I want music to really unite people, more than the way a pop single unites people. I want to unite people through… — Bibi Bourelly Copy Share Image
Modernism was a big thing for me, coming from a father who was very interested in art, music and culture - and… — Vito Acconci Copy Share Image
In New Orleans, people are still influenced by one another. You got these bands that play every week on Frenchmen Street, and… — Trombone Shorty Copy Share Image
I hate fame. There's this assumption that everyone wants it - that by being a musician, I've signed up for it at… — Chet Faker Copy Share Image
Writers have always liked my stuff, pretty much. That's what I wanted - I think my goal wasn't to get rich and… — Randy Newman Copy Share Image
“Epithalamium Without silence there would be no music. Life paired is doubtless more difficult than solitary existence - just as a boat… — Adam Zagajewski Copy Share Image
I know that people don't listen to music much in the way when they'll put on a CD, sit down, have a… — Loudon Wainwright III Copy Share Image
If a slave were to raise his voice to his master, he risked all manner of punishment. Yet what was possible in… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
I'm a natural baritone, so I had challenges in that middle range, which would be that tenor area, singing in my natural… — Philip Bailey Copy Share Image
'Hamilton' is a story about America, and the most beautiful thing about it is... it's told by such a diverse cast with… — Renee Elise Goldsberry Copy Share Image
Musical freedom has always been very strong for me, something to strive for, to be able to play the music you enjoy… — Alvin Lee Copy Share Image
At first, my love was just to be in the studio and make the music and enjoy it when I hear it… — Curtis Jackson Copy Share Image
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George Harrison is perhaps one of the most creative people I ever met, not only in his music and songwriting, but just… — Gary Wright Copy Share Image
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One thing you might suggest to a young band is don't get involved in any kind of long-term contract because everything changes… — Eddie Vedder Copy Share Image
Also, with acting and dancing I portray a predetermined character and story for the most part, with music I have the creative… — Alyson Stoner Copy Share Image
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First, I started to play the organ. I did that until I was 11. From the age of 11 to 13, I… — Ramin Djawadi Copy Share Image
If you think of any long-term artist that makes music throughout several decades, you would hope that it's autobiographical and a form… — DJ Shadow Copy Share Image
I've definitely received a lot of support in Nashville; it's a huge music town. I like country music. Like any genre I'm… — Hozier Copy Share Image
Gershwin's melodic gift was phenomenal. His songs contain the essence of New York in the 1920s and have deservedly become classics of… — George Gershwin Copy Share Image
So I usually call the songs when I get on the stage, according to what the crowd feels like to me. I… — George Clinton Copy Share Image
I'd like to teach kids how to write songs. This will be my first year so I'm just as green as some… — Bo Bice Copy Share Image
From Ennio [Morricone] I ask for themes that clothe my characters easily. He's never read a script of mine to compose the… — Sergio Leone Copy Share Image
It's important to me that my music stands out. 'Taki Taki' doesn't sound like anything else out there, and it's hard to… — DJ Snake Copy Share Image
I think if you think of our lives as musicians, it's craftsmanship. We're not artists, we're more artisans. You know, I don't… — David Prowse Copy Share Image
My free time at home is usually spent emailing, listening to music, reading and talking on the phone. I wish I was… — Steve Nash Copy Share Image
The Control movie is not about suicide, it's not about epilepsy, it's not about everything else, but it's about an individual who… — Orian Williams Copy Share Image
I'm primarily a poet, so I'd have to say in my case I'd investigate the mystery in poetry in a different way… — Pattiann Rogers Copy Share Image
I don't want to get myself in trouble - and I don't think I'm super important or anything - but I think… — Justin Vernon Copy Share Image
The music is not part of this planet in a sense that the spirit of it is about happiness. Most musicians play… — Sun Ra Copy Share Image
I listen to music as if it's spoken-word poetry. I'm a lyric-driven songwriter, so it's been a learning process to focus on… — Olivia Rodrigo Copy Share Image
“Business leadership is based on two elements: vision and technical competence. Top people in a given industry always embody at least one… — Dale Carnegie Training Copy Share Image
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If you take psychedelics and the Internet and music and put all of that together you have the basis for a new… — Terence McKenna Copy Share Image
“When slow songs do play, people joke that you should be able to fit "the standard works" between you and your partner.… — Elna Baker Copy Share Image
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If a man with a dog sits quietly enjoying music and smiling, his dog might sit down beside him and smile, too.… — Oliver Sacks Copy Share Image
I don't listen to much rap, really. I can rarely listen to a whole record of it, because musically, it's very formulaic,… — Nellie McKay Copy Share Image
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