I love the theater as much as music, and the whole idea of getting across to an audience and making them laugh,… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
I am a writer - that is what I am before being a performer or musician. I love waking up in the… — Brian McKnight Copy Share Image
“I knew it was Peter playing. I fancied he was trying to tell me something - an absurd idea, but it persisted… — Jennifer Paynter Copy Share Image
My thing is, once you start to put a backbeat on your music or something that has a machine in it, you… — Wynton Marsalis Copy Share Image
After filming, I can't wait to shake off all that '50s primness. I'll go out to a gig and dance ridiculously. I… — Jessica Raine Copy Share Image
The talent we have in our country is boundless, and we are going to do our best to keep releasing new music… — Bhushan Kumar Copy Share Image
I play piano and that's my love. I read and I paint and I compose music, so I've got a pretty full… — Anthony Hopkins Copy Share Image
With 'Mirzya,' we went deep into folk music. The film, unfortunately, did not do well because it was not marketed well. But… — Shankar Mahadevan Copy Share Image
It's understandable that the music companies that are comprised of people that are successful by making good creative decisions - they have… — Steve Jobs Copy Share Image
I love traditional music. But in any culture around the world, there is the historic and cultural music and everything that's been… — Robbie Robertson Copy Share Image
Popularity gets up people's noses. But I understand the importance and the function of popular music. There is an artistic purpose. Popular… — Andrea Bocelli Copy Share Image
Writing and playing songs is something that I've loved doing since the day I started. It's never been a chore; it's always… — George Ezra Copy Share Image
In 1968 I ran into Steve Lacy on the street in Rome. I took out my pocket tape recorder and asked him… — Frederic Rzewski Copy Share Image
The type of music that I love to sing would have to be more bluesy and jazzy and more soul-like 'cause I… — Thia Megia Copy Share Image
I'm very serious about what I write and who I allow to produce the music, because I want to make sure it's… — Alyson Stoner Copy Share Image
There are so many great artists out there; it's hard to choose one. But, I would love to work with Ledisi; she… — Heather Headley Copy Share Image
To passively get up and play a bunch of old songs wouldn't have really motivated us. So we are bringing the new… — Andy Taylor Copy Share Image
The commercial music video industry is very hard to break into, and until you break in, that first job is the hardest… — Joseph Kosinski Copy Share Image
There's more to hip-hop than just trying to make everything rhyme, and you find out in life that everything don't rhyme. The… — Al Green Copy Share Image
My musical inclinations are fine and dandy within the confines of my ears and my earphones but don't sit well with others. — Emily Weiss Copy Share Image
I've written some happy songs but I can't ever play them in public because everybody will just start throwing up. — Priscilla Ahn Copy Share Image
I have created hours upon hours of different music over the years that the general public has never heard. Maybe one day… — Phil Anselmo Copy Share Image
I'm not making any absurd comparisons between myself and Bach, but I aspire to that, that my music will have the legs… — Steve Reich Copy Share Image
The musicians recommend that I sing a sing the way it is written the first time and then start to look for… — Margaret Whiting Copy Share Image
I always say my music is like dark blue or black, like a punch to your gut that feels really good. — Banks Copy Share Image
If it wasn't for hustlers, gangsters & gamblers there'd be no Jazz. Wasn't middle~class who said Let's go hear Bird tonight. — Betty Carter Copy Share Image
“You might say “no, you will never do that, that’s not you, not who I know, not who I thought you were”,… — Charlotte Eriksson Copy Share Image
I'm an advocate for women to become more aware of the different positions in the music industry. — Victoria Monet Copy Share Image
“Prince Andrew shrugged his shoulders and frowned, as lovers of music do when they hear a false note.” — Tolstoy 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
Playing along to CDs is fine, but nothing gets your game together faster than jamming with real live musicians. — Josh Freese Copy Share Image
I've had songs that were spread out over a number of years, and I've written some in ten minutes, and everything in… — Mark Lanegan Copy Share Image
When you get respect from the people who are buying your music and coming to your shows, there's an expectation that you… — Colin Meloy Copy Share Image
I see music as an aid. It overcomes my internal editor, especially when the music evokes the character or the mood I'm… — Jeff VanderMeer Copy Share Image
Music is everywhere - you consume it every day, everywhere you go. The content creator should be compensated. It's only fair. — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
“Those songs [Mary Poppins score] didn't just get under my skin, they became a part of me then and there, and thinking… — Dick Van Dyke Copy Share Image
“Music. Wine. A cigar. The small luxuries of life are how we survive what the mind can’t fathom.” — Mark T. Sullivan Copy Share Image
Being able to use art and music not just to communicate, but to have a positive effect on people, that's significant to… — Stephen Schwartz Copy Share Image
I used to feel that if I wasn't living out my songs, I wasn't doing myself or my craft justice, and that's… — Ruston Kelly Copy Share Image
My songs are my girlfriends. I have a secret romance with all of them. I romance with them year after year. — Adnan Sami Copy Share Image
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