I'm interested in music that happens now and that relates…

I think that once you're able to sort of get in line with who and how you relate to the world, you'll become closer…

— Kehinde Wiley

My father was very interested in music, and when he and his brothers were young, they had a singing group that used to open…

— Carrie Mae Weems

I'm very much interested in music specifically and wanted to make a film about it, but not in an atmosphere of censorship.

— Bahman Ghobadi

I was interested in music and making movies about musicians, but my own experiences, and doing what it felt like for me to be…

— Damien Chazelle

Music often happens even faster than comedy in terms of the creation.

— Harry Shearer

The best music happens when you have a personal connection to it. That same philosophy can extend to the instrument you hold in your…

— Frank Iero

. .the most crucial ingredient by far for success in music is . . .what happens in the practice room.

— William Westney

People who are thinking about your music almost as much as you are, that almost never happens.

— Andrew Bird

Music happens to be an art form that transcends language.

— Herbie Hancock

I've always told the musicians in my band to play what they know and then play above that. Because then anything can happen, and…

— Miles Davis

A lot of what you do is about how you look. You're a good-looking guy who plays music, and you can't do anything about…

— Evan Dando

Music happens. It cannot be made.

— Ilaiyaraaja

I view life as a learning experience. It is not so much all about music; it is about what happens when you are doing…

— Michael Schenker

I want to make music. Everything else is secondary and inferior to the fact that I want to make music, and whatever happens will…

— Skrillex

[Brion calls his working relationship with West a natural fit.] His knowledge and understanding of records across the board is great, ... That's the…

— Jon Brion