The Richard Ashcroft of 1992 would have struggled to imagine the path my life has taken - he would be amazed at… — Richard Ashcroft Copy Share Image
I guess I've gotten older and more sentimental, and I've realized that the love song is just the modern equivalent of a… — Caroline Polachek Copy Share Image
As you do with any band you're in, you get to know everyone too well all too soon. When you're crammed into… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
I like trying to make sounds that are interesting and are a bit weird. I try to make music that captures people's… — Sampha Copy Share Image
Songwriting is a very frustrating art form. You have to get on tape exactly what's playing inside your head — Michael Jackson Copy Share Image
My attitude these days is, if you write a bad song, what are they gonna do, throw you in songwriter jail? — John Hiatt Copy Share Image
Writing for other artists helped me figure out that magic you have to capture to make everyone connect with a song. — Bruno Mars Copy Share Image
We always focus on the quality of music because as long as the content is good, then the interest will be there. — G-Dragon Copy Share Image
The way you hold the bow, the way that violinists are trained to produce a note, is really different. I'm not an… — Bruce Molsky Copy Share Image
George: 'Ringo would always say grammmatically incorrect phrases and we'd all laugh. I remember when we were driving back to Liverpool from… — George Harrison Copy Share Image
I learned how to be more theatrical and have more fun, and to take a song and sing it over and over… — Angel Olsen Copy Share Image
I ran to get my cassette recorder and sang 'We Got the Beat' into the recorder to document it. I knew I… — Charlotte Caffey Copy Share Image
“Bo put a record on the stereo and the speakers crackled, that moment of anticipation before the needle found its way to… — Favel Parrett Copy Share Image
If there's music in the night, and it's really, really right, it's the only thing I need. It intoxicates your mind. All… — Jamie Cullum Copy Share Image
I think the most note-worthy part is that Stella [Mozgawa] had joined the band two weeks before we started recording, so that… — Theresa Wayman Copy Share Image
My little brother and I took piano lessons at a young age and played music together later on in life just to… — Josephine de La Baume Copy Share Image
Music can change lives. Whether you are having a good or bad day, the power of music can change one's mood. — Jess Bowen Copy Share Image
The object of music is a Sound. The end; to delight, and move various Affections in us. — Rene Descartes Copy Share Image
There's a time that you realize that you're not gonna get out of a room without playing certain songs. — Billy Squier Copy Share Image
There is no formula to it. Writing every song is a little journey. The first note has to lift you. — Enya Copy Share Image
I am passionate about singing, and I strive to improve with every song and keep getting better. — Guru Randhawa Copy Share Image
I've always got these little melodies running around in my head, although most of them aren't worth much, and I understand structure… — Eddie Rabbitt Copy Share Image
The same way I want them to take me seriously. I want them to look at my music as kind of like… — Kaci Brown Copy Share Image
I don't feel that I have achieved anything, I just want people to love my songs. — Javed Ali Copy Share Image
Any song that does well, we're happy with. All we can do is keep writing great songs and hope that one catches… — Trace Cyrus Copy Share Image
Musically, I am still hooked and just hypnotized by the sound of the guitar itself. I mean, a guitar sounds good if… — Leo Kottke Copy Share Image
Usually, whenever my mom would come over I would try and put on music that I thought she would like just to… — Britt Daniel Copy Share Image
No one can attack you when you're songwriting; it's you and a song, which is a great place to be. — Gin Wigmore Copy Share Image
Most of my inspiration comes from mistakes, so every time I make a massive mistake, that usually affects me so much that… — Chet Faker Copy Share Image
The big thing in my family growing up is that everybody had to play a musical instrument. We were like the von… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
It's frustrating that people attribute something to certain songs and that's not what they're about at all. — Matt Tong Copy Share Image
“The enemy is the gramophone mind, whether or not one agrees with the record that is being played at the moment.” — George Orwell Copy Share Image
I've been making music for a long time, since I was very young, but at the same time, I'm still exploring what… — Zedd Copy Share Image
“I don't look at music from the standpoint of being a musician; I look at it from the standpoint of being a… — Herbie Hancock Copy Share Image
Music is such a big landscape. There's so much we can do with it. It's endless. That's what the cool thing about… — Max Cavalera Copy Share Image
I won't write every one of my personal experiences into songs as I think it could be a bit depressing - and… — Nina Nesbitt Copy Share Image
Man, I just feel so fortunate to be a jazz musician at all. I have a hard time thinking of it any… — Kurt Elling Copy Share Image
I write songs about my own experiences. You can't lie to yourself. You can't pose to yourself. — James Blunt Copy Share Image
I could say that 'Exile On Main Street' was my favourite or whatever, but I'm more about the songs and the artists… — Paul Weller Copy Share Image
I always wrote poetry and stuff like that, so putting songs together wasn't that spectacular. — Amy Winehouse Copy Share Image