Song Quotes · Page 318

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

— Pat Mastelotto

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

— Norah Jones

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

— Ringo Starr

O my enormous piano, you are not like being outdoors

— Frank O'Hara

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

— Ilaiyaraaja

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

— Kate Smith

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

— Gary Lucas

I use Pearl Eliminator Pedals and I swear by them.

— Joey Jordison

Songwriters can’t explain. You get an idea and you don’t know where it’s come from. And if you’re lucky, you have a…

— Pete Seeger

People tell me all the time that my songs help them express things to loved ones that they may not be able…

— John Legend

I have no gifts to offer you, nor songs to comfort you... But I have six words to tell you... I'll always…

— Anonymous

How little is required for pleasure! The sound of a bagpipe - without music, life would be an error.

— Friedrich Nietzsche

I'm very happy in my life, but I do feel that music has a power to transport you to places or to…

— Washed Out

I'm really a singer, so I love songs and I love singing. I like rap music, but I didn't grow up freestyling.

— Billy Idol

From as young as I can remember, I always wanted to be a singer... My mum taught me 'Going Down the Garden…

— Katherine Jenkins

Most important to me is being able to release music and have an astounding relationship with whoever would be distributing the music.

— Joe Budden

“He breathed a deep ahh and said, “Where did you learn to do that?” “Los Angeles High School of Performing Arts,” I…

— C.D. Reiss

I've always felt that most jazz artists don't need producers .. most jazz artists know what kind of sound they want. They…

— Christian McBride

Live music is proof that there's some things the Internet can't kill. In our lifetime, we're going to see more and more…

— Jim James

Who are you? Are in touch with all of your darkest fantasies? Have you created a life for yourself, where you can…

— Lana Del Rey

We were quiet on the car ride home. I turned on the radio and found a station playing "Hey Jude." It was…

— Jonathan Safran Foer

I used to hang out a lot in jazz clubs, and the groups took to a kid like me who wasn't afraid…

— Eric Burdon

The idea that music is art has been something we advocated for years. And yet it doesn't receive the same treatment as…

— RZA

Whether it's an inspiring song or whether it's an entertaining song - whatever it might be about it - I just want…

— Danny Gokey

Jazz is restless. It won't stay put & it never will.

— J. J. Johnson

The Black Keys is just a band that wants to get on stage and rock it.

— Dan Auerbach

Player for player, there’s no better working band in jazz than The Cookers.

— Andy Gilbert

Music is your only friend until the end...

— Jim Morrison

A song is a song and a hit record can change a life.

— Rico Love

Louis Armstrong is jazz. He represents what the music is all about.

— Wynton Marsalis

The piano is kind of my second instrument.

— Bill Bruford

It's a rare combination to have someone who can write songs and sing well.

— will.i.am

I cannot imagine a genuinely happy home without music in it.

— Ignacy Jan Paderewski

I feel so good singing songs that I sang with my father.

— Mavis Staples

Rock & roll is not about what you play, it's about how you play it.

— Billy Corgan

For me, music is all about emotion and attitude.

— Peter Criss

I was a total metal-head as a teen. I still love it, too.

— Kristian Nairn

I think anything you listen to is going to be different.

— Brendon Urie

I filled the margins of my schoolbooks with lyrics.

— Maluma

You explore beautiful songs & create your own interpretation of them.

— Joe Lovano