Even now, when I try and think of band names just randomly, I'm so thankful that 'fun.' is the name of the… — Nate Ruess Copy Share Image
We're on an indie label. We don't have mass marketing behind us, and we don't have big budgets. We do our own… — Daniel Taylor Copy Share Image
It's difficult for me to describe my own music; every song is an experience that I set to music. There's no lyrics,… — Marilou Copy Share Image
I think for my parents it was like "A Boy Named Sue," the Johnny Cash song. A guy named Sue tries to… — Domhnall Gleeson Copy Share Image
There are these rare moments when musicians together touch something sweeter than they've ever found before in rehearsals or performance, beyond the… — Ian Mcewan Copy Share Image
“With the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret in attendance, the Beatles headlined the Royal Variety Show, on which John, ever the silver-tongued… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I got a drum set at the age of four. I wasn't playing that well, just kind of banging around. I just… — Shuggie Otis Copy Share Image
It is easy to be pleasant when life flows by like a song, but the man worth while is the one who… — Ella Wheeler Wilcox Copy Share Image
I'm not really sure record labels know what they're doing. No one knows what they're doing. It's kind of amazing because it's… — Griff Copy Share Image
I always was into singer-songwriters like Bright Eyes. When I was in high school I wanted to do a project that was… — Brian Warren Copy Share Image
I'm not a critic. I'm not a journalist. I'm not a philosopher. Arguing that punk has run its course is like saying… — Patti Smith Copy Share Image
We were always told we were one step behind Deep Purple, one step behind Led Zeppelin, one step behind everybody. Our manager… — Ozzy Osbourne Copy Share Image
I think my music is a way of communicating very directly with people and with people's emotions. I try to make music… — Johann Johannsson Copy Share Image
A dissection of music perception and creation that starts slowly and inexorably builds to a grand finish. I loved reading that listening… — David Byrne Copy Share Image
I think from the very beginning with 'We Are Young,' there was never any question about where we wanted the song to… — Andrew Dost Copy Share Image
Music is an extraordinary vehicle for expressing emotion - very powerful emotions. That's what draws millions of people towards it. And, um,… — Annie Lennox Copy Share Image
I'd like to be able to be more topical and timely and more of-the-moment and I think the way to do that… — Al Yankovic Copy Share Image
I still don't know how to express the really delicate personal stuff. People think that Plastic Ono is very personal, but there… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
I don't sell millions of records. As a matter of fact, I'm not even interested in selling millions of records. I enjoy… — KRS-One Copy Share Image
If I'm reading about a river or the trees or the wind blowing or the stars at night, if you can hear… — Julie Andrews Copy Share Image
Every member of the Beatles drove a Radford. Enzo Ferrari, Steve McQueen, Peter Sellers, Twiggy, they all had one. So it had… — Ant Anstead Copy Share Image
It is the voice of the Church that is heard in singing together. It is not you that sings, it is the… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
I started going on YouTube and studying everybody who was super popular, from Taylor Swift to Beyonce to Michael Jackson to Chris… — Kane Brown Copy Share Image
I think music, in my opinion, is not about motivation in the way it's - it's not a running base. It's art.… — A. R. Rahman 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
It's so liberating to play a song in front of 50,000 people that you've never played before. Not something you played a… — Steven Van Zandt Copy Share Image
No matter who we are, no matter what our circumstances, our feelings and emotions are universal. And music has always been a… — Josh Groban Copy Share Image
“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
I could name a few songs and say exactly what summer they came out and what boy I thought I was in… — Ann Beattie 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
