Song Quotes · Page 208

My dad really inspired me to start playing music.

— Cody Simpson

Sound changes moods, yet most of the sound around us is unplanned.

— Julian Treasure

It's just me and I try to be myself when I'm singing.

— Birdy

Digital music boils down the actual musical experience.

— Simon Le Bon

When I'm working, I always listen to music to zone everyone else out.

— Kirsten Dunst

Other people notice the same things but they don't think to put it to music.

— Ian Hunter

We all have that one song that we always skip but never play

— Anonymous

I feel I have so much more to deliver than music.

— Theophilus London

I love great lyrics, and I love the way it could shape a tune into a very unpredictable one, and I also…

— A. R. Rahman

I still haven't been able to capture the joy of what it's like when I sing - you know, when I'm by…

— Cat Power

The true miracle lies in our eagerness to allow, appreciate, and honor the uniqueness, and freedom of each sentient being to sing…

— Amit Ray

My biggest love has always been the music Black Veil Brides make, but that doesn't mean I don't listen to or enjoy…

— Andy Biersack

On my fourth or fifth birthday, a guitar was given to me, and I made a new friend. A very loud friend.

— Eliot Sumner

I've always stuck with Gibsons. I've had Guilds and Fenders, too, but I always wind up going back to Gibsons.

— Tommy Shaw

Although I'm a huge fan of Ben Kweller, I don't think I'd cover one of his songs, simply because there's just so…

— Juliana Hatfield

I like to be one of those drummers who actually add to the music, not one of those guys who sit in…

— Dave Lombardo

“You do not like me too good. This is a sad thing, eh?” With a sweep of his hand, he indicated the…

— Catherine Anderson

I anticipated all the changes in jazz because they were all problematical things, that I was dealing with myself. In New York…

— Paul Bley

I know that I'm capable of moving around on the guitar. I can express myself the way I want to and feel…

— Gary Clark, Jr

It more or less has the shape of a love song, but 'Crescent Moon' reflects more my longing for an ancient romantic…

— Frank Black

I was travelling a lot, during the release of 'Dilbar,' to various countries, and the song would be played at random places…

— Nora Fatehi

I studied piano from the age of three. My grandmother taught piano. I stayed at her house during the day while my…

— Condoleezza Rice

Every part of every song can have a totally different musical sound, because otherwise if I wanted to go from a verse…

— Annie E. Clark

When you commit to being a musician, I don't think you're really sure or care about when you're going to pay the…

— Adam Levine

Bob's music has always conveyed a message of hope, unity and love.

— Rita Marley

I think playing music is one of my great joys in life.

— Norah Jones

Not really, drums found me, I just liked music, all kinds of music.

— Pat Mastelotto

You can realise God as you progress in music; nothing in between.

— Ilaiyaraaja

O my enormous piano, you are not like being outdoors

— Frank O'Hara

Roy Orbison was the only act that The Beatles didn't want to follow.

— Ringo Starr

I use Pearl Eliminator Pedals and I swear by them.

— Joey Jordison

I have to plead basic ignorance of most new jazz artists here.

— Gary Lucas

I know I'm fat and I know my hair is straight, but I can sing.

— Kate Smith

I want people to see how much I really love music and what went into it.

— Nav

I think Sean Parker damaged the music business with Napster.

— Curtis Jackson

Deny yourself! You must deny yourself! That is the song that never ends.

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

It's a hobby for me, but I'm never alone if there's a guitar there.

— Alex O'Loughlin

Blessed are the singers and the players. Can't take this lightly.

— Skip Marley

When you are happy, you enjoy music, when you are sad, you understand lyrics

— Frank Ocean

I can't bear a trite lyric: sometimes this can be overlooked, but rarely.

— Liza Tarbuck