“I’m not who you think I am. I’m an actor. Just like all of you. I’m improvising, shooting from the hip. It’s… — Chris DiCroce Copy Share Image
Charlie Parker was the greatest individual musician that ever lived. Every instrument in the band tried to copy Charlie Parker, and in… — Gary Giddins Copy Share Image
Jail just made me wiser. It made me smarter. It made me wake up to a lot of stuff. And also it… — Boosie Copy Share Image
A lot of the songs on '2' are pretty personal, but even if I'm writing about something like that, I still tend… — Mac DeMarco Copy Share Image
In 1992 I was doing one of my first ever tours and I was in Heathrow airport and I saw these middle-aged… — Moby Copy Share Image
A good portion of my work with Tangerine Dream at the time involved film music, and I remember approaching it as any… — Paul Haslinger Copy Share Image
I try to be as optimistic as I can. I feel like that's the beautiful thing about art and music. It can… — Washed Out Copy Share Image
Being the drummer of Fall Out Boy, and any other project I've ever done, is most importantly about playing for the music.… — Andy Hurley Copy Share Image
A great script might come my way, and I could be in the middle of music. So, it's a huge choice that… — Christina Milian Copy Share Image
...she could express her soul with that voice, whenver I listened to her I felt my life meant more than mere biology...she… — Audrey Niffenegger Copy Share Image
Meditation is not of the body, not of the mind, not of the soul. Meditation simply means your body, your mind, your… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
I did something that's a no-no in the music industry. I cut my hair. For years, my hair was my stamp. 'Oh,… — Taboo Copy Share Image
At the end of the day, what are genres? I've spent my whole life trying to fit into some sort of box.… — Laufey Copy Share Image
A song just doesn't have verse-chorus-verse. It could just be one line. There are Chinese love songs that you have to learn… — Jeff Buckley Copy Share Image
“Whenever I am near you, my lips tremble, My characters stutter, and my words are lost. My lips wander to hug yours,… — Amany Al-Hallaq Copy Share Image
Perfume was first created to mask the stench of foul and offensive odors... Spices and bold flavorings were created to mask the… — Emilie Autumn Copy Share Image
My cousin lives in Delhi, so I kept visiting the city and got really fascinated with DU. Apart from studies, one also… — Mohit Chauhan Copy Share Image
One of the problems that we face through the media attention that these artists receive is that there has been an awful… — Lesley Garrett Copy Share Image
Music has the potential and the capability to create something much bigger... it has the capability to be completely free, to do… — Karin Dreijer Andersson Copy Share Image
The only thing I could do was play music, because I'd studied classical guitar, trumpet and piano at the American School in… — Demis Roussos Copy Share Image
I like streaming music. I'll be in the car going, 'I want to hear Scotty Anderson.' He's a great guitar player not… — John 5 Copy Share Image
I worked with dance a lot, for each character - different ways I could move my body, different music. It's the most… — Tatiana Maslany Copy Share Image
First, I think of myself as a brand, a businesswoman. Musician is something I just do because it's my passion - I… — Paris Hilton Copy Share Image
I'm hands-on with everything. From music to a car to remodeling a house - anything. People don't know that stuff, though, 'cause… — Valee Copy Share Image
There were musicians that influenced me, but they weren't all women. Teena Marie was a big influence because she wrote and produced… — Queen Latifah Copy Share Image
In general, in my life, one of the coolest things that I've been able to do is to go to different places… — Kamasi Washington Copy Share Image
The secret to The Temptations is the music: simple music about a man loving a woman. We talk about the lady when… — Dennis Edwards Copy Share Image
“My kids are starting to notice I'm a little different from the other dads. "Why don't you have a straight job like… — Tom Waits Copy Share Image
Because you've been exposed to Western tonal music, you know after a certain chord sequence what the next possibilities are. Your brain… — Daniel Levitin Copy Share Image
When it comes to African Americans and African American actors, Hollywood has always felt that if you can make us laugh, that's… — Hill Harper Copy Share Image
I have a structured songwriting process. I start with the music and try to come up with musical ideas, then the melody,… — John Legend Copy Share Image
Y'all drinking whiskey is probably a gregarious act. When you're not an alcoholic it's pretty fun to drink whiskey. But when you… — Ketch Secor Copy Share Image
Hip hop music is important precisely because it sheds light on contemporary politics, history, and race. At its best, hip hop gives… — Michael Eric Dyson Copy Share Image
“When he was left alone, when he had pulled out one stop after another (for the work required it), Stanley straightened himself… — William Gaddis Copy Share Image
It's actually really stereotypical that someone should be 40 and mellow out, but I think it's more about trying to conjure up… — Dan Bejar Copy Share Image
We're guys that like to make fun music, music that people like. And I think, for us, it's just important to always… — Kevin Jonas Copy Share Image
We don't have the choice to control our emotions, but we do have the power to educate our emotions. And we do… — David Brooks Copy Share Image
I tend to gravitate to the darkest or most obscure part of any venue in an effort to have my own space… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
I was dating a guy who just wasn't very supportive of my music, and it really stifled me. I stopped writing because… — Doechii Copy Share Image
“We act out our lives to a soundtrack, thought Isabel, the music that becomes, for a spell, out favourite and is listened… — Alexander McCall Smith Copy Share Image
