Song Quotes · Page 616

I'll keep working as long as I live because singing has taken on the feeling of joy that I had when I…

— Rosemary Clooney

But however measurable, there is much more life in music than mathematics or logic ever dreamed of.

— Gabriel Marcel

When the human being hears music, he has a sense of wellbeing, because these tones harmonize with what he has experienced in…

— Rudolf Steiner

I tend to write songs critiquing myself. The best way for me to deal with stuff is to write a song about…

— Ty Segall

“Music on the radio. When I went in, the big bands were just getting up a good head of steam. Now every…

— Stephen King

I knew I didn't have the right name for a singer. Having a name that nobody could pronounce was hardly an asset.

— Scott McKenzie

To do a band properly does kind of mean you don't really get to do anything else.

— James Murphy

We'd rather be a band that some people are going to passionately hate than be a ringtone band.

— Sam Endicott

Playing well with others is important - not being too flashy, just keeping good time and of course coming up with cool…

— Chad Smith

I honestly believe that you have to be able to play the guitar hard if you want to be able to get…

— Angus Young

Does not the very word 'creative' mean to build, to initiate, to give out, to act - rather than to be acted…

— Berenice Abbott

I knew I wanted to be an artist, but I never took music lessons. I was just playing around in front of…

— Lykke Li

When I was writing some of songs for the record in Galapagos it was the feeling of being there I wanted to…

— Jonathan Meiburg

I think there's a lot more freedom in doing the solo thing. It's almost like switching bands every time I do an…

— Jay Reatard

I had a lot of time to myself, and I would listen to a lot of music, mostly music that I knew…

— Will Oldham

Well, at the very beginning of the Amboy Dukes, I was doing background but I never sang my own songs. I would…

— Ted Nugent

“Izzy’s new band also featured Tracii Guns on lead guitar. They were calling the new group Guns N’ Roses.”

— Duff McKagan

Communicating with musicians is really interesting because everyone has their quirks and their strengths and their weaknesses.

— Flying Lotus

If someone listens to our music, and it makes them creative, that makes me happier than anything.

— Marilyn Manson

I just try to tell a story with a song, and be able to try to transmit the emotion to you. That's…

— Meshell Ndegeocello

I've banged my head quite a bit. I liked Iron Maiden, Ozzy, AC/DC. And of course, Ratt and Poison.

— Cameron Diaz

'Maruvarthai' was an exciting song for me because it showcased my Carnatic roots.

— Sid Sriram

I can stitch a song together in about an hour anytime you want, but it won't have the depth.

— Rodney Crowell

I missed jazz, kind of. And by the time I came to it in life, it was too intimidating to enjoy thoroughly.

— Warren Zevon

I'm not scared to sing songs. I'm not scared to walk out the front door and make a mistake.

— Mandy Harvey

My dad used to play drums in a country band, and my mom is an incredible singer.

— Jonny Lang

When I found out how music made me feel and how my singing made other people feel, that's when I decided this…

— Dianne Reeves

I keep joking with my teammates that Nickelback should be our walkout song. I think everyone secretly likes at least one song.

— Sam Mikulak

There's no hierarchy in suffering. I think songs that are transcendent are the ones where everyone can feel something from it, you…

— Meshell Ndegeocello

Unpremeditated music is the true gauge which measures the current of our thoughts; the very undertow of our life's stream.

— Henry David Thoreau

We hope to win over new listeners who would normally never listen to an Aly & AJ record. That's our greatest expectation…

— AJ Michalka

Paul McCartney and John Lennon would often write a song a day, so I have the same workmanlike philosophy.

— Jason Mraz

I think that by staying true to myself and making music from my heart, the blessings come.

— Bad Bunny

I even have a Harmony Rocket and a Stratocaster with a scalloped neck back in Florida.

— Anonymous

I always thought music was more important than sex—then I thought if I don't hear a concert for a year-and-a-half it doesn't…

— Jackie Mason

My favorite electric guitar would have to be my Duesenberg. I've named her 'Dolores,' and she sings like an operatic menace.

— Brendon Urie

A man with a dream of pleasure can go forth and conquer a crowd and three. With a new song's measure can…

— Fred Shero

I like to talk about things when it pertains to a band. I like to talk about things that matter and music.

— Hayley Williams

Without Ace of Base, I kind of feel Backstreet Boys would have never found their sound.

— Nick Carter

I hold all of the songs that I have had the pleasure of recording and performing in high regard.

— Dionne Warwick