I wasn't trying to be famous when I started making music. I mean, that wasn't the first thing I wanted. — G-Dragon Copy Share Image
I like making music which connects to me and the real situations in life. — Amaal Mallik Copy Share Image
A lot of my music is slow and subtle. The subtly is what I enjoy about making music. — Norah Jones Copy Share Image
And there's a feeling you get from making music that is unlike anything else in the world. — Kid Rock Copy Share Image
What you see with your eyes when you're making music is going to have a profound effect on what you hear. — Andrew Bird Copy Share Image
I'm a child of the 80s so I grew up listening to an awesome variety of music. John Cougar Mellencamp, Tom Petty.… — Ty Stone Copy Share Image
I've been making music since I was damn near born. For me to be a producer and be on my sixteenth year… — Justin Smith Copy Share Image
I think when I first started out making music here in Los Angeles, a lot of people were really curious about my… — Yuna Copy Share Image
I'm only concerned with making music that I love and that my fans will respond to. I am happy to see other… — Hoodie Allen Copy Share Image
It's a weird job because making music or writing a song is a personal thing... and it kind of has to be.… — David Longstreth Copy Share Image
When I'm making the music, I feel like everything I throw out has to work. It counts. Because if you don't have… — Raekwon Copy Share Image
None of my heroes were big rock stars, and I thought, 'This isn't how it's meant to be.' It wasn't about making… — Chris Rea Copy Share Image
The first beat that I ever made that I thought was actually worth a damn was called 'Toilet Paper Nostrils,' and I… — Flying Lotus Copy Share Image
If I had to spend equal time doing paintings, and equal time going to galleries and doing art business, and equal time… — Debbie Harry Copy Share Image
Making music and art is about expressing something that's universally human, maybe even beyond human, at best. To make it about the… — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
When Basquiat was hanging out with Madonna and Fab Five Freddy, and all those worlds were colliding, people have to realize hip-hop… — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
My first album, 'Get Lifted,' was a hip-hop soul album that had some of its roots in the church, as far as… — John Legend Copy Share Image
The main thing in making your own music is that it's an expression of someone's personality and being. That's what people want… — Michael Kiwanuka Copy Share Image
Going to film school just made me love it. Before film school, I didn't really think much of acting. I was more… — Jacob Batalon Copy Share Image
The first record I made when I was 17. Labels merged and plans didn't work out, but plans never work out as… — Ashley Monroe Copy Share Image
When I started making music, I just wanted to be the producer who sang the hooks. I wanted to be Pharrell, honestly,… — Syd Copy Share Image
Cry Baby is very close to my heart. I feel like I am her in a lot of ways. I want to… — Melanie Martinez Copy Share Image
My dad had a large record collection and had been a big fan of bands since he was young. I always liked… — Ellie Rowsell Copy Share Image
I enjoy making music more than anything in the world. It's the only thing that it's felt the same since I was… — JPEGMAFIA Copy Share Image
I have friends with deals, both major and indie, and the ones on majors never seem as happy, and quite frankly aren't… — Raheem Jarbo Copy Share Image
I just did whatever it took to keep making music - slept on couches. You would be amazed at how far $20… — Daniel Powter Copy Share Image
We feel pretty comfortable making music but beyond that there have been other things to take into account, including promotion, marketing, airplay. — Damon Thomas Copy Share Image
I can't imagine ever not making music, making albums, writing songs, doing shows. That's all I really know, and that's all I… — Pixie Lott Copy Share Image
The difference between the headphones and making music, it's like, okay, I have a new business here that I'm proud of, but… — Dr. Dre Copy Share Image
I came up with a lot of characters when I was growing up that were just creative outlets, and then, at one… — Gus Dapperton Copy Share Image
There's a time and place for everything, and my focus is music. So that's what I prefer to spend most of my… — Tracy Chapman Copy Share Image
I definitely don't like red carpets. I go on the red carpet because I have to but I'm not a big fan.… — Ava Max Copy Share Image
Keep making music.. Keep improving your music.. If there's no viral action on your music, you're just not good enough. Don't get… — Bob Lefsetz Copy Share Image
I be turnt when I'm making music videos, and then I'll just do a different dance in each one that I haven't… — NLE Choppa Copy Share Image
I wish I could free myself from making music that has a dancefloor-function, or at least try to focus more on all… — Hans-Peter Lindstrøm Copy Share Image
I don't have anyone telling me to change things or giving me unwanted opinions. It's just me and my band making music.… — Kevin Fowler Copy Share Image
I don't care if it's Dr. Dre or Dr. Luke or Brian Eno. When you're in a studio and making music together,… — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
To me, the real thrill is in making the music, and then I just trust it to find its own audience, and… — Amy Grant Copy Share Image
