When I was starting my journey as a young guitar player, I was listening to The Beatles, the Stones, and all the… — Steve Lukather Copy Share Image
The beauty of a piece of music is not in its technique but in the Soul of its creator; nor is it… — Walter Russell Copy Share Image
One thing about Kurt [Cobain] is before he was a musician, and before he was a rock star, he was an artist,… — Brett Morgen Copy Share Image
I was kind of thrown into - I didn't expect to do this for a living, being a recording artist. I was… — John Prine Copy Share Image
The greatest records in the world were made without going to Auto-tune or Pro Tools, or having some click track. If they… — Michael Buble Copy Share Image
“I watch him, enthralled as slowly, like the predator he is, he stalks me in time to the slow sultry beat of… — E.L James Copy Share Image
As regards my own 'philosophy,' I continue to be inspired by the music, liturgy and architectural tradition of the Anglican Church in… — Martin Rees Copy Share Image
My family was always playing music; I always enjoyed it. My cousin, who is a little older than me, he started playing… — Kurt Vile Copy Share Image
It doesn't necessarily matter if I'm onstage or not. I just find the communal experience of a rock concert, or any type… — Jeff Tweedy Copy Share Image
“The music of a popular song now came from the radio as Hawksmoor gazed out of the window; and he saw a… — Peter Ackroyd Copy Share Image
Music is 'significant form,' and its significance is that of a symbol, a highly articulated, sensuous object, which by virtue of its… — Susanne Katherina Langer Copy Share Image
I dream of a collaboration that will become so complete that, often, the poet will think as musician and the musician as… — Arthur Honegger Copy Share Image
“But when ye come, and all the flowers are dying, If I am dead, as dead I well may be, You'll come… — Frederic Weatherly Copy Share Image
“[He] went on to tell her that certain work songs made the work a little easier, but that there were others, depending… — Edward P. Jones Copy Share Image
“Radically new spiritual movements are cropping up, notably the “atheist” practice of Syntheism. And musicians are creating stranger and stranger electrical sounds… — Hanzi Freinacht Copy Share Image
I grew up listening to pop; I grew up listening to '60s pop music, the Beatles, the Monkees, Herman's Hermits and all… — Jane Wiedlin Copy Share Image
I'll admit that I'm not quite certain how to sum up an entire year in music anymore; not when music has become… — Carrie Brownstein Copy Share Image
I wasn't really that good at being a musician. And then I tried being a standup. I was an actor. I was… — Garry Marshall Copy Share Image
Why compose works that have to be re-created every time they are performed? Because definitive, once-and-for-all developments seem no longer appropriate to… — Pierre Boulez Copy Share Image
The classical music scene was completely unfamiliar to me. A lot of people think of older generations and stuffiness. But it's not.… — Lola Kirke Copy Share Image
I love film. I'm a movie buff. So it really does pique my interest. For me, it all kinda bleeds together. The… — Sharaya J Copy Share Image
... it took me five years of going right into the mouth of the lion to learn to be at ease onstage… — Rory Block Copy Share Image
Most musicals are informed by very rigid archetypes. If you get a very sophisticated mind writing them, you sense something else, but… — George C. Wolfe Copy Share Image
“If you close your eyes when you sing in Latin, and if you stand right at the back so you can keep… — Carol Rifka Brunt Copy Share Image
When real music comes to me - the music of the spheres, the music that surpasses understanding - that has nothing to… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
“Stacy smiled proudly and he filed the image of her sweet face in the section of his heart he shared with no… — Rhonda Tibbs Copy Share Image
I've heard people say to me, 'How can you claim to be a feminist when you dress like that?' I wear a… — Charli XCX Copy Share Image
That album, 'Lil' Beethoven,' was special to us because we wanted to try to figure out a new context to place our… — Russell Mael Copy Share Image
I'm just so used to music videos or live TV, so to really see something that's scripted and you have to do… — Maren Morris Copy Share Image
One day in 1984, at the height of his fame, Michael Jackson made a visit to the White House. President and Nancy… — Monica Crowley Copy Share Image
Designing a tour is a daily thing. I work on it every day for several months. I’m involved with every department, from… — Shania Twain Copy Share Image
I was also thinking that I only had a certain amount of time to make music and to spend it in that… — Roy Montgomery Copy Share Image
Speak not of guilt, speak not of responsibility. When the Regiment of the Senses parades by, with music, and with banners; when… — C.P. Cavafy Copy Share Image
Any musician who says he is playing better either on tea, the needle, or when he is juiced, is a plain, straight… — Charlie Parker Copy Share Image
I think Phil Collins is one of the most underrated musicians, singers, performers - he is absolutely amazing, I think, and I… — Rick Astley Copy Share Image
There are many singers who have got an exceptional talent, but spend their lives singing in local trains or hotels. Does the… — Sonu Nigam Copy Share Image
Rock musicians, and a vast array of popular-music musicians, due to their wealth, acquired through the mass of their notoriety, are able… — Bill Dixon Copy Share Image
Being larger than life, or being projected as such in the music business, leads you to question yourself. Some people try to… — Cat Stevens Copy Share Image
Many years ago, but not so long ago, there were those who said, 'Well, you have three strikes against you: You're black,… — Stevie Wonder Copy Share Image
I worked as a production assistant on a couple of films, and finally, I got a job at an animation studio as… — Thomas Schlamme Copy Share Image
![“One thing about Kurt [Cobain] is before he was a musician, and before he was a rock star, he was an artist, and an artist with a capital A. What that means is that he had to create. It wasn't something that he chose to do - it chose him.” quote by Brett Morgen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f37/brett-morgen-30402_art_one-thing-about-kurt-cobain-is-before-he_2257772.jpg)
![“[He] went on to tell her that certain work songs made the work a little easier, but that there were others, depending upon the time of day, that dragged a body down, so 'you just gotta be careful with your songs and your hummin' and whatnot.” quote by Edward P. Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/148/edward-p-jones-13439_music_he-went-on-to-tell-her-that-certain-work_857260.jpg)
