“This song is for my Molly, who is the best fucking thing that´s ever happened to me. Also, for those suicidal idiots… — Nalini Singh Copy Share Image
Not that I needed to make a dance record, but it dawned on me that I tend to write a lot of… — Uncle Kracker Copy Share Image
“It was a trap. Later, if I heard the song played on the radio or at a club, i would think of… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
If I only have ten minutes, Sam, this is what I want to say. You're not the best of us. You're more… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
I am so all over the place with my music taste, it's ridiculous. It is! I mean, I find myself listening to… — Taylor Lautner Copy Share Image
I was 20 years old. I had moved to Los Angeles from Columbus, Ohio. I was working as a piano salesman -… — Michael Feinstein Copy Share Image
You figure out how to create opportunities to make music, and then, if you take care of the music, audiences will come… — Vijay Iyer Copy Share Image
To this day, I remember vividly Missy Elliott, Ludacris, and my grandma riding in a golf cart to set. My grandma went… — Alyson Stoner Copy Share Image
The situation is not good with the record companies. It's just not working out, so I don't plan to record until it's… — Irene Cara Copy Share Image
Videos come definitely after the music has been created, but I have always felt, and especially today, that videos are vital in… — Shakira Copy Share Image
Maybe someday there will be a song I write that I never let see the light of day because I don't want… — Maren Morris Copy Share Image
Oftentimes, whenever I do interviews with guitar magazines and we discuss my influences, I mention people like Steve Morse, Alex Lifeson, Al… — John Petrucci Copy Share Image
When I'm given an opportunity with music and goodness, then I want to do that [play that role]. I want to go… — Kelli O'Hara Copy Share Image
What comes first? The melody, always. It's all about singing the melodies live in my head. They go in circles. I guess… — Bjork Copy Share Image
Music is still part of my spiritual life. Sometimes I sing my prayers. When I get audiences singing, I hope I'm helping… — Bobby McFerrin Copy Share Image
The only thing I can say that is not bullshit is that you do have to learn to write in a way… — Kevin Canty Copy Share Image
I always get frustrated when I hear someone talking about sweep arpeggios. Though there are plenty of licks and examples out there,… — John Petrucci Copy Share Image
I regard music therapy as a tool of great power in many neurological disorders -- Parkinson's and Alzheimer's -- because of its… — Oliver Sacks Copy Share Image
There are always young bands playing in their garages. A lot of punk rock is not going to be in the mainstream.… — Billie Joe Armstrong Copy Share Image
Of course, Jungle Kitty got really famous when I was doing it on 'All Stars 3.' I was just writing the song,… — BeBe Zahara Benet Copy Share Image
“Garcia had traded his Sears electric guitar for an acoustic model shortly after arriving in Palo Alto, and late that spring Barbara… — Blair Jackson Copy Share Image
What I think is cool about Fender, and what originally drew me to them, was the Fender electric guitar headstock, which I've… — Grace VanderWaal Copy Share Image
I have always been involved with radio, whether it was as an artist talking to radio about my own songs, or as… — MC Serch Copy Share Image
As I define it, rock and roll is dead. The attitude isn't dead, but the music is no longer vital. It doesn't… — David Byrne Copy Share Image
One of the nice things about a favorite pop song is that it's an unconditional truce on judgment and musical snobbery. You… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
The lyrics are usually the last take. So after like five times, saying it over and over again, your voice starts to… — Galcher Lustwerk Copy Share Image
You can't fool music, first of all. Music will expose you as to the depth of who you really are or who… — Ben Harper Copy Share Image
I wish I wrote songs like Donald Fagen, Walter Becker, Don Henley, Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson, so many of the songwriters I… — Michael McDonald Copy Share Image
“Lloyd moved to the blackboard and wrote ‘Maneater, Hall and Oates’ at the bottom of a long list of songs and artists.… — Darren McKeeman Copy Share Image
I wish I could just make you turn around, turn around and see me cry There's so much I need to say… — Phil Collins Copy Share Image
It's a very weird job to have as a musician, because you spend long periods of time alone and then you have… — Angel Deradoorian Copy Share Image
The problem is that once I start on a song and get a rough idea of where I might go with an… — Tom Scholz Copy Share Image
I played some shows, but I'm disappointed it didn't do better. I wish all my shows sold out, I wish I had… — Eleanor Friedberger Copy Share Image
From the get-go, I was wise enough to say, 'Well, I'm playing rhythm 'cause Angus could really soar with the leads.' I… — Malcolm Young Copy Share Image
My favorite band at the moment is the Dresden Dolls, they're from Boston. It's a guy and a girl. She plays piano… — Gerard Way Copy Share Image
I wish more artists would do that sort of thing - just focus on one sound on a record instead of "Here's… — Flying Lotus Copy Share Image
I realize how much my life lines up with artists like Marvin Gaye and Sam Cooke. My sound comes from church, but… — BJ the Chicago Kid Copy Share Image
“Almighty Freedom! give my venturous song The force, the charm that to thy voice belong; Tis thine to shape my course, to… — Joel Barlow Copy Share Image
When people ask that question, it's very hard to nail down a formula or a circumstance that I always write in, but… — Kimbra Copy Share Image
We may say that feelings have two kinds of intensity. One is the intensity of the feeling itself, by which loud sounds… — Charles Sanders Peirce Copy Share Image
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