I learned by transcribing songs out of the Library of Congress collection in Washington where I was working. I got a job… — Pete Seeger Copy Share Image
The point with me is that it's always been, even with the stand-up, that the music has to be right. You have… — Bill Bailey Copy Share Image
People think it is all about country music, and I know a lot of country music has come out of there, but… — Elvis Costello Copy Share Image
Every single song I've ever written is sung by a character created by somebody else. Some might have a jaundiced view of… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
All art constantly aspires towards the condition of music, because, in its ideal, consummate moments, the end is not distinct from the… — Walter H Pater Copy Share Image
I think we need to think of lots of ways to communicate. And we tried some at 350. We organised what they… — Bill McKibben Copy Share Image
Every generation wants to be the last. Every generation hates the next trend in music they can't understand. We hate to give… — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
I didn't do myself any favours. I would be resentful of my own ideas even before I'd said them out loud. But… — Jack Garratt Copy Share Image
I'm a big fan of PlayStation 4. I like watching movies, TV shows, comedy specials, and listening to comedy albums and music.… — Baron Vaughn Copy Share Image
Critics try to pin so many different inaccuracies on me and my music; they look at the complicated things and try to… — Jeff Buckley 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
The trick with hip-hop-hip-hop is a sport. The only music that's really, really close to a sport. It starts off, "My DJ's… — Ice T Copy Share Image
When I was growing up, music was music and there were no genres. We didn't look at it as country music. Popular… — Lionel Richie Copy Share Image
“We set up our gear for the tune-up and Tony [Iommi] launched into the opening riff of ‘Black Sabbath’ – doh, doh,… — Ozzy Osbourne Copy Share Image
When I was in Milwaukee, I would go into this sneaker shop near my mom's salon and chop it up with the… — Sheck Wes Copy Share Image
Sometimes I observe with curiosity that uninterrupted activity which, independent of the subject of any conversation I may be carrying on, continues… — Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Copy Share Image
They didn't know what to do with rap music. You walk into Epic, and they're wearing straight-leg khakis with creases, Prada shoes… — Cam'ron Copy Share Image
I got interested in the idea of music that could make itself, in a sense, in the mid 1960s really, when I… — Brian Eno Copy Share Image
I kind of was oversaturated in the world of 'West Side Story' and almost didn't send in an audition tape because I… — Rachel Zegler Copy Share Image
There's a lot of good people out here that want to help you grow and to help the music to continue to… — Jon Gordon Copy Share Image
“I do not know the man I should avoid So soon as that spare Cassius. He reads much, He is a great… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
“we must judge men not so much by what they, as by what they make us feel that they have it in… — Samuel Butler Copy Share Image
A folk song is what's wrong and how to fix it or it could be who's hungry and where their mouth is… — Woody Guthrie Copy Share Image
“I feel that all the various features of Nature around me…provoked an emotional reaction in the depth of my soul, which I… — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Copy Share Image
I think 'pop' can be a bit of a dirty word. People are very cool in Australia. They don't like to admit… — Ricki-Lee Coulter Copy Share Image
I do not believe that people should steal music, but I think that fans need a better alternative, hence why I am… — Seal Copy Share Image
I can't say enough good things about my band. I feel very fortunate that I found them when I did, very early… — Al Yankovic Copy Share Image
Traveling to the Middle East and playing music for people on the street, for soldiers, for people in hospitals, and for people… — Michael Franti Copy Share Image
But I sent letters to people in the music business. And one day I got a phone call from somebody and he… — David Sheff Copy Share Image
I always believed that my work should be unfinished in the sense that I encourage people to add their creativity to it,… — Yoko Ono Copy Share Image
Opera is musical theatre, and the music can teach you so much about the theatre. Very often I use musical terms to… — Toni Servillo Copy Share Image
Music allows a person to express their deepest thoughts, thoughts that cannot be expressed with just words. I am often asked how… — Bradley Joseph Copy Share Image
Fashion and music have always played off each other and certainly do for me; I love both so much. But there are… — Harley Viera-Newton Copy Share Image
I was fortunate enough to hook up with Quincy Jones and had a lot of success. But the music of the '80s… — Jack Wagner Copy Share Image
I think I'm always adopting a persona. That's how I look at pop music. I don't feel like I have to be… — Robyn Copy Share Image
I have thought about some kind of musical involving my music. That would be kind of interesting. I have thought of it… — Steve Martin Copy Share Image
Everyone has their own journey, and for me, going from singing background to writing songs has truly opened doors for me and… — Luke James Copy Share Image
A musical, like most religions, provides the audience or followers with a sense of belonging. Religious services, on the other hand, with… — Lisa Randall Copy Share Image
“Here's how to get started with the antipolitical politics of the Benedict Option. Secede culturally from the mainstream. Turn off the television.… — Rod Dreher Copy Share Image
I find standard American the hardest. It really fits in a different place in your mouth. Southern, I find the easiest. If… — Juno Temple Copy Share Image
![“I learned by transcribing songs out of the Library of Congress collection in Washington where I was working. I got a job when I just turned twenty in 1939 and Alan [Lomax] needed some help. I listened to hundreds of records every week.” quote by Pete Seeger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/29d/pete-seeger-1942_collections_i-learned-by-transcribing-songs-out-of-t_2288735.png)
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