Song Quotes · Page 630

The Beatles did their best cover work on Little Richard's 'Long Tall Sally' and music influenced by Richard, such as Larry Williams's…

— Jon Landau

I like the Beatles very much, and there are certain things about the Stones that I like.

— Leon Russell

Our demo was played for any number of different A&R men at different labels and it was turned down.

— Richard Carpenter

I had this knack of writing opening lines to my tunes. This helped in making an instant impression.

— Anu Malik

I can't live one day without hearing music, playing it , studying it , or thinking about it .

— Leonard Bernstein

The enticing allure of Nashville is that there is always something new coming down the pike. Put this record on and you’ll…

— Tom T. Hall

I believe in the fans, I believe in metal more than anybody you've ever met... And another thing, I'm prepared to die…

— Joey DeMaio

Writing music is always really helpful for me. It always reveals to me how I am feeling.

— Erika M. Anderson

We were quiet on the car ride home. I turned on the radio and found a station playing "Hey Jude." It was…

— Jonathan Safran Foer

I used to hang out a lot in jazz clubs, and the groups took to a kid like me who wasn't afraid…

— Eric Burdon

Who are you? Are in touch with all of your darkest fantasies? Have you created a life for yourself, where you can…

— Lana Del Rey

Live music is proof that there's some things the Internet can't kill. In our lifetime, we're going to see more and more…

— Jim James

I've always felt that most jazz artists don't need producers .. most jazz artists know what kind of sound they want. They…

— Christian McBride

“He breathed a deep ahh and said, “Where did you learn to do that?” “Los Angeles High School of Performing Arts,” I…

— C.D. Reiss

Tower Records was a place to meet your friends, your co-workers or a place to meet new friends who shared a common…

— Colin Hanks

My favorite process is writing, from day one. The songs I have written throughout the years were a real great opportunity for…

— Gloria Estefan

Like most bands we're a family, family before band. If we broke up tomorrow, we'd still be friends.

— The Rev

Man down is a song about a girl who has committed a murder that she regrets and is completely remorseful about.

— Rihanna

I've been through a heartbreak and seen the business side of the music industry. Now I see things clearer.

— Justine Skye

You wait for months or half a year to put the record out and thats always the hard part for me because…

— Colter Wall

It seems, in many ways, I am a living, breathing country song, and I know what I sing.

— Lorrie Morgan

You're like the lyrics to my favorite song. You stick with me all day long. And when I reach the end I…

— Anonymous

I still think of myself as punk, because the way I became empowered to play music is entirely due to punk bands.

— John K. Samson

Music can lift us out of depression or move us to tears - it is a remedy, a tonic, orange juice for…

— Oliver Sacks

I've been singing since I was 8 years old and working in clubs since I was 14. I've been working full time…

— Randy Travis

I wanted to put a sheet in explaining what all the songs are about, but they didn't do it.

— Dick Dale

I've been singing my whole life and I've always wanted to be able to pursue a music career.

— Corbin Bleu

Volbeat is one of those bands, where as soon as I hear them, I know who it is. It sounds like Elvis…

— Jim Breuer

I just being able to write songs I'm proud of and finding some women to play with is exciting.

— Dee Dee Ramone

Every year is filled with good times and fights and struggles and misunderstandings. All of it adds up to being in a…

— Stone Gossard

Im one of the boys, no better than the last second violinist. Im just the lucky one to be standing in the…

— Eugene Ormandy

Indeed the influence of music on the development of religion is a subject which would repay a sympathetic study.

— James G. Frazer

To me the poets are closer than I am to the idea of voice, to a sort of primeval song that we…

— Francesco Clemente

Releasing an album on a major label is like sending a package through Fed Ex. You know that it'll get there, and…

— will.i.am

Oftentimes, especially in the context of an acoustic song, I'm motivated to write by some amount of melancholy.

— Chris Cornell

I love learning how people hear my music because everyone has different references.

— Borns

I'm releasing more music as Virtual Self, I'm definitely going to be touring Virtual Self.

— Porter Robinson

“If life throws you a few bad notes or vibrations, don't let them interrupt or alter your song.”

— Suzy Kassem

“While I was there, the song reminded me of here. But now that I’m here, the song reminds me of there. But…

— Jarod Kintz

I listen to this mix of smooth jazz, independent hip-hop, chiptunes, and anime music.

— Xavier Woods