Music Quotes · Page 263

'Evil men have no songs.' How is it that the Russians have songs?

— Friedrich Nietzsche

I am a politically motivated person, and that will come through in the music.

— Hozier

I travel on my own and try to - I float along to music.

— Enzo Amore

Folk music had long been political but [Bob] Dylan's poetry took it to a new level.

— Jay Michaelson

Let my children have music! Let them hear live music.

— Charles Mingus

Arranging is the way I put my stamp on my music as much as my guitar playing.

— Lee Ritenour

If you want me to work with you, then come with an idea. Come with music.

— Grace Jones

I haven't written my favorite song yet, and I hope I never do.

— GRiZ

I have been doing choreography my whole life, and it's so important to make that marriage between music and the body.

— Dawn Angelique

That has been my outlet and a way to provide for my child - writing songs for myself and for other artists.

— Jamie Lynn Spears

Invisible airwaves crackle with life Bright antennae bristle with the energy Emotional feedback on a timeless wavelength Bearing a gift beyond price,…

— Geddy Lee

Beats succeeded because, as music lovers, we knew oscilloscopes don't buy headphones - people do.

— Jimmy Iovine

I meet people every single day who have heard the music and incorporated it into their lives. I feel like I have…

— Jason Mraz

Growing up, my grandma was at home with us and there was a strong Afrobeat culture, she'd play all the riddims, and…

— Raye

It seems like I have more in common - or hit it off better - with rappers than fools that are in…

— Travis Barker

“What about -- not sex -- but love?' 'Love is another name for sex.' 'Like love of country,' Rick said. 'Love of…

— Philip K. Dick

This whole problem can be stated quite simply by asking, “Is there a meaning to music?” My answer to that would be,…

— Aaron Copland

Nature contains the elements, in colour and form, of all pictures, as the keyboard contains the notes of all music. But the…

— James Whistler

A mockingbird has moved into our neighborhood. It perches atop a telephone pole behind our backyard. Every morning it is the first…

— Jerry Spinelli

A young man, just beginning the study of musical composition, once went to Mozart and asked him the formula for developing the…

— James Keller

We have such a high drop-out rate from musicians, said the head of the college. He was right - I dropped out…

— Holly Johnson

2 p.m. beer nothing matters but flopping on a mattress with cheap dreams and a beer as the leaves die and the…

— Charles Bukowski

Quincy Jones' autobiography 'Q' is very good. Because he's a master at music, he's one of our greatest composers, and its good…

— Ice Cube

The first time I arrived in Hollywood for the Grammy Awards, I thought I'd bump into people who mattered, such as Ry…

— Chris Rea

Music-making as a means of getting money is hell

— Gustav Holst

You know, I still find music as inspiring and exciting as I did when I was 15.

— John Waite

Many people work behind a music project, but hardly get recognised.

— Gopi Sundar

We recorded to document ourselves, not to sell a lot of records.

— Stan Getz

Mathematics: silent harmonies. Music: sounding numbers.

— Mason Cooley

And I can say this, most of the people who have recorded my songs are songwriters themselves.

— Smokey Robinson

Other guys like to go golfing, but music is my hobby.

— Jake Peavy

Monk encouraged me to emancipate the drums from their subservient role as timekeepers.

— Max Roach

“I will fucking kill you and anyone else who gets in the way of me and my tunes.”

— Bradley Sands

A lot of the music that I grew up loving has a really political bent to it.

— Patterson Hood

There's always been anger in the making of music or literature or dance.

— Michael Ondaatje

I love music, and playing ukulele and singing makes me really happy.

— Colleen Ballinger

“Lord Jesus, teach me to sing songs of thankfulness and praise. —Julia Attaway”

— Guideposts

“MOST DAYS MY LIFE CAN BE SUMMED UP IN MOVIE QUOTES AND HIP HOP AND R&B LYRICS ”

— Qwana Reynolds-Frasier

As someone who worships music, I believe it can never be ugly!

— Shreya Ghoshal

There are all kinds of mix tapes. there is always a reason to make one.

— Rob Sheffield