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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
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
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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
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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
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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
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
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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
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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
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I got involved, for the most part, in the actual song construction, lyrics even. I didn't want to write the lyrics, but… — Michael Gira Copy Share Image
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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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Guys like Otis Blackwell and Bobby Darin, and all the guys who were writing songs for Elvis at the time, just hanging… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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