This is worse than Hollywood, he thought. A girl comes in with a pork chop and I write a song for her. — Eva Ibbotson Copy Share Image
As a versatile artist, you can't pick a genre and I have this global feelgood presence. — Quincy Brown Copy Share Image
The popularity of punk rock was, in effect, due to the fact that it made ugliness beautiful. — Malcolm Mclaren Copy Share Image
God, I hate my voice! Everyone thinks I'm a female, probably... I am actually a male! — Ray Toro Copy Share Image
Frank Ocean would be incredible; I'd love to be a sponge and absorb everything he says. Every song he puts out, I'm… — Alessia Cara Copy Share Image
There's this one song called 'Final Warning' that I'm really excited about because I love the contrast of my vocal sounding very… — Skylar Grey Copy Share Image
Taylor Swift was so influential in me feeling like I could just pick up my guitar and write a song as good… — Maisie Peters Copy Share Image
I am not much of a good singer, but many people still think that I should sing well, because I am a… — Joo Won Copy Share Image
Artists are taught to be humble about their impact, especially in folk music. It's so ingrained that I have a hard time… — Janis Ian Copy Share Image
Basically, my mum and dad bought me a CD player for my 14th birthday. They didn't really listen to music at all,… — KT Tunstall Copy Share Image
I've always tried to avoid music being direct therapy, and I've always found there's a power when you write something that can… — KT Tunstall Copy Share Image
We are meeting with Sony, and we have a couple of other labels that suddenly have interest and that's really great because… — Shane West Copy Share Image
I love the name 'Stella McCartney.' It's a beautiful name the way it rolls off the tongue. A couple of years ago,… — Michael Bacon Copy Share Image
People say to me about my music 'it got me through college, it saved my marriage, it helped me to come out.'… — Lisa Stansfield Copy Share Image
One day. I was putting on a hill in Zurich, and a few hundred yards away, Diana Ross was doing a sound… — Giorgio Moroder Copy Share Image
When we first started, I didn't know there was Christian rock or Christian music. I just thought we were a rock band… — Sonny Sandoval Copy Share Image
And I'll be gone gone tonight The ground beneath my feet is open wide The way that I been holdin' on too… — Zayn Malik Copy Share Image
“ when the mind runs free , write a song . music pours happiness into the soul and a happy soul creates eternal success ” — Kelsey Valentine Copy Share Image
The Motion Picture Association of America wipes the sweat off its brow and sings the PG-13 song. — Bradley Sands Copy Share Image
I always wanted to be like a darker-complected Keith Urban, but I don't play the guitar that well. And I'm a little… — Jimmie Allen Copy Share Image
I need a new unit to sample and hold, but not an angry one, a new design, new design. — Neil Young Copy Share Image
Its been pretty incredible so far. We only formed about a year and a half ago. Weve had so many lucky breaks. — Calvin Harris Copy Share Image
Music should be made to make people forget their problems, if only for a short while. — Chuck Berry Copy Share Image
Old school Janet Jackson is always good. I usually go old school, it's very rare that I pick a song from nowadays. — Jenna Dewan Copy Share Image
“The static’s nice. I could do without the screeching.” “Are you kidding? That’s the music of the spheres, commissar. It’s beautiful .… — Peter Watts Copy Share Image
When I was 12, I began listening to John Coltrane and I developed a love for jazz, which I still have more… — Wynton Marsalis Copy Share Image
When people ask me what 'American Pie' means, I tell them it means I don't ever have to work again if I… — Don McLean Copy Share Image
The prospect of music being detachable from time and place meant that one could start to think of music as a part… — Brian Eno Copy Share Image
I always enjoy rhythms and melodies, but I always use my voice as more of an instrument and less of a soapbox… — Chino Moreno Copy Share Image
I got my first guitar at age of 7 and never laid it down. Momma taught me G, C, and D. I… — Jerry Reed Copy Share Image
Bad music is often the result of an attempt by the untrained, something that takes for granted that you're very highly trained. — Carlo Grante Copy Share Image
It was important that this album [Chain Letter] was an accurate reflection of me — Brooke Valentine Copy Share Image
'Time after Time' is one of the best pop songs ever written, in my opinion. It's an incredible, beautiful, timeless song. — Sarah McLachlan Copy Share Image
When you play a show and you see people singing your lyrics back to, you feel as if they do know you. — Orianthi Copy Share Image
Songwriting was very tough for me... I would go in and sit and hope for inspiration to come, and it was rarely… — Leon Russell Copy Share Image
If a kid goes and buys a CD at Best Buy, we have no idea who the person is, how many times… — Troy Carter Copy Share Image
I truly believe that my songs bring the answers and the solutions, as opposed to just talking about the problems. My music… — Yolanda Adams Copy Share Image
Reading words puts them in your mind. You never forget. Even when you don't get a chance to dwell on the music,… — Carolyn Davidson Copy Share Image
I'm not a singer. In 'Bye Bye Birdie,' I think I was the sad girl who sits on the park bench during… — Yvonne Strahovski Copy Share Image
I think it's important to have a narrative and to have a point with your music and to be going somewhere with… — Benny the Butcher Copy Share Image