Sketching is the breath of art: it is the most refreshing of all the more impulsive forms of creative self-expression and, as… — Mervyn Levy Copy Share Image
Beyond hoping that someone will like one of my songs, I don't think about how a song will be received. I just… — Lyle Lovett Copy Share Image
I realise I'll have to acquire the ability to speak to my audience in between numbers. I've never had to do that.… — Susan Schneider Copy Share Image
The music business has made a 360. It's a whole 'nother game. It's not nearly what it was. And I fear for… — Smokey Robinson Copy Share Image
The art of music is good, for the reason, among others, that it produces pleasure; but what proof is it possible to… — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
I always knew I wanted to be a musician, and I always knew I wanted to write, 'cause the people I was… — Emeli Sande Copy Share Image
I'm still trying to re-create a Ray Charles concert that I heard when I was fifteen years old, and all my nerve… — Boz Scaggs Copy Share Image
Do I start with the lyrics? No. Quite honestly, it's the opposite. I generally get the melody first - I kinda fiddle… — Iron & Wine Copy Share Image
I always liked major-key music quite a bit, and that might have something to do with so many of the musical experiences… — Andrew W.K Copy Share Image
Justin Broadrick's career isn't widely celebrated, but it's still shockingly uncompromising. From his place at the beginning of grindcore with Napalm Death… — Anthony Fantano Copy Share Image
In truth, a label is nothing more than a corporation, and it funds artists. Why couldn't another corporation fund an artist? And… — Jack Conte Copy Share Image
Musical training is a more potent instrument than any other, because rhythm and harmony find their way into the inward places of… — Socrates Copy Share Image
Literature is love. I think it went like this: drawings in the cave, sounds in the cave, songs in the cave, songs… — Eileen Myles Copy Share Image
Personally I feel that real rock 'n' roll may be on the way out, just like adolescence as a relatively innocent transitional… — Lester Bangs Copy Share Image
I've always felt profoundly about what's going on in the world on a daily basis. What I hadn't felt was that I… — PJ Harvey Copy Share Image
... when Ray Flacke came out, it was like 'What in the heck is this?' ... there's a guy who had that… — Brad Paisley Copy Share Image
I never took any kind of vocal lessons or teachings of how to - I never even took piano lessons. And a… — Sharon Jones Copy Share Image
Every time I come with an album I try to do something different and obviously my life has an influence on how… — David Guetta Copy Share Image
Rock music is rhythmically some of the most impoverished music the world has ever heard, a fact that is hard to square… — Julian Johnson Copy Share Image
As a firm believer in the power of songwriting, I feel privileged to be part of a team that continues to help… — Steve Stoute Copy Share Image
My greatest influence is Jimi Hendrix, and if he's been reincarnated, or if he's looking down, sideways, or looking up, I just… — Meshell Ndegeocello Copy Share Image
We have to be very clear about what we're doing to our music. We're giving away free albums. Now think about the… — David Banner Copy Share Image
It's not that I don't want to, it's just that there's no money in it. By that I mean the way the… — John Landis Copy Share Image
There's more attention paid to entertainers than ever and less that they have to say. Not that entertainers were ever a great… — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
Everybody needs inspiation, Everybody needs a song, A beautiful melody, When the nights are long. Cause there's no guarantee, That this life… — Gabriella Copy Share Image
My second album was written while I was on the road promoting the first record. I tried to take my personal experiences… — Kate Voegele Copy Share Image
I used to try and make up visually for what I couldn't play as a musician. I used to get into very… — Pete Townshend Copy Share Image
Trane was the perfect saxophonist for Monk's music because of the space that Monk always used. Trane could fill up all that… — Miles Davis Copy Share Image
One of the main things I look for in a guitarist is in the sound itself. I go for a certain sound,… — John Petrucci Copy Share Image
I enjoy being on stage with other artists. I have a chance to watch and see people responding to the other artists… — Steven Curtis Chapman Copy Share Image
I warm up with my mom and make sure I understand what the songs are about and make sure I'm using the… — Jackie Evancho Copy Share Image
My parents were really into music. They would play the Funkadelics, Parliament, OutKast; they would just play that all around the house.… — Denzel Curry Copy Share Image
I'd like to think that all the old Beatle fans have grown up and they've got married and they've all got kids… — George Harrison Copy Share Image
I'm more critical of my songwriting than anybody, but I've worked really hard in the last five to 10 years to improve.… — Beck Copy Share Image
It's easy to fight when everything's right And you're mad with the thrill and the glory; It's easy to cheer when victory's… — Robert W. Service Copy Share Image
'Dirt On My Boots' is a very different song. I heard the melody, and I heard the lyrics, and I heard the… — Jon Pardi Copy Share Image
Whatever you do as an artist, people have to have an experience. It's not about the details or the wrong note or… — Nils Frahm Copy Share Image
A waft of wind came sweeping down the laurel-walk, and trembled through the boughs of the chestnut: it wandered away-away-to an indefinite… — Charlotte Bronte Copy Share Image
The best compliment I ever had is, one day I was in Nashville, some disc jockey said, Hey, that sounds like a… — Tom T. Hall Copy Share Image
In fact, the influence of Schoenberg may be overwhelming on his followers, but the significance of his art is to be identified… — Maurice Ravel Copy Share Image
