I rarely listen to music while writing. I wish I could, but it distracts me. — Mary Roach Copy Share Image
Tones sound, and roar and storm about me until I have set them down in notes. — Ludwig van Beethoven Copy Share Image
I make my living writing songs and, you know, I'm not a show biz kind of guy. — J. J. Cale Copy Share Image
It's not that music is too imprecise for words, but too precise… — Felix Mendelssohn Copy Share Image
I always listen to a lot of different music when I am working on a project. — Bill Wyman Copy Share Image
Playing drums or music, being a musician, is inside of you. So you would always see me tapping on something, playing on… — Eric Hernandez Copy Share Image
I have a music career as well, so I was going to either be an actress or a musician. Then, I did… — Zooey Deschanel Copy Share Image
With the music that I've put out, I realized that putting pressure on an album isn't always the right thing to do… — Skepta Copy Share Image
I think all of our concerts, really, as parties. It's a performance for sure. It's not a recital. It's a celebration of… — Andrew W.K Copy Share Image
At this very early stage in my career, I want people to experience the music first and let it drive their imagination… — Aubrie Sellers Copy Share Image
I always thought that pop groups were going to be made up in the 21st century. It wouldn't be four musicians, as… — Paul Morley Copy Share Image
Reinvention is the biggest gift I've been given. I've gone from graffiti artist to jewellery maker, urban musician to conductor. — Goldie Copy Share Image
Ask about music growing up, I'll tell you I grew up playing classical music, and I didn't grow up in a musical… — Maggie Rogers Copy Share Image
I got into the music business thinking it was really radical, that it wasn't really a business at all, that it was… — Thom Yorke Copy Share Image
Effortlessness is the ability to slow down and listen for the spaces between the joints... Deep within all things there is a… — Wayne Muller Copy Share Image
Often, with our music, there's quite a lot going on, so people hear melodies that sound up and catchy, and production, and… — Dan Smith Copy Share Image
I don't think successful musicians were really put on this planet in order to have a great time, pat themselves on the… — Ian Anderson Copy Share Image
Back in the day, in '91 or so, I tried to interview Fugazi for Rolling Stone, which the band felt stood for… — Michael Azerrad Copy Share Image
“Then, with an extended, falling glissando of disgust, the whole string section, plus flutes and piccolo, surged toward the brass, leaving the… — Ian McEwan Copy Share Image
We had the project 'The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman' that we had done for the Swedish National Radio as a radio music… — Russell Mael Copy Share Image
I would say I like expressing myself in different ways. The way I can express myself in songs is awesome. What you… — Keith Stanfield Copy Share Image
