to emulate the artists that my parents were listening to when I was growing up. I've always had… — Sarah Jaffe Copy Share Image
I feel there is love and confidence in me somewhere and I want to find it. So far, music is the only… — Wesley Eisold Copy Share Image
We have a duty towards music; namely to invent it. ...Invention presupposes imagination but should not be confused with it. For the… — Igor Stravinsky Copy Share Image
“A story went around that someone had asked Mozart how he intended to refute his detractors. "I will refute them with new… — Joan Wickersham Copy Share Image
I think one of the biggest things that's changed in terms of the rapport with the crowd is that now crowds come… — A-Trak Copy Share Image
Music can give you your dreams. It will teach you hard work, it will break your heart and make you so happy,… — William J. Clinton Copy Share Image
The first guitar I ever had was a gut-string Spanish guitar, and I couldn't really get the hang of it. I was… — Eric Clapton Copy Share Image
