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title: "10 Music Funny Quotes by 10 authors"
description: "Browse 10 Music Funny quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Music Funny sayings and thoughts."
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> [I never intended to make a living from music. That's the funny thing. I wanted to be a journalist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-seeger/i-never-intended-to-make-a-living-from-music-that-s-the-funny-thing-i/)

[Pete Seeger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-seeger/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/272/pete-seeger-1942_funny-things_i-never-intended-to-make-a-living-from-m_1712229.png)

> [I'm in the lane where I can make music but also have it be funny and still good at the same time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-paul/i-m-in-the-lane-where-i-can-make-music-but-also-have-it-be-funny-and/)

[Jake Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-paul/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f2/jake-paul-8608_funny_i-m-in-the-lane-where-i-can-make-music-b_2390838.jpg)

> [Music is a funny thing when you really come to think about it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miles-davis/music-is-a-funny-thing-when-you-really-come-to-think-about-it/)

[Miles Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miles-davis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c37/miles-davis-1842_funny_music-is-a-funny-thing-when-you-really-c_509561.jpg)

> [Music is funny. I shouldn't even ever talk about music, because you can have all the ideas in your head, and it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alicia-keys/music-is-funny-i-shouldn-t-even-ever-talk-about-music-because-you-can/)

[Alicia Keys](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alicia-keys/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/142/alicia-keys-1094_funny_music-is-funny-i-shouldn-t-even-ever-tal_2994466.jpg)

> [Rock music is a funny thing: You can actually take it too far sometimes, and then it's not rock music anymore -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-satriani/rock-music-is-a-funny-thing-you-can-actually-take-it-too-far/)

[Joe Satriani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-satriani/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b6/joe-satriani-7527_far_rock-music-is-a-funny-thing-you-can-actu_160820.png)

> [I want to have not only the good side of life but the bad side of life. And the both combined is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stromae/i-want-to-have-not-only-the-good-side-of-life-but-the-bad-side-of/)

[Stromae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stromae/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6f/stromae-7797_bad-life_i-want-to-have-not-only-the-good-side-of_2495884.jpg)

> [Alien Chutney is just what the name suggests it is. Its music that is so funny and quirky and weird that it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vir-das/alien-chutney-is-just-what-the-name-suggests-it-is-its-music-that-is/)

[Vir Das](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vir-das/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ad/vir-das-12216_alien_alien-chutney-is-just-what-the-name-sugg_1382799.png)

> [My music has to be funny and sad and happy and loving; it's gotta have it all. When somebody's just too dark…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kurt-vile/my-music-has-to-be-funny-and-sad-and-happy-and-loving-it-s-gotta-have/)

[Kurt Vile](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kurt-vile/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/263/kurt-vile-4131_drama_my-music-has-to-be-funny-and-sad-and-hap_713231.jpg)

> [To the U.S. and the world, I'm just known as some funny song and some funny music, some funny video guy. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/psy/to-the-u-s-and-the-world-i-m-just-known-as-some-funny-song-and-some/)

[PSY](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/psy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94d/psy-14824_band_to-the-u-s-and-the-world-i-m-just-known_1022751.png)

> [The only ones that stand out to me are people like Jonathan Richman or Robyn Hitchcock, who can make you totally cry…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neko-case/the-only-ones-that-stand-out-to-me-are-people-like-jonathan-richman/)

[Neko Case](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neko-case/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/885/neko-case-9318_cry_the-only-ones-that-stand-out-to-me-are-p_172412.jpg)

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