Music making Quotes · Page 53

Each bird must sing with his own throat.

— Henrik Ibsen

There is no good singing, there is only present and absent.

— Jeff Buckley

We're just a joyous band, and our music is just fun, happy, and nostalgic.

— Kirstin Maldonado

To me, a song is new every time I sing it.

— Meat Loaf

A lot of songs I'm kind of singing and rapping.

— Lil Baby

I used to sing as a living while I was at university.

— Charlotte Ritchie

The lyrics - everything I sing, I've written.

— Romy Madley Croft

We really put together a great band, and have a great time.

— Steve Brown

I love doing shows. I love rocking shows. I love playing instruments. I love singing. If I can find a way to…

— Bruno Mars

I was trying to do something that seemed very natural and easy but which bridged that gulf between the singing voice and…

— Carlisle Floyd

I'm actually a huge fan of hip-hop. I like hip-hop music. I love rap. I like cabaret music, as well. I just…

— Britney Spears

I wouldn't call that an instrument of music," Ragnor observed sourly. "An instrument of torture, perhaps.

— Cassandra Clare

Even when I was coming through school I was a loner and I used to study music and listen to it and…

— Billy West

I will concentrate on playing guitar, on lyrics and on singing. I am a part of things; I am not the encompassing…

— Bill Callahan

We wrote some songs. We had a band name. We asked ourselves, 'What else do cool bands have? A theme.'

— Jesse Rutherford

I was in a party band in the early '80s, and we played Sabbath and Ozzy songs as well as Rush and…

— Robert Trujillo

Having a body that is like a musical instrument, open enough to be able to resonate, literally resonate with what is coming…

— Marion Woodman

I was 11 years old, and I had been playing classical piano for three years, and suddenly the guitar came and landed…

— John McLaughlin

Every day you wake up is an opportunity to go beyond, and that 's why I let my band go right now.…

— Carlos Santana

I really enjoy being with the people I play with. I enjoy their company. I love the crew, the band - we…

— Bob Seger

When I started making films I just decided "I'm the filmmaking equivalent of a garage band and I'll just make my garage…

— Guy Maddin

We don't go around the world counting ticket and record sales, nor do we glue our ears to the radio to hear…

— Angus Young

Just because you have developed the craft on your instrument doesn't mean that you don't have the ability to be expressive emotionally…

— John Petrucci

As a drumset player I look outside the typical canon of drums - jazz and rock. When I hear something like the…

— Glenn Kotche

The crooning turns to a sunrise singing.

— Vachel Lindsay

Let's be clear: I love singing at the Met.

— Susanna Phillips

I want to be able to sing well, but I have the worst voice in the world.

— Kate Upton

The beauty of the band was you never knew what was going to come out next.

— Jimmy Page

I could relate to a band from a small town, talking about wanting to get out.

— Luke Hemmings

When you want to form a band, there's always an overwhelming lack of drummers.

— Yusaku Maezawa

Dancing and singing were always like games to me. I sang constantly.

— Tarkan

Being from a big band is great because you can do other bands.

— Duff McKagan

I can't dance and I can't sing too well,

— Michael Kors

We Play the broken string of our instruments one last time

— John Green

There's a beauty in being part of a band, when there's equality and trust.

— Scott Weiland

You know the drum was the first instrument besides the human voice.

— Billy Higgins

We didn't want to be a po-faced, dull band - we wanted to have fun.

— James Righton

The only time I'm miserable is when I can't keep an instrument in tune.

— Steve Vai

I was just very reserved. The band's helped me have a voice.

— Calum Hood

I'll sing for my films only when I want to.

— Himesh Reshammiya