The only work that can be compared to Chopin's Etudes, innovatively, where every note is essential and one becomes completely exposed, is… — Carlo Grante Copy Share Image
Charlie Parker was the greatest individual musician that ever lived. Every instrument in the band tried to copy Charlie Parker, and in… — Gary Giddins Copy Share Image
I don't want to be typecast as the 'ambient guy' or someone who only does electronic scores. I think most of the… — Cliff Martinez Copy Share Image
I had always been aware of George's importance to me, of the bond of friendship and of the sparkle and light, effervescence… — Andrew Ridgeley Copy Share Image
... Michael Bloomfield was the antithesis of a collector ... he didn't care how old a guitar was; all he wanted was… — Nick Gravenites Copy Share Image
One of the things I love about doing things that are creative is that I feel like it's my right as an… — Zooey Deschanel Copy Share Image
My first influences for playing were Johnny Ramone and Jimmy Page, the same as everybody else. Joe Perry. The guys in Alice… — Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein Copy Share Image
Music has the potential and the capability to create something much bigger... it has the capability to be completely free, to do… — Karin Dreijer Andersson Copy Share Image
We haven't started playing it live yet but we're going to. And then 'Warpaint' is a song that's really, really close to… — Theresa Wayman Copy Share Image
A song just doesn't have verse-chorus-verse. It could just be one line. There are Chinese love songs that you have to learn… — Jeff Buckley Copy Share Image
I feel like songwriting changed from something that I liked doing to something that, I feel, is a very important outlet for… — Dan Mangan Copy Share Image
Is it not our duty to find the symphonic formula which fits our time, one which progress, daring and modern victory demand?… — Claude Debussy Copy Share Image
When I was writing the Destiny's Child songs, it was a big thing to be that young and taking control. And the… — Beyonce Knowles Copy Share Image
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I'm writing songs about New York. A lot of them carry the names of neighborhoods in Long Island. Maspeth, Montauk. I'm getting… — Zach Condon Copy Share Image
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There's a good sarcasm and a camaraderie that comes after being in a band. And we've known each other forever. We've never… — Kelly Jones Copy Share Image
The way I sing my songs leads the listener into a place of introspection, a state of mind that can trigger self-healing… — Donovan Copy Share Image
In the early and mid 1990s, every musician I knew was obsessed with Helium. The 'Pirate Prude' EP and 'Pat's Trick' played… — Carrie Brownstein Copy Share Image
My dad's father was a White Star Line trumpet player in the '20s. It shaped the way that I think about music.… — Elvis Costello Copy Share Image
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One of the things with the second record, a word I held close to my chest was 'brave.' To take chances to… — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, we are living in an era where plenty of songs with vulgar, objectionable lyrics are also becoming popular. It's a disturbing… — Shreya Ghoshal Copy Share Image
The danger with the internet is that you don't need to think about music, you just search for it and you find… — Pete Seeger Copy Share Image
Lyrics are really, really hard, I think, or at least they're really hard for me. Some people can channel lyrics faster. I… — Jack Garratt Copy Share Image
I had to be reminded that the guitar is infinite. It never stops teaching you, it never stops being difficult; there's an… — Kaki King Copy Share Image
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