We consider that any man who can fiddle all through one of those Virginia Reels without losing his grip may be depended… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
“you might want to consider joining the National Music Publishers Association (NMPA.org), the trade group that represents more than 800 music publishers.” — Robert Wolff Copy Share Image
“My heart is beating with joy, my head is filled with song and my soul is intertwined with yours which is where… — Truth Devour Copy Share Image
If I could give you one line about writing worship songs, it would be ‘Sing your prayers.’ — Paul Baloche Copy Share Image
Longer is not my best song, it's just a classic love song, and every songwriter always dreams of writing a classic love… — Dan Fogelberg Copy Share Image
So the Madonna thing, I wrote a song with Diplo, she liked it, tweaked it and then made it her own and… — MNEK Copy Share Image
Words make you think a thought. Music makes you feel a feeling. A song makes you feel a thought. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
You know, my family is very musical, I was surrounded by it. And from four years old I was the one that… — John Legend Copy Share Image
“He was a strong and noble lord with piercing eyes of grey. He sat upon his noble throne shining like the dawn.… — Laurel A. Rockefeller Copy Share Image
When the Eagles were starting out in the early '70s, it would have been hard to imagine anyone in the fledgling, country-accented… — Robert Hilburn Copy Share Image
Seattle’s Moraine not only make Washington State proud, but also the whole American progressive music scene joyful. ... It’s simply an impressive… — Lee Henderson Copy Share Image
You should listen to songs and listen to what works. Listen to why a song is a hit. Check it out-not to… — Diane Warren Copy Share Image
It was more that his career was going down again and he was tired of the songs. He was tired of the… — Priscilla Presley Copy Share Image
Songs, and songwriting keeps me inspired, moving forward. I tend to scribble down notes, lyrics or just random thoughts on pieces of… — John Waite Copy Share Image
When you're first starting out, there's always the temptation to hide behind distortion because it lets you get away with murder. But,… — Kirk Hammett Copy Share Image
Music may be called the sister of painting, for she is dependent upon hearing, the sense which comes second and her harmony… — Leonardo da Vinci Copy Share Image
Touch me ‘til my ribs become piano keys, ‘til there is sheet music scrolled across the inside of my lungs. — Andrea Gibson Copy Share Image
I got a lot from my uncle who is a really good ska guitarist. Very ragged makeshift rhythms and intricate lines. — King Krule Copy Share Image
Writing songs has a therapeutic effect, and it either kills off love or wins the heart of the lover. — Shakira Copy Share Image
When you release a single like 'My Friends Over You,' people just think you have one kind of song. — Chad Gilbert Copy Share Image
I was praying one day and God literally gave me a song called 'Healing Hand of God.' — Jeremy Camp Copy Share Image
You could make any song sound creepy if you wanted. It's all about the inflection. — Willie Nelson Copy Share Image
Since I was the solo artist as well as the writer for the songs, I figured I had enough credits on it… — Cy Coleman Copy Share Image
One of the things you do in a band is the more you stay together, the more you play to your strengths. — Craig Finn Copy Share Image
My dad knows great music. So I'm taking music to him to get an opinion rather than praise. — Chord Overstreet Copy Share Image
Rarely do I ever think of my music as inspired but I guess it must be. Perhaps I would use the word… — Milo Copy Share Image
I feel the emotion that life conjures up and the songs I write get me closer to my feelings and realising who… — Taylor Swift Copy Share Image
Music to me is like breathing. I don't get tired of breathing, I don't get tired of music. — Ray Charles Copy Share Image
From our earliest days in Liverpool, George and I on the one hand and Paul on the other had different musical tastes.… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
You have stopped the arrow of time... There's no meaning to this rhyme... Because my song will never mean as much as… — Megan McCafferty Copy Share Image
To have someone to relate to and hopefully enjoy the music and get a positive message out of it, to make the… — Janet Jackson Copy Share Image
Signing to a major, there weren't many bands from our sphere that were doing it. I mean, obviously R.E.M. had done it,… — Lee Ranaldo Copy Share Image
You can have the best riff in the world, but if the drums behind it just ain't vibing it, it's not gonna… — Johnny Christ Copy Share Image
If something was bugging you, you talk about it. But that's the cool thing: we [My Chemical Romance] don't bug each other.… — Gerard Way Copy Share Image
Basically, I try to let the song dictate what guitar I use. If it's a really loud, crazy song, I'll pull out… — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
I was sick of fast, aggressive music; I felt like I needed to make a poppy thing. But, right now, I feel… — Ty Segall Copy Share Image
Miley is always on, she’s always funny, she’s always writing songs, she’s always making music. The parallel of the film is like… — Billy Ray Cyrus Copy Share Image
I'd do a song in the studio and it would explain everything I'm going through so perfectly that when I went home… — Sam Smith Copy Share Image
Band chemistry is a tricky thing. If one guy isn't feeling right with the other guys, everything gets thrown off. When you… — Les Claypool Copy Share Image
I had been told by a number of people that if you get half of what you want on your first album,… — Clay Aiken Copy Share Image