Song Quotes · Page 505

Although I dig my guitar playing, I think it's kind of an obvious situation; I play what I want to play within…

— Pete Townshend

My mother's a singer and my mother's father is a singer, and everyone on both sides are all country-western bluegrass musicians.

— Brandi Carlile

I've never believed in cheapening music by going according to what some people think is public taste.

— Les Baxter

When you catch other people with a sound like yours, that's when you know you did something.

— Zedd

For me my biggest inspiration is trying to make music that effects me as much as the music made by my heroes.

— Moby

The song of canaries Never varies, And when they're moulting They're pretty revolting.

— Ogden Nash

It took me three weeks to write the 'Rhapsody in Blue.' I had always wanted to write something blue and Paul Whiteman…

— George Gershwin

My father was very fond of music, my mum performed and her mother was a music teacher. So I think all that…

— KK

“Punk has been portrayed as music by and for angry white males, but in its inception, it was a rebellion against all…

— Alice Bag

“Jake put on a new record and propped the cover up - Charlie Parker’s sax ran into the room. Someone had told…

— Stephanie Danler

By the time I wrote those first three songs for his new CD ... I wanted to push the poetics as hard…

— Steve Earle

I warn the industry, they shouldn't underestimate the fact that Rob and Fab still have a lot of fans. And they should…

— Rob Pilatus

I don't want anyone to expect anything from me. I just want them to know that I'm gonna put 1,037% into whatever…

— JPEGMAFIA

Weird Al was something that kids would listen to. It's funny, super funny, smart. It's just kind of jokey. I remember hearing…

— John Gourley

Nobody wants to sit there and study lyrics the whole time, driving back from work when they just got their check after…

— O. T. Genasis

John Coltrane, he talks to god. He starts playing his solo, he might play for 14 minutes. For 14 minutes, it seems…

— Patti Smith

I think that Bach has a very nice sound on the lute. But I find that what I want to do with…

— Julian Bream

Write down these words, this a love song for the herbs. me love it when you roll up, you look good in…

— Vybz Kartel

When I was younger, playing piano and guitar were all things that I wanted to do for a short period of time,…

— Katie Cassidy

I would love the record industry to be more receptive to my music but all they are interested in is style over…

— Leo Sayer

I love songs that bring back childhood memories, when everything was so much simpler and carefree.

— Anonymous

I make a lot of money off featuring, doing songs with up-and-coming artists. I can charge someone $10,000 to $15,000 to do one song.

— Rich the Kid

Death Cab is a militantly analog band. We'll continue moving forward with our sound, but there will be no crossover.

— Ben Gibbard

As much as money is important for security, for me, it is worth nothing without music.

— Craig David

“O may it come, the time of love, The time we'd be enamoured of. - Song of the Highest Tower ”

— Arthur Rimbaud

I want to make something that's fun to listen to but still challenging and unique.

— Girl Talk

The Rolling Stones set the bar to where I look to as a band. But I don't envision myself touring in the…

— Jon Bon Jovi

There's many, many ways to write a song. But generally, sitting down at a table and writing is not one of them.

— John Lydon

The music comes first. Final lyrics are usually written very close to recording the vocals.

— Tobias Forge

Polyphonic painting is superior to music in that there, the time element becomes a spatial element. The notion of simultaneity stands out…

— Paul Klee

I'm disregarding all the rules I've seen as people approach writing music. I'm trying to break them.

— Verite

I think sometimes people have a different idea of what starting a band is going to be.

— Davey Havok

I actually learned the guitar with the help of a Pete Seeger instructional record when I was 13 or 14.

— David Gilmour

I ask myself when I see a new album: 'Is this an album that they needed to make, or do they need…

— David Berman

Cello is my first instrument, then piano, drums, bass, violin, recorder, saxophone, but I'd never play them live!

— Dev Hynes

If my peers had a significant impact on my music, my music would probably be a lot more popular.

— J Tillman

Unfortunately, 'How You Remind Me' is the song most perfectly suited to my voice.

— Aisling Bea

Classical music is this music that was written by a bunch of dead people a long time ago.

— Frank Zappa

Music will always find its way to us, with or without business, politics, religion, or any other bullshit attached.

— Eric Clapton

Only music has the ability to take you to the edge of reality and allow you to peek in for a moment.

— Alexander Pope