“He found himself thinking about his childhood. "Why do you drink so much, Maestro?" "This is not a music question." "Are you… — Mitch Albom Copy Share Image
“Like literature, music can overwhelm you with sudden emotion, can move you to absolute sorrow or ecstasy; like literature, painting has the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I was listening to a lot of bebop. And to Miles Davis. Everyone thinks I was just in the folk world in… — Donovan Copy Share Image
Just take me home where the mood is mellow And the roses are grown M&M's are yellow And the light bulbs around… — Lupe Fiasco Copy Share Image
“I am best served in my life’s goals if I lay in the dark, brood, sleep, listen to classical music, spend time… — James Ellroy Copy Share Image
Most true artists care about music as a pure, passionate art form, but can get caught in the trap of the business.… — Rosanna Arquette Copy Share Image
“Shrouded as he was for a decade in an apparent cloak of anonymity and obscurity, Osama bin Laden was by no means… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
I was tossed all over the place growing up, which I guess prepared me for the music business, but the one thing… — Kellie Pickler Copy Share Image
I use music and mantras that transform my thoughts from the negative to the positive. If I'm thinking the world is a… — Jason Mraz Copy Share Image
My major influence is Satyajit Ray; his film 'Shatranj ke Khilari' was set in Awadh and it gave us memorable characters. Ray's… — Shoojit Sircar Copy Share Image
I made numerous attempts to find a way to do it all, to be a creative singer, songwriter, producer, and to be… — Anita Baker Copy Share Image
It's quite interesting that in my growing up I had several influences. We had gospel music on campus. R&B music was, of… — Lionel Richie Copy Share Image
I grew up listening to Switchfoot. I love Switchfoot; they're a great band. John Foreman is awesome. I really dig mainstream pop… — Shane Harper Copy Share Image
People can get too heavy and it's just about being heavy, which means there isn't a whole lot of art in that;… — Jason C. Miller Copy Share Image
I'm a teenager I live off quotes, music and straighteners I get moody have fights and say things I don't mean that's… — Sofie Christie Copy Share Image
People are more willing to dislike your music and want to find faults in you when you are given opportunities like in… — Anoushka Shankar Copy Share Image
I always said I just wanted to be an artist that made like $500 a week from music and anything on top… — Masked Wolf Copy Share Image
I think it's really cool, but Jimmy Eat World and Gin Blossoms did it better than anyone. People don't realize just how… — Nate Ruess Copy Share Image
For me, it's always this constant battle and search when I'm out on stage as to where and when do I really… — Matisyahu Copy Share Image
“She opens her eyes as the fury continues, pinning me with her glare. Her gaze reached into my soul as I spin… — Christine Fonseca Copy Share Image
When I was touring in Texas, that was before iPods and Spotify. Driving around through towns, I had to, out of necessity,… — Maren Morris Copy Share Image
If artists want to have people come to their shows and buy their merchandise, they really have to make a commitment to… — Steve Mahoney Copy Share Image
I mean, I could tell that I really had... a precious gift. And I'm so glad that I have followed through with… — Ricky Skaggs Copy Share Image
I went to the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, which was great but very different from a typical university. They… — Kimberley Nixon Copy Share Image
“The music is everywhere, pressing in on them both, so much that she can almost see it floating in the air around… — Genevieve A. Scott Copy Share Image
Sometimes, the best songs are the ones you write without any pen and paper or audio recording device or guitar in your… — Jon Foreman Copy Share Image
I find I'm not one of these composers that are, you know, walking along a beach or walking on the mountainside in… — Enya Copy Share Image
Toplines usually suck. I'll send a song to a band or artist whose entire body of work I love and I'll ask… — Porter Robinson Copy Share Image
I have no use for cranks who despise music, because it is a gift of God. Music drives away the Devil and… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
There's something beautifully friendly and elevating about a bunch of guys playing music together. This wonderful little world that is unassailable. It's… — Keith Richards Copy Share Image
Texas is really special in that we have our own music scene, our own music chart. It's almost a genre on its… — Maren Morris Copy Share Image
As far as using electronics in my music, I have to do that as honestly as possible. Also, I have a broad… — Anoushka Shankar Copy Share Image
In the future, I kind of like the idea of doing music for film. I think that would be a nice job.… — Christopher Abbott Copy Share Image
Corny answer is of course is that everyone who wants musicals are children in different ways, aren't they? So you think of… — Andrew Lloyd Webber Copy Share Image
Drue [Langlois] and I started making music together before we started the Art Lodge, so I guess musical collaboration came first. The… — Michael Dumontier Copy Share Image
I can't speak for everybody, I think, for me, I will not be defined by the lyrics of my song. I am… — Teddy Pendergrass Copy Share Image
But if you love and must needs have desires, let these be your desires: To melt and be like a running brook… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Sometimes while performing time itself seems to stop when you hit your notes just right. The music glides between the pores of… — Jasinda Wilder Copy Share Image
I have found a paper of mine among some others in which I call architecture 'petrified music.' Really there is something in… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
No disrespect to any other god, but Shiva's an outsider god. He breaks the rules. He's a brilliant musician, a brilliant dancer;… — Amish Tripathi Copy Share Image