Her laughter was an upbeat song set to a minor key.

I wanted to write an upbeat song where I could feel good about the fact that I've moved around so much and not sad…

— Alice Merton

An upbeat song, for example, means one thing, but when you hear it with really vibey, mellow ambience around it, suddenly the same words…

— Lights

Blast your favorite upbeat song and sing at the top of your lungs, dancing as you go.

— Anonymous

It's always important for me to say something with my music, even if the deeper message is hidden inside of what sounds like a…

— Masked Wolf

“Procrastination is a prelude in a minor key.”

— Boris Vian

“reached down through the closed wooden lid and struck a key. A minor key, I think.”

— J.R. Rain

My life has always somehow been played out in a minor key, unresolved. Art somehow resolves things for me.

— Daphne Guinness

I am a black woman the music of my song some sweet arpeggio of tears is written in a minor key and I can…

— Mari Evans

In music I still prefer the minor key, and in printing I like the light coming from the dark. I like pictures that surmount…

— W. Eugene Smith

“To the eye, the key signatures of relative keys are identical. Minor key signatures are laid out on the staff just like major key…

— Carl Schroeder

You need particular note or rhythm in the symphony to be that minor key, or that sharp key or major chord. In musical terms,…

— Ben Kingsley

Everyone in L.A. is very positive and upbeat, whereas London can get quite miserable at times.

— Sienna Miller

I got hit up for a tampon commercial and so I asked [JD and Jo] if they had anything. Jo sent that over and…

— Kathleen Hanna

I think music is better listened to with other people. Music is better shared. It depends what situation you're in - if it's a…

— Tom Odell

Although I'm perceived as very optimistic and upbeat, it comes out of being the opposite of that - feeling isolated or lonely, looking for…

— Jane McGonigal