I think the consumption of music is at an all-time high. But I think the ways that record companies are trying to… — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
Mozart's joy is made of serenity, and a phrase of his music is like a calm thought; his simplicity is merely purity.… — Andre Gide Copy Share Image
If something inspires you, try and hold on to that inspiration because if you lose that inspiration, what do you have left?… — Charlie Benante Copy Share Image
My mother was a champion Irish dancer and singer and most of my family were musical, particularly in Irish dancing. Music is… — Shane MacGowan Copy Share Image
Armistice Day has become Veterans' Day. Armistice Day was sacred. Veterans' Day is not. So I will throw Veterans' Day over my… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
I like pop music because it can really affect a large amount of people and if I tell stories and spread messages… — Melanie Martinez Copy Share Image
I like vinyl because it's not quite random access. You have to pick up the needle, flip the record. I do think… — John Vanderslice Copy Share Image
My thing is related to who I am as a person. The clothes are an extension of me. The music is an… — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
I think music is an intuitive force. It's this beautiful wave that connects all of us and inspires us, and I think… — Serj Tankian Copy Share Image
[Country Music] is the final destination for many punk rockers [...] Rockabilly is the mid-point and then [they] end up at Country… — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
You listen to a politician making a speech, and it is like hearing nothing. Whereas, music is unmistakably music. The thing about… — Jerry Garcia Copy Share Image
The fundamental message of the Wu Tang music is as vast as the ocean in all reality, but it's still a straight… — RZA Copy Share Image
I think the thing about music is, it's about communication. If you communicate to anyone, whether someone unknown who's a fan or… — Susan Ann Sulley Copy Share Image
No one's being precious about their music. They want the film to be great. And that was the huge lesson for me… — Steven Price Copy Share Image
The music is the imperative. It has the upper hand. I think all music, even though it's an abstraction, does motivate a… — Sufjan Stevens Copy Share Image
A great piece of music is beautiful regardless of how it is performed. Any prelude or fugue of Bach can be played… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
All music is what awakes from you when you are reminded by the instruments. It is not the violins and the cornets-it… — Walt Whitman Copy Share Image
A valuable lesson I've learned from making music is to never let anyone intimidate me. Every student, celebrity, CEO and math teacher… — Anna Nalick Copy Share Image
Literature exists inside the language. It's made of words. It's not made of ideas and it's not made of concepts, of psychological… — Amos Oz Copy Share Image
The only ones that stand out to me are people like Jonathan Richman or Robyn Hitchcock, who can make you totally cry… — Neko Case Copy Share Image
Let's say music is needed for only 43 seconds of film. You have to score it so it is an entity, so… — Marvin Hamlisch Copy Share Image
You may be sitting in a room reading this book. Imagine one note struck upon the piano. Immediately that one note is… — Aaron Copland Copy Share Image
Honestly, as hard a profession as acting is, I think music is even harder. Acting, you're like a leech, because someone else… — Michael Shannon Copy Share Image
I would like to stop worrying so much, because I worry all the time. And to learn how to be happier, just… — Britney Spears Copy Share Image
When we work on a piece of music, we'll often read the biographies of the composer and learn about what was going… — Helene Grimaud Copy Share Image
The way I listen to music goes in waves depending on a lot of things. How busy I am, if I'm in… — Tod Machover Copy Share Image
Music is like a mirror in front of you. You're exposing everything, but surely that's better than suppressing. ... You have to… — Enya Copy Share Image
Music is a total constant. That's why we have such a strong visceral connection to it, you know? Because a song can… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
I'm always intrigued by people that listen to my music, I just naturally want to get to know people who listen to… — Ellie Goulding Copy Share Image
I'm a little tired. I haven't been out for more than five or six weeks in the States, and that's really a… — Joe Pass Copy Share Image
I want to be someone who is respected and not just in terms of my music. I want to be respected in… — Macklemore Copy Share Image
I prefer to learn everything through music. If you want divinity, the music in every human being and their love for music… — Jeff Buckley Copy Share Image
Country music is different because we [musicians] are all actually happy for each other. We're all friends. It's a little family. So… — Miranda Lambert Copy Share Image
Musical training is a more potent instrument than any other, because rhythm and harmony find their way into the inward places of… — Socrates Copy Share Image
About 1990 there was a huge shakeup in the music industry and the 6 major record companies fired all the music people… — Geoff Tate Copy Share Image
We all, we all good people just trying to escape the negative influence that come around us and that's the story of… — Kendrick Lamar Copy Share Image
The only music minister to whom the Lord will say, 'Well done, thy good and faithful servant,' is the one whose life… — Keith Green Copy Share Image
I think my music is a reflection of what I think life is. Which is beautiful and sad, you know. I'm a… — Gary Louris Copy Share Image
I am a musician. My passion for music has obliterated everything in its path for my entire life. Whenever there was a… — Barry Manilow Copy Share Image
One of the central flaws in the state of contemporary music is that the major record companies have failed to incorporate that… — Moby Copy Share Image
![“[Country Music] is the final destination for many punk rockers [...] Rockabilly is the mid-point and then [they] end up at Country [...] There's purity to that music and I think that appeals to a lot of punk rock people - the precision, the purity, and the directness of Country Music.” quote by John C. Reilly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/3e7/john-c-reilly-3317_appeals_country-music-is-the-final-destination-f_1724134.jpg)
![“Country music is different because we [musicians] are all actually happy for each other. We're all friends. It's a little family. So if you don't win [an award], usually one of your friends does. So it's kind of a cool thing. I think it's the only genre of music to have that camaraderie.” quote by Miranda Lambert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/1d4/miranda-lambert-2170_awards_country-music-is-different-because-we-mu_2965718.jpg)
