“We shall sing and be merry. Troy had agreed to sing my song 'Girl, Come Hither and We Shall Dither." "Uh, not… — Suzanne Selfors Copy Share Image
Bop began with Jazz but one afternoon somewhere on a sidewalk maybe 1939, 1940, Dizzy Gillespie or Charlie Parker or Thelonious Monk… — Jack Kerouac Copy Share Image
“I squeeze her and she laughs and looks up at me, "Jules, you incorrigible rake," she scolds, and then gives me a… — Amy Plum Copy Share Image
This is not the end, this is not the beginning. Just a voice like a riot rocking every revision. But you listen… — Linkin Park Copy Share Image
Marvin Gaye was a killer drummer. I think he just played during the soundchecks and he'd have another guy sing his parts… — Dr. John Copy Share Image
I have a tape recorder, and I just sing into it. I like to write that way. Sometimes I'll just get melodic… — Melora Hardin Copy Share Image
My first experience of that was with my first movie which I did in India. And it was so different from other… — A. R. Rahman Copy Share Image
It's frustrating actually, the time involved in getting something released these days. My new CD has actually been finished for a year.… — Mick Taylor Copy Share Image
Every song has a composer, every book has an author, every car has a maker, every painting has a painter, and every… — Ray Comfort Copy Share Image
I hate to blow the mystique, but at the time we really liked bubblegum music, and we really liked the Bay City… — Joey Ramone Copy Share Image
As far as music being something that's not background, it doesn't mean that it's loud, it means that it's instantly something to… — Youth Lagoon Copy Share Image
Jazz is not just music, it's a way of life, it's a way of being, a way of thinking. . . .… — Nina Simone Copy Share Image
You have to love writing a song and architecture. You have to give it a form. It is my job to create… — Keren Ann Copy Share Image
[Billie Holiday] was keeping it super real, and you can feel that to this day. Everything that she sang, she believed in.… — Jose James Copy Share Image
We actually added an extra electric guitar to beef up 'Need You Now', but we haven't changed any of this 'Own The… — Dave Haywood Copy Share Image
Other music exists to heal wounds; but the tango when sung and played is for the purpose of opening them, for the… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
My love of music comes from as long as I remember. I begged my mum to learn piano for a year when… — Natalia Tena Copy Share Image
The music industry has completely restructured itself in the last couple of years because it hasn't been making money. Labels are signing… — Caroline Polachek Copy Share Image
I am no friend of the modern so-called 'black metal' culture. It is a tasteless, lowbrow parody of Norwegian black metal circa… — Varg Vikernes Copy Share Image
Some genres of rock 'n' roll attract more of the party animals. I guess the Stones partied a bit. I think The… — John Densmore Copy Share Image
When I started to sing, my mother would have me engaged to perform at the Women's Christian Temperance Union national or annual… — Maureen Forrester Copy Share Image
“Those yet-to-access riches that I’d suspect are what tingle when a song’s lyrics eject me into outer space; assure me I can… — Durga Chew-Bose Copy Share Image
Say what you want about Maroon 5 not making music like the kind found on 'Songs About Jane,' the fact remains that… — Phoebe Robinson Copy Share Image
If you want to open a supermarket chain and put your face all around the globe, selling your baby and your dog,… — Annie Lennox Copy Share Image
Country music especially can get very formulaic - you know, you have to have your verses and a bridge and a chorus,… — Sturgill Simpson Copy Share Image
When I'm writing a lyric, I totally forget about the music. I'm just looking at the lyric and thinking about it almost… — Scott Walker Copy Share Image
I teach songwriting a lot, and I always tell my students, 'You gotta write the little songs sometimes to get to the… — Mary Gauthier Copy Share Image
As a songwriter, I was really into pulling away from the melodrama and the overdramatic type of writing that I was previously… — Katie Stelmanis Copy Share Image
Mine is only one of the millions of hearts broken over the death of Whitney Houston. I will always be grateful and… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
I love what I'm doing most of the time, but it's hard work. People only see your albums in the charts. They… — Gavin Rossdale Copy Share Image
Deftones is always my main focus. I’ve been doing it the longest and it’s definitely a priority. I think of these as… — Chino Moreno Copy Share Image
I have no choice in what direction my music goes, honestly, as all I get is what I'm given. I start writing… — Amanda Shires Copy Share Image
My dad's job was to manage apartment complexes, so when people would move out or when people would die or whatever, people… — Kali Uchis Copy Share Image
In high school no guys wanted to be in a band with me unless I was going to play bass or play… — Weyes Blood Copy Share Image
I have these songs that I've been playing for so many years. They're so intimate and close to me. And these are… — Chris Carmack Copy Share Image
Formerly known as The Muslims, The Soft Pack brings a lot of swagger to its garage-rock sound. There's a load of gimmick-free… — Anthony Fantano Copy Share Image
The goal with a show is to push forward the passion in a visual and sonic way. It all comes out in… — Boots Riley Copy Share Image
I was very small when I started making music. I think the first song might have been when I was, like, in… — Jessie Reyez Copy Share Image
Our sages developed music from time immemorial to take shelter in one's true self. Real music is not for wealth, not for… — Ali Akbar Khan Copy Share Image
A lot of the songs on '2' are pretty personal, but even if I'm writing about something like that, I still tend… — Mac DeMarco Copy Share Image
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