No music is vulgar, unless it is played in a way that makes it so. — Herbert von Karajan Copy Share Image
Music is the journey. You never arrive in music; the work is never over. — Phil Woods Copy Share Image
Music is not written in red, white and blue. It is written in the heart's blood of the composer. — Nellie Melba Copy Share Image
The thing is, in America, it just seemed ridiculous - I mean, the idea of having a hit record over there, ...… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
One of the joys of writing music is making your own mark. Study other stuff, immerse yourself in music and then tell… — Thea Gilmore Copy Share Image
I get all these loser preps coming up to me asking for autographs and all this crap, and I really want to… — Avril Lavigne Copy Share Image
If music wakes you up, makes you think, heals you...then, I guess the music is working. — A. R. Rahman Copy Share Image
Music is never stationary; successive forms and styles are only like so many resting-places - like tents pitched and taken down again… — Franz Liszt Copy Share Image
Music is what feelings sound like out loud. I sing songs that speak from my heart. They tell my story, how I… — Georgia Cates Copy Share Image
I like to think about the quality, content, and concept for my music because I think these are the most important things… — Heather Headley Copy Share Image
Listening to music is such an uplifting, spiritual thing. It's far-fetched to some - I understand that. But the way dance music… — Kaskade Copy Share Image
I think that's one of the things that has always put me in kind of an odd niche. It's that all of… — Danny Elfman Copy Share Image
Music is worth doing just because. It doesn’t have to be justified by some political point of view, and it’s kind of… — Elliott Smith Copy Share Image
I've always played music because it just feels right and have been grateful for everything I have and the shows that I… — Zella Day Copy Share Image
It is when music is added that a film can come to life for a director. A live orchestra, playing the score… — Robert Paul Wolff Copy Share Image
To some degree, yeah, because I have to play a certain number of originals that might be considered avant-garde material. I realize… — Archie Shepp Copy Share Image
I've always loved acoustic music because I've always loved to hear someone's words or just watch them and just get into them.… — Jane Siberry Copy Share Image
We are drowning in a sea of Myspace, blather, and too much information. Music is everywhere and nowhere. The independent record store… — Dean Wareham Copy Share Image
Some of the folks we see are in for defending themselves against their abusers, or drug charges that, because of the California… — Thao Nguyen Copy Share Image
Do anything you wanna do—but from [the heart]. Music is a thing from the heart, from the soul, just like anything else… — Hubert Sumlin Copy Share Image
Reading and writing music is a wonderful way of getting ideas in your head down to someone else who reads and writes,… — Ronnie Montrose Copy Share Image
I don't want to do a gimmick. It's a bummer that that's how it is. I would say, personally speaking, consuming music… — Ed Droste Copy Share Image
There was a time when people would go search out underground records. Now, underground means free, and people don't really care for… — Ice T Copy Share Image
I write songs. Then I record them. And later, maybe I perform them on stage. That's what I do. That's my job.… — Van Morrison Copy Share Image
The show is coming from the music. I get on the stage with the band, and I communicate with my musicians, and… — D'Angelo Copy Share Image
I'm really proud to be a woman making music. Nothing makes me happier than when other women approach me at shows and… — Bethany Cosentino Copy Share Image
People who say that music is dead or hip-hop is dead are refusing to evolve. — Erykah Badu Copy Share Image
Well, what I love about '80s rock music is the amazing, fantastic melodies. — Julianne Hough Copy Share Image