I was being ridiculed for going to school... But, you see, I had looked hard at the other musicians and the whole… — Donald Byrd Copy Share Image
Because I'm a musician aspiring to write good stuff and put on good shows, I'm hyperaware of what they're doing and what… — Sarah Harmer Copy Share Image
Nat King Cole's lyrics were speaking to me, almost like fatherly advice, when I was listening to him alongside the console stereo… — Gregory Porter Copy Share Image
I feel my live shows are my music; everything blossoms from the live shows. — Xavier Rudd Copy Share Image
I wanted to do something as an extension of my passion for music. My aim for the STREET by 50 On-Ear Wired… — Curtis Jackson Copy Share Image
I'm always trying to experiment and come up with new palettes of sound and new combinations of music that you haven't really… — Ludwig Goransson Copy Share Image
The first thing I think about is music, and the last thing I think about is music. I'm like some Monk. I… — Hans Zimmer Copy Share Image
Music seems to stimulate more parts of our mind than almost every other activity. It combines more parts of our minds. It… — Tod Machover Copy Share Image
I'm trying to make music that I like, and I love hip-hop. At the same time, I love guitar. I love rock… — Post Malone Copy Share Image
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If you can speak and understand music it's a lot easier to play along with people. You can show them parts and… — All American Rejects Copy Share Image
When people ask me how is it I was a musician, I facetiously say that I'm a firm believer in reincarnation and… — George Shearing Copy Share Image
I think I definitely learned how to structure songs, just from listening to a lot of 1960s, 1970s pop music, although I'm… — Caitlin Rose Copy Share Image
I had written a tune called 'Shake, Rattle and Roll,' but the white stations refused to play it - they thought it… — Jesse Stone Copy Share Image
It's hard to pick. I mean, I think the one that is most emblematic of the collaboration that occurred is "We Know… — Lin-Manuel Miranda Copy Share Image
I listen to nothing or classical music just because after being in the studio for twelve hours, the last thing you want… — Casey Spooner Copy Share Image
Often the 'lead' of a classical song will have something really cool to its melody that - even though it might be… — Alissa White-Gluz Copy Share Image
Is the mainstream becoming more queer? Or is it the opposite? That artists like me are mainstreaming queer music? — Shura Copy Share Image
I came from the Philippines and Filipinos are incredibly musical. I mean the best cover bands in the world come from Manila! — June Millington Copy Share Image
I grew up in a very musical family, my father was a musician and a big band leader and made records. — Billy Sherwood Copy Share Image
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I'm an old person because I still buy DVDs. I have every one of my albums and 45s - I even have… — John Waters Copy Share Image
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I would like to be a scholar in whatever I do, a scholar is never finished, he is always seeking and I… — Ahmad Jamal Copy Share Image
You've got to make your own kind of music, sing your own special song, make your own kind of music, even if… — Cass Elliot Copy Share Image
When I'm in my studio, it usually feels like a hassle to actually press all the buttons and make music come out… — Max Tundra Copy Share Image
I tried to make guitars that were close to what my heroes played. That's the way it's done. My experience is that… — Paul Reed Smith Copy Share Image
I was a teenager in the '80s, and I was always a bit dismissive of Houston, as I think a lot of… — Kevin Macdonald Copy Share Image
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“Call me crazy, but there is something terribly wrong with this city.” — Nathan Reese Maher Copy Share Image
I was always involved in the arts from a young age. I started studying classical piano at age four as a student… — Monica Raymund Copy Share Image
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