You noodle around with tempo and sound until you get the perfect fit for that particular song, and then, so long as… — Wilfrid Sheed Copy Share Image
... Nessun maggior dolore Che ricordarsi del tempo felice Nella miseria. (There is no greater pain than to remember a happy time… — Dante Alighieri Copy Share Image
For me, musicians are poets. Beethoven describes himself as a poet of tones, just like Coltrane's a poet of tempo. — Cornel West Copy Share Image
There was no let-up. The tempo was always moderate but steady. If a new guy decided to pick up the pace, that's… — John L. Parker Jr Copy Share Image
'Things that Never Cross a Man's Mind' is probably one of my favorite upbeat tempo songs because it is just a sassy… — Kellie Pickler Copy Share Image
I stopped making videos and commercials for a few months before I started films just to reset my clock because so much… — Mark Romanek Copy Share Image
Drummers - sometimes they play and they listen. And that little listen takes a speck away from the right tempo. — Miles Davis Copy Share Image
There are so many similarities between a startup venture and a political campaign - the rhythm, the tempo, the hours, the intensity. — Mike McCurry Copy Share Image
If I would get an album out every eight months and if I would write songs that were more up-tempo and try… — Chris Isaak Copy Share Image
I would describe my style for those who haven't listened to my music as definitely..up-tempo. I try to have something nice, something… — Kid Ink Copy Share Image
If you make a suggestion and [musicians] don't know what you mean, you have to be able to do it yourself. I… — Miles Davis Copy Share Image
He dreamed of amassing musicians from all over the world in Woodstock and they would sit in a field in a circle… — Patti Smith Copy Share Image
What makes games so exciting is that's a whole other- there's all sorts of other considerations on what music is supposed to… — Mark Mothersbaugh Copy Share Image
Once more, I am watching the most powerful men in the kingdom bring their power to bear on a woman who has… — Philippa Gregory Copy Share Image
It was Vivaldi's Mandolin Concerto, Francesca Abraham realized as the radio alarm went off. Lively, unrelentingly upbeat, it was the perfect tempo… — Naomi Ragen Copy Share Image
I was always pretty decent at fast stick work or doing stuff that seems impressive that's not really; I was pretty tasteful… — Damien Chazelle Copy Share Image
I hope my recordings of my own works won't inhibit other people's performances. The brutal fact is that one doesn't always get… — Aaron Copland Copy Share Image
The art of not playing in tempo--one has to learn it. And the art of not playing what is written on the… — Pablo Casals Copy Share Image
New Yorkers have their own way of speaking, their own tempo, and Texans are a lot like that. As much as you… — Jerry Jeff Walker Copy Share Image
Jazz goes into folk music, into rock music. Jazz is in practically everything except classical music where they're reading the same music… — Van Morrison Copy Share Image
The human brain is a funny thing: it's very susceptible to tempo and melody. You put the right words to it, and… — Ray Stevens Copy Share Image
The great wisdom for writers, perhaps for everybody, is to come to understand to be at one with their own tempo. — Alan Hollinghurst Copy Share Image
I can tell jokes. I can talk to the audience. I can relax. I can change my songs whenever I want. I… — Robert Goulet Copy Share Image
I've tried as much as possible to avoid the standard nine-to-five thing. I've tried to organize my life so that I can… — Assata Shakur Copy Share Image
Running gives freedom. When you run you can determine your own tempo. You can choose your own course and think whatever you… — Nina Kuscsik Copy Share Image
Thinking of a series of dreams Where the time and the tempo fly And there's no exit in any direction 'Cept the… — Bob Dylan Copy Share Image
Someone who only wants to play sold-out shows will find a tempo that works at the shows and then focus on making… — Vince Staples Copy Share Image
American time has stretched around the world. It has become the dominant tempo of modern history, especially of the history of Europe. — Harold Rosenberg Copy Share Image
I am a big nut for kind of weird musicality things. I love key-changes and random tempo things and polyrhythms - music… — Thomston Copy Share Image
The same passions in man and woman nonetheless differ in tempo; hence man and woman do not cease misunderstanding one another. — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
The tempo is the suitcase. If the suitcase is too small, everything is completely wrinkled. If the tempo is too fast, everything… — Daniel Barenboim Copy Share Image
We have the freedom to either play a tempo or not to play a tempo; to play a note or not to… — Lester Bowie Copy Share Image
What separates great jazz musicians from average ones is Taste. Those who have taste consistently choose notes, tempos, timbres and voicings that… — Marc Myers Copy Share Image
Sure we have skilled players, but the biggest thing might just be that we are so well conditioned and how we can… — Claudio Reyna Copy Share Image
Sometimes I'll have a whole song done without having a beat - I'll just rap on an instrumental tempo and recreate a… — Tyga Copy Share Image
We complain of the increased tempo of our lives, but our frenetic lives are just reflection of the economic system that we… — Stanley Hauerwas Copy Share Image
“Páscoa (...) Divido o dia em três partes: a primeira pra olhar retratos, a segunda pra olhar espelhos, a última e maior… — Adélia Prado Copy Share Image
It is simple nonsense to speak of the fixed tempo of any particular vocal phrase. Each voice has its peculiarities. — Anton Seidl Copy Share Image
We ran an up-tempo, transition-style of game at Boston College - very similar to what we ran when I played for Arnold. — Bob Cousy Copy Share Image
'I Just Might Pray' by The David Mayfield Parade has an upbeat tempo without being sugary sweet. 'I Just Might Pray' is… — Ben Lovett Copy Share Image
![“If you make a suggestion and [musicians] don't know what you mean, you have to be able to do it yourself. I often sit down on drums and show 'em just exactly what I want. And I do it and then say, "How do you do that?" It's because I know how it looks, I know what I want to hear, and I don't drop…” quote by Miles Davis](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/637/miles-davis-1842_able_if-you-make-a-suggestion-and-musicians-d_502009.jpg)
