I remember being turned on to The Beach Boys, hearing 'Surfin' U.S.A.,' I guess, in 1960. But The Beatles really did it… — Joey Ramone Copy Share Image
In a novel, the biggest symbiosis exists between plot and character. In a song, it would be the lyrics and the melody. — Jesse Michaels Copy Share Image
I get to play what I'm feeling on my solo records, and I get to bang the hell out of a drum… — Bill Ward Copy Share Image
You tie me up in knots. I want to play you a thousand different songs so you can get a clue of… — Katy Evans Copy Share Image
I never anticipated that people would be listening to my songs and getting something out of them. — Noah Reid Copy Share Image
The music I'm going to be producing will represent who I am as Caleb. People will see a different side of who… — Caleb McLaughlin Copy Share Image
To analyze the charms of flowers is like dissecting music; it is one of those things which it is far better to… — Henry Theodore Tuckerman Copy Share Image
“Leibniz said, Music is the mind counting without being conscious it’s counting. An eclipse is maths; it’s the most beautiful maths there… — Erin Kelly Copy Share Image
I got to realizing that I wanted to record, I wanted to experiment. And doing those same old songs the same old… — Buck Owens Copy Share Image
Doing something like that, quite radically changing your approach to sound in one go, could leave you high and dry. It's happened… — Tom Jenkinson Copy Share Image
The thing is, the way we write is all jams and bits and pieces that get pieced together and sometimes things are… — Danny Carey Copy Share Image
I think to varying degrees, every artist is using their partner as a sounding board. When your partner is the greatest songwriter… — JP Saxe Copy Share Image
When I was very small, the electricity was turned off because we didn't pay the bill. I remember sitting by the oil… — Jools Holland Copy Share Image
I want to say my life inspires my lyrics, but I also try to abstract them as much as possible because I… — Grimes Copy Share Image
I know that my music is heard a lot in commercial circles. In academia, I think my music is taken in differently… — Jennifer Higdon Copy Share Image
If you're asking if I would be foolish enough, or insulting enough, to write about people in my life that I respect… — Jack White Copy Share Image
I go in and sing the song and arrange it and mix it and that's it. It's no different than playing in… — Neil Young Copy Share Image
I was the first artist to put the national anthem on the charts, and I'm thrilled. — Jose Feliciano Copy Share Image
The Beatles. I didn't like the first couple of songs, but when I heard "She Loves You', it was like something went… — Ozzy Osbourne Copy Share Image
Last year, I finally got my own grand piano, and that was a big thing for me because it's always been and… — David Hyde Pierce Copy Share Image
I think the way I can sing the way I sing is because of the way I talk to my animals. I… — Patti LuPone Copy Share Image
I think being married and in love and all of that changed how I write songs and what I want to sing… — Gabby Barrett Copy Share Image
I'm very particular about how a song sounds, especially its production and how the vocals are treated. Every sound matters to me. — Benson Boone Copy Share Image
You think you've moved on, there will always be the song which will bring back all the memories you thought you've forgotten. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I always give the encore over to chaos, so people can yell out requests and I can hack my way through a… — Liz Phair Copy Share Image
There is no music like a little river's . . . It takes the mind out-of-doors . . . and . .… — Robert Louis Stevenson Copy Share Image
I can write a happy song, but there has to be some sort of twist. Otherwise it feels a bit cheesy. — Dean Lewis Copy Share Image
The religious lifestyle keeps you focused. It's helpful when trying to manoeuvre through the music scene. — Matisyahu Copy Share Image
I make music for people to relate to and to connect with me. I want to tap into different emotions. — Saweetie Copy Share Image
The music business is the most childish business in the world. Nobody knows what they're selling or why, but they sell it… — Jeff Buckley Copy Share Image
“Mr. Bass, would you say you fish a lot? Or do you prefer strumming stringed instruments?” — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
When you come out and know you're singing the national anthem, it gives you a buzz and gets you lifted for the… — Ashley Cole Copy Share Image
I've always been very open and unspecific about what kind of music I want to make. — Katie Melua Copy Share Image
You know what? I'm not always in a positive, happy place. But I'm able to concentrate enough to come up with a… — Brian Wilson Copy Share Image
There are people I'll always love to listen to, and I'm always ending up discovering new songs by them, which is crazy.… — Neil Armstrong Copy Share Image
Almost all the shows I've been connected with have been extremely well cast. They're playing the show, not just doing the songs. — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
Music is so naturally united with us that we cannot be free from it - even if we so desired. — Boethius Copy Share Image
I live with all these people, I live with four people that are involved with my music and I call 'em my… — SonReal Copy Share Image
My music is really about people connecting with their identities, even if they aren't Jewish. — Matisyahu Copy Share Image
My dad plays guitar in the church band, so it's like music as a service. He plays at old-people homes, so that's… — Lucy Dacus Copy Share Image
