Trying to get my music performed live by bar bands was a self defeating experience. It really just distracted me from what… — Tom Scholz Copy Share Image
Strangely enough, when the Sugababes' 'Freak Like Me' went to number 1, which was built around my 'Are 'Friends' Electric' song, I… — Gary Numan Copy Share Image
Ever since time began: What song is not about love? Whether it's about love from man to woman or parent to child,… — PJ Harvey Copy Share Image
Every year on my birthday, I start a new playlist titled after my current age so I can keep track of my… — Chris Hardwick Copy Share Image
Music is so clearly a commodity now. At one point, maybe 20 years ago, there were still some rumblings about keeping the… — Eef Barzelay Copy Share Image
It seemed so wimpy at first when I started to play [guitar]. So I started playing loud with lots of effects just… — J Mascis Copy Share Image
I have music in my head; I can't help it. You can put a gun to my head and it's not going… — Greg Saunier Copy Share Image
There's a story behind every old ballad or work song or nonsense song that I ever knew. Sometimes it's a fascinating story.… — Pete Seeger Copy Share Image
I enjoyed working with Vishal Bhardwaj. As an artist I still think the song could have been better but everyone liked it… — Rahat Fateh Ali Khan Copy Share Image
I didn't know Charlie Parker well, but I spent some time with him, and he was articulate and well-spoken with a lot… — Benny Carter Copy Share Image
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Otis Redding, his voice, there was something spiritual and unworldly and at the same time, very deeply connected with the human connection… — Paul Rodgers Copy Share Image
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You should vote for Neoprene Byzantine in the Hot Hundred, they're really sweet guys and that Moscow song is just wow! Hurry… — Taylor Swift Copy Share Image
Up till now I wrote the songs on my acoustic guitar alone with the Lord. Then I would take the song and… — Daniel Smith Copy Share Image
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When John Coltrane passed, we were in the church for the memorial. Albert Ayler came walking in playing, real out there. He… — Wayne Shorter Copy Share Image
I never get enough of the adrenaline rush of hearing good music played live and played loud like this. Hearing these songs… — David Moody Copy Share Image
The mountain music... is compelling music in its own right, harking back to a time when music was a part of everyday… — Ethan Coen Copy Share Image
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What we've noticed is that people latch onto our music, and are very, very supportive of it, even almost defensive about it.… — Jez Williams Copy Share Image
The mixtapes, and a lot of our music, it comes from a place of fandom and appreciation and of respect and of… — Dan Smith Copy Share Image
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