You'll almost encounter a superstition amongst musicians, people sort of go through strange rituals, what they need to do to write a… — Dar Williams Copy Share Image
Music is my profession but learning more about racism on all sides of the tracks was my obsession. — Daryl Davis Copy Share Image
It's funny; people get so doctrinaire about music. It should be the last thing you don't have an open mind about. — Randy Newman Copy Share Image
I want my music to be everywhere, I want it to be heard. I want to give people an opportunity to enjoy… — TobyMac Copy Share Image
I don't listen to music while writing; it seems to me I'm trying to make my own kind of music, and to… — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share Image
Seeing your music, how it actually affects people, it just encourages me to stay true to myself and write stories that I… — Chord Overstreet Copy Share Image
I gave up trying to please others and started playing for myself, and because I love music, things naturally happened then. Funny… — Tori Amos Copy Share Image
More people than ever are spending money to support more artists and musicians and give them more leisure time to build cereal… — Brian Chippendale Copy Share Image
I always knew that I would be some type of public figure, but I never knew that it would be rapping, 'cause… — Freddie Gibbs Copy Share Image
The reading of the song is vital. The written word is first always . . . first. Not belittling the music, but… — Frank Sinatra Copy Share Image
“It was going to be embarrassing regardless of what music they chose, but Honoria didn’t have the heart to say it to… — Julia Quinn Copy Share Image
I didn't really think my music was good enough to be heard by anyone. I had some friends who were releasing records… — Bonobo Copy Share Image
Out of the choked Devonian waters emerged sight and sound and the music that rolls invisible through the composer's brain. They are… — Loren Eiseley Copy Share Image
The truth is, the way you write music, it's a code. It has to be very precise. It's scientific, but ultimately it… — Daniel Libeskind Copy Share Image
For me, making music is about my whole life. The basics, the components, simple things - family, living, just going to the… — Neneh Cherry Copy Share Image
I felt very proud to be part of a music scene that was changing the face of commercial music and rock music… — Chris Cornell Copy Share Image
Some songs are dead easy, and others can be quite challenging. Other times, you just have to put it in the bin. — Rob Halford Copy Share Image
“Though a lifetime of listening to the music of the world has passed, even now the tone of the rain on the… — Kensi Brianne Smith Copy Share Image
I realised the thing I was best at in music was toplining - coming up with melodies, lyrics, hooks, arrangements, structure; the… — CMAT Copy Share Image
Mos is a true artist who has a story to tell and gives back through his music. He remixed my song 'Different'… — Goapele Copy Share Image
It was during the gap between 12th class and college, that I realized my passion for music, although I did have a… — Bhuvan Bam Copy Share Image
I wish life was like music so I could play the moments, pause the memories, stop the pain, and rewind the happiness. — Group Message Copy Share Image
The liver, that great maroon snail: No wave of emotion sweeps it. Neither music nor mathematics gives it pause in its appointed… — Richard Selzer Copy Share Image
Nothing is more gratifying as a Christian believer than being able to thread my faith and love for Jesus into my music. — Chynna Phillips Copy Share Image
My hope is that my songs make you think about yourself, in your own life, and not really about me. — JP Saxe Copy Share Image
There is no seam between my songs and myself-they really are me. It's not like I'm performing; I'm just singing stuff that… — David Friedman Copy Share Image
Shania Twain brought a whole other fan base to country music with her sound, the way the videos were produced. — Faith Hill Copy Share Image
I come from a world of hip-hop, but I love all types of music, and that's what Revolt will reflect. It will… — Sean Combs Copy Share Image
“If you schlep a shit job everyday, keep and feed a little secret life--whether it's writing, art, running, music, your thoughts. It's… — Don Roff Copy Share Image
Travel, trouble, music, art, a kiss, a frock, a rhyme -- I never said they feed my heart, but still they pass… — Dorothy Parker Copy Share Image
I think that the audience intuitively understands the idea of sampling and remixing stories. That's why electronic music is global. — DJ Spooky Copy Share Image
I have to give credit to Giorgio Moroder ; among the first to make us realize the importance of music in film. — Hans Zimmer Copy Share Image
“A gust of wind set the leaves of grass to dancing and celebrated the grass's song before it died.” — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
I became friends with people from Canada and Oregon and the East Coast and the West Coast. Everybody loved country music just… — Lainey Wilson Copy Share Image
I wouldn't start writing songs like 'Name' all the time just because I thought that's what people wanted to hear. I'll write… — John Rzeznik Copy Share Image
My songs can make you cry, take you by surprise at the same time, can make you dry your eyes with the… — Eminem Copy Share Image
I think nowadays it's important to have the support of a group of people who are ready to invest time and effort… — Alice Merton Copy Share Image
“I feel unburdened, and after a while I start to imagine that the divan is a boat moving over the ocean. Sunken… — Lauren DeStefano Copy Share Image
I love that my music is connecting with people, but I don't think there'll be a point where I feel like, 'Oh… — Anne-Marie Copy Share Image
Singing is good for the soul. It's the first thing I do every morning, after my blessings and my grace. I put… — Richard Simmons Copy Share Image
