It is just that heavy metal musicians write in minor keys, and when you do that, you frighten people. — Ronnie James Dio Copy Share Image
My mother was an opera singer and my father is a clarinet player, composer and conductor. — Hildur Gudnadottir Copy Share Image
Someone like John would want to end the Beatle period and start the Yoko period. He wouldn't like either to interfere with… — Paul McCartney Copy Share Image
Keep in mind, you can use Auto-Tune and you can know how to work it perfectly, but you still have to know… — T-Pain Copy Share Image
We know Uncle George directly, so he gives us music to sample, all we gotta do is tell him directly and we… — Redman Copy Share Image
I mean, when we put out our first album, it was 'Gosh, we really hope it sells 100,000 copies. That was the innocence. — Charlotte Caffey Copy Share Image
I feel like my music has a reputation for being pretty serious or whatnot, but I like having fun. — Flying Lotus Copy Share Image
I always think that for each day of my life, the tune of that day is particular to that day. Each day… — Rahat Fateh Ali Khan Copy Share Image
My songwriting process is based on a formula: Color, tone, words. When I hear production, I initially identify the color that resonates… — Ravyn Lenae Copy Share Image
“In a phone interview in 1994, Celia Powell stressed two sentiments: music was her father’s life; it was the driving force of… — Guthrie P. Ramsey Jr Copy Share Image
Your average pop song or film is a very sophisticated item, with very sophisticated ways of listening and viewing that we have… — Paul Muldoon Copy Share Image
Well I'm not just gon' go and do rap songs. I wanna touch, and maybe help, and see what I can do… — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
When I was a very young kid, the first music that really turned me on was a new wave of British heavy… — Steven Wilson Copy Share Image
All my songs depict a slice of life and how youngsters perceive it. My song 'Blue Eyes' is exactly the kind of… — Yo Yo Honey Singh Copy Share Image
“I want to seize my is. And like a bird I sing hallelujah into the air. And my song belongs to no… — Clarice Lispector Copy Share Image
Deep inside I feel that this world we live in is really a big, huge, monumental symphonic orchestra. I believe that in… — Michael Jackson Copy Share Image
It's almost charity work, what people have done, turning other people on to my music. — John Mayer Copy Share Image
My favorite album would have to be Rocket To Russia. I feel this album has the most classic Ramones songs. — Johnny Ramone Copy Share Image
I want to go on tour with the most exciting artists, and I want to make sure that I have songs with… — Drake Copy Share Image
“I love Sara’s music and there’s no one else i’d rather share a face with and I try to remember that I… — Tegan Quin Copy Share Image
“Every heart sings a song, incomplete, until another heart whispers back." -Plato” — Jessica Clare Copy Share Image
The only thing I want to be satisfied in life is to do one reunion tour with Guns N' Roses. I would… — Steven Adler Copy Share Image
I would describe my sound in the field of electro pop. A combination of deep yet simple lyrics coupled with easy beats. — Ananya Birla Copy Share Image
The Dave Clark Five was basically a live band. During '63 we got the Gold Cup for being the best live band… — Dave Clark Copy Share Image
...to me if it's anything, jazz is a verb-it's more like a process than it is a thing. — Pat Metheny Copy Share Image
I know I'm stronger in the songs than I really am. Sometimes I need to hear it myself. We all need to… — Beyonce Knowles Copy Share Image
I wish for today and dream of yesterday. If the gods should hold me in their favor, then I shall hope for… — Nadege Richards Copy Share Image
My first album was The Doobie Brothers... 'Captain and Me.' You always remember your first! — Kyle MacLachlan Copy Share Image
Music stays in the air. / It travels at the speed of breath / at the sound of light. / It is… — Alexis De Veaux Copy Share Image
I feel like the songs that I write are best when they are performed by an ensemble, rather than by one solo… — Thalia Zedek Copy Share Image
If a singer wants to improvise while recording a song, he has to get the permission of the composer. — M. Jayachandran Copy Share Image
Cynthia's lyrics always expressed the feelings people felt but they couldn't express themselves. — Barry Mann Copy Share Image
I think that my past stands me in good stead in that it does have a certain strength for musicians. — John Sebastian Copy Share Image
O Mozart, immortal Mozart, how many, how infinitely many inspiring suggestions of a finer, better life you have left in our souls! — Franz Schubert Copy Share Image
I always like story songs, Dolly Parton, Tom T. Hall, Mel Tillis, Red Stegall, when they'd do their story songs. I was… — Reba McEntire Copy Share Image
Life is a song sing it, Life is a game play it, Life is a challange meet it, Life is a dream… — Talyiah Copy Share Image
Music is therapy. Music moves people. It connects people in ways that no other medium can. It pulls heart strings. It acts… — Macklemore Copy Share Image
Music, of all the arts, stands in a special region, unlit by any star but its own, and utterly without meaning ...… — Leonard Bernstein Copy Share Image
I never set out to write songs about the world around me... it just kind of came about as a result of… — Iris DeMent Copy Share Image
My ideology was, if I just make very happy music, very happy music, then people will forget about whatever their problems are.… — Mac Miller Copy Share Image
