“I was so burned and emaciated and ill that I staggered through the streets like a drunk. Some of the locals turned… — Alistair Urquhart Copy Share Image
Too many times you come across lyrics that sound like you've heard them before or you can't really relate to them. And… — Emmy Rossum Copy Share Image
“Jimi Hendrix often spoke about being a messenger. His hope was that his music might somehow pierce our hearts and heal our… — Pamela Des Barres Copy Share Image
I did a couple songs with this hip-hop guy named Tim Dark. He was working in the same studio I've been working… — Alan Vega Copy Share Image
“For a moment it seemed that this was the music of a song, once heard under the southern stars in a cafe-chantant,… — Mikhail Bulgakov Copy Share Image
When I first was putting out music, I was like, 'I don't want to be overly sexy or do too much with… — Goapele Copy Share Image
I don't know if there was really ever a golden age of the music business. Most of what was released has always… — Adam Schlesinger Copy Share Image
Music means communication to me. I say 'listen you people out there, listen to my music, let's be one.' Music is a… — Robert Plant Copy Share Image
The most incredible part of seeing people embrace and recognize my music is experiencing the lives of people when they are powerfully… — Lauren Daigle Copy Share Image
In some ways, it is difficult for contemporary composers to find an audience. Both men and women would love a culture that… — Barbara Harbach Copy Share Image
“I wish to go with you, not as man and wife, but merely as friends, travel companions, the sort of happy-go-lucky chums… — Alex Flinn Copy Share Image
I think there are things in my story that have helped my creativity. Your father being killed, for instance, is one of… — Roger Waters Copy Share Image
I, of course, wanted to play real jazz. When we played pop tunes, and naturally we had to, I wanted those pops… — Count Basie Copy Share Image
When I first heard my song 'Georgia Peaches' on the radio, I opened up the car windows and started screaming to the… — Lauren Alaina Copy Share Image
I'm trying to avoid having regrets about missing opportunities. That would be the worst thing. Like having an audience waiting, and not… — James Mercer Copy Share Image
I guess, for me, what started me getting real excited about music was the New York punk and new-wave scene. All those… — Dean Wareham Copy Share Image
I am equally excited about the possibilities that music making holds for all people and it's ability to heal what seems to… — Paul Winter Copy Share Image
I'm still secretly a bit of a punk. Love The Clash and a bit of the Pistols. I guess as I've got… — Iwan Rheon Copy Share Image
The only album that I listen to upon recording a new one is my 'Cry' album, because sonically, I think it's my… — Faith Hill Copy Share Image
I do not think men have more talent. There are a great many women in the arts; novelists, painters, sculptors, poets-but the… — Dorothy Fields Copy Share Image
It doesn't matter if it's jazz or not. It's about how we listen, how we interact, how we guide our attention when… — Vijay Iyer Copy Share Image
I think at times the very strong feelings I have about my country coincide with my musical ability, and I'm able to… — John Fogerty Copy Share Image
I really like LIMP BIZKIT. I mean, I've said it for years - I don't know if anyone actually hears it -… — Lars Ulrich Copy Share Image
Ray grew up in Chicago so he had the blues, Muddy Waters and all that. He also had classical training. That was… — John Densmore Copy Share Image
Unquestionably, our contemporary world of music is far richer, in a sense, than earlier periods, due to the historical and geographical extensions… — George Crumb Copy Share Image
“Money Chiefs, loud and long notes are not songs. Silent snow wets Earth, seeds grow, flowers' honey purses seek neither wealth nor… — Frederic M. Perrin Copy Share Image
I feel like it's a necessary part of musical development to go through that phase where you think that your favorite style… — Julien Baker Copy Share Image
“Everybody sing like it's the last song you will ever sing Tell me, tell me, do you feel the pressure now? Everybody… — Hayley Williams Copy Share Image
“An essential difference between British and American punk bands can be found in their respective views of rock & roll history. The… — Clinton Heylin Copy Share Image
I did enjoy singing the song, called "The Count", which is Count Olaf's big song that he sings to the kids when… — Neil Patrick Harris Copy Share Image
Like my best friend, I asked for drums for Christmas, and got them. But when he moved on to guitar, I realized… — Greg Iles Copy Share Image
I spent a fair amount of time editing the lyrics and allowing the song to kind of evolve. ... anytime there's anything… — Jeff Tweedy Copy Share Image
I get inspiration from things that have nothing to do with painting: caricature, items from newspapers, sights in the street, proverbs, nursery-rhymes,… — Paula Rego Copy Share Image
I kept hearing that metal is dead and Ozzy's dead and people that like Ozzy are dead. I have never had an… — Ozzy Osbourne Copy Share Image
I have a real soft spot for flying saucer songs and Frenkenstein songs. When I was a kid the first record I… — Tom Verlaine Copy Share Image
It's horrible for someone to listen to someone learning any instrument - when I was first learning the banjo, I used to… — Steve Martin Copy Share Image
“Just as music is a natural way to empathy, music can also be a way to open you to compassion. Have you… — Will Jelbert Copy Share Image
I believe music should reflect yourself in some way and not just yourself at the given time. I feel that when you… — Lil Wayne Copy Share Image
There's definitely something broken in the music industry clearly. Partly from downloading and partly the obstacles for discovery and listener choice and… — Doug Walters Copy Share Image
I don't think I wrote my first song until I was 25. And then everything I wrote ended up becoming my first… — Perfume Genius Copy Share Image
![“I get inspiration from things that have nothing to do with painting: caricature, items from newspapers, sights in the street, proverbs, nursery-rhymes, children's games and songs, nightmares, desires, terrors. ... That question [why do you paint?] has been put to me before and my answer was, 'To…” quote by Paula Rego](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/8a7/paula-rego-32940_answers_i-get-inspiration-from-things-that-have_1514162.jpg)
