It strikes me as hubris that Universal will buy EMI. What it will do is create a super-major that will have far… — Edgar Bronfman, Jr Copy Share Image
Music critics think of lyrics first and don't consider melody but so many songs are lyrically depressing but musically great, and that's… — Aloe Blacc Copy Share Image
I write songs very quickly, so the 20 minutes of joy I get out of writing a song doesn't compare to the… — Halsey Copy Share Image
“Do you know what the essential problem of the piano is?” he asked. He held me so his head was a few… — Frederick Weisel Copy Share Image
Some Lynyrd Skynyrd songs are literally the backdrop of America. Songs like 'Simple Man' and 'Free Bird' and 'Alabama.' I wasn't prepared… — Johnny Colt Copy Share Image
I think we're approaching an era where there's a consistent dialogue going on between artists and consumers. And I think that's going… — Girl Talk Copy Share Image
"Art Imitates life," of course, is that phrase by Oscar Wilde. I called that song "Art Imitates Life" because Oh No was… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
The name 'Light of Mine' came from how the album was conceived and what its purpose was in telling my story. I… — Kyle Copy Share Image
A lot of people I know hate Paul McCartney in general. I guess I understand, but I'm a fan. I think he's… — Mikal Cronin Copy Share Image
The moon upon the ocean is swept around in motion but without ever knowing the reason for its flowing in motion on… — Enya Copy Share Image
When I was a small boy, 10, 11, 12, probably somewhere around there, when I first heard a blues song on the… — Hugh Laurie Copy Share Image
“Yet the laboriously sought musical epiphany rarely compares to the unsought, even unwanted tune whose ambush is violent and sudden: the song… — Geoffrey O'Brien Copy Share Image
I mean, what is music anyway? It's a form of communication - at least for me it is. And that's why I… — Kenny G Copy Share Image
I have my own tastes and I have my my own... like, I dunno. I think it's really subjective; something that I… — Regina Spektor Copy Share Image
I really love something about being around the recording studios - you know, like, those days in the '80s they'd be, like,… — Mark Ronson Copy Share Image
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A lot of people say that 'the best songs fall into your lap' and that they're the easiest ones to write and… — Lewis Capaldi Copy Share Image
Without music and creativity, I'd need other forms of therapy. But for me, the life process is the process of healing yourself.… — Richard Ashcroft Copy Share Image
Heavy metal to me implies a relentless, pounding, hitting-people-over-the-head music. Trend setters tend to dismiss it as basic and simple, but all… — Billy Squier Copy Share Image
My hands look terrible but I can do anything I want to do, so, you know, I just think I'm playing all… — Marian McPartland Copy Share Image
When I was fifteen years old, the only distinction in music my friends and I made was [that] there's music made by… — Moby Copy Share Image
Besides my fast and slooow songs, I further divide my work into three main song types: the ballad or story song, the… — David Massengill Copy Share Image
My parents used to play me this album when I couldn't go to sleep. It was called 'Deep Forest.' I think it… — Flume Copy Share Image
I have never engineered a record. I will draw a record and I'll show you what it's gonna look like. And I… — Goldie Copy Share Image
I had just discovered jazz, and I started singing in a kind of blues cover band at the age of 15. We… — Hozier Copy Share Image
I was working with Toby Gad, who spent a lot of time in India. There's a sitar [in "Body Shop"] and the… — Madonna Ciccone Copy Share Image
For me, 'Atmosphere' was more about looking inwards and reaching out to people close to me. To emphasize the fact that I'm… — Kaskade Copy Share Image
I do not think it is any benefit for artists or fans to have all the new, wide distribution channels in the… — Orrin Hatch Copy Share Image
I had piano lessons when I was five or six years old, so my mom got me this little keyboard in my… — Lapsley Copy Share Image
I'll try any guitar just to see if it's different in an effort to see if it will lead me anywhere. I'm… — Jerry Garcia Copy Share Image
Thus, if a composer wants to produce music that is relevant to his contemporaries, his chief problem is not really musical, though… — John Blacking Copy Share Image
I feel like trying to write a song in order to be a big hit is just not something I'm interested in… — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
I just write songs because l enjoy it, l never thought to be an activist. If that's what l am then that's… — Declan McKenna Copy Share Image
Our species uses music and dance to express various feelings: love, joy, comfort, ceremony, knowledge, and friendship. And each one is distinct… — Daniel Levitin Copy Share Image
To me music is the centre of the universe and the voice of the spirits and the voice of God and the… — John Frusciante Copy Share Image
I like to have songs with me that have substance. That's missing from a lot of today's music. You might hear a… — Jennifer Hudson Copy Share Image
The greatest benefit of being a solo performer is that it is seriously frightening, but at the same time very empowering. It's… — Zola Jesus Copy Share Image
I had heard all the rumors and controversy swirling about the 'In Utero' recordings - there was a lot of, 'Oh, the… — Pat Smear Copy Share Image
For a person as obsessed with music as I am, I always hear a song in the back of my head, all… — Bjork Copy Share Image
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