Music Quotes · Page 286

You must have the music to justify an instrument's extensive use.

— Steve Lacy

The approach that the music industry took to fight piracy was the wrong strategy.

— MC Hammer

And I, will swallow my pride. You're the one that I love, and I'm saying good bye.

— Say Something

I've been focused for a long time. I've given my life to do music. I've sacrificed everything.

— Kenny Chesney

Regardless of what you play, the biggest thing is keeping the feel going.

— Wes Montgomery

Life can be challenging and sad... but music is the easy part.

— St. Vincent

It's a bonus if your girlfriend likes your music - definitely not a downfall.

— Ashton Irwin

To play your music in front of the fans that love it, it's like the best feeling in the world.

— Big Boi

In a way, I'm lucky that I was never classically trained and never went to a music college. I'm just from a…

— Imelda May

If I'm not being myself in my music, I'm getting up on stage every night and lying to myself; it would be…

— JP Saxe

When I make a lot of really good music with someone, I want to let the world hear it right now; unfiltered.…

— Kenny Beats

Music is a reflection of who you are, and if those things that you mentioned are what your music is all about,…

— Lil Wayne

I've done a lot of writing for other people, other projects, and what I tried to do with the music I'm putting…

— Teddy Geiger

I realized you can be the dopest producer technically, but if the songs don't give you emotion, it doesn't matter.

— Mija

It's interesting - the things you remember about Chariots of Fire is the slow running on the beach and the Vangelis music.

— Niki Caro

I don't need drugs or alcohol. Music is my addiction.Music is my drug and videoder is my dealer.

— Hemantsmarty

I just want to make art that connects with people and moves them on an emotional level. Any time I can put…

— Hayley Kiyoko

If you're making music, you must want to turn other people on to it, whether you're number one in the charts or…

— Paul Weller

With a lot of action scores, you're competing with a lot of noise. Say there's a big explosion: the music would conventionally…

— Steven Price

Then the voices of the Ainur, like unto harps and lutes, and pipes and trumpets, and viols and organs, and like unto…

— Anonymous

In Bombay, we have a fine concert hall. I think it is high time we built venues in Delhi and Calcutta, not…

— Zubin Mehta

Music is, by far, the best art. Nothing even comes close. It's so immediate and emotional. In writing, maybe ninety percent of…

— T.C. Boyle

In Germany there's something about rock music much more political than it really is - like everything you were doing was an…

— John Flansburgh

I hide my sadness.. I try to act happy but really I'm crying inside..If you ask me whats wronge I'm gonna say…

— Jasmine

We like to juxtapose our music with a more dour aesthetic.

— Matthew Healy

I'm still getting thrilled with music even after 40 years of doing it professionally.

— Jeff Lynne

I write songs. I perform. I play the guitar. I play the keyboard.

— Fantastic Negrito

I loved disco music, and I still count Donna Summer as one of my favorites of all time.

— Steven Wilson

Music is one of those things that if you play it safe, it can be incredibly boring.

— Samuel Ervin Beam

Watching fish, like listening to music, can distract you in a good way.

— Marty Becker

My father was interested in bringing reggae music to the entire world.

— Ziggy Marley

I started writing music as a composer in school, in the classical tradition.

— Julia Holter

Music stays, friends leave. Friends come and go. Music is there forever.

— Anonymous

We get nearer to the Lord through music than perhaps through any other thing except prayer.

— J. Reuben Clark

I am lucky to live in Austin, so I can enjoy the live music.

— Mark Zupan

The value of music is to be able to play one note at the right time in the right way.

— Herbie Hancock

I would hate to think my songs were giving advice to people.

— Nick Cave

Music can lead people to greater health and happiness.

— John R. Levine

I never met anyone before who made me feel the way music makes me feel.

— Paris Jackson

Something new has been added, a new art of sound. Am I wrong in calling it music?

— Pierre Schaeffer