Music Quotes · Page 475

Oh, I'd been writing cartoonish music pretty much all along.

— Henry Mancini

I am an untrained musician and a common man's singer.

— Kailash Kher

Music is the tool to express life - and all that makes a difference.

— Herbie Hancock

I like many types of music and probably too many to mention here.

— Louise Brown

“Music defines us, for it shapes our souls and minds.”

— Jessica Carroll

I really love country music, just this idea of three chords and the truth.

— Ragnar Kjartansson

Electronic music right now is in its comfort zone, and it's not moving one inch,

— Thomas Bangalter

Most of my songs aren't about me. They're about stuff I've seen.

— Dionne Bromfield

I'm from the punk generation, but I make romantic, soft soul music. I like the bizarre disconnect of that but, clearly, some…

— Mick Hucknall

Some of the greatest sermons that have ever been preached were preached by the singing of a song.

— Spencer W. Kimball

Those people out there like good music. They don't stop and ask themselves, 'Is it country or rock and roll?' If they…

— Willie Nelson

I think to try to make new music and new ideas, you have to push the boundaries of existing music.

— Ludwig Goransson

The origins of Indian classical music, not unlike their western counterparts, lie in the Vedas, the ancient Hindu scriptures of 2,000 years ago.

— Tariq Ali

We dabble in the regional market and have tapped into it with some amount of success. Be it Punjabi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam…

— Bhushan Kumar

When you're dealing with music without words, titles are more a means of identification than anything else. What's the point of getting…

— Branford Marsalis

I had friends who only listened to hip-hop. I had friends who only listened to musicals, and I stood proudly in the…

— Lin-Manuel Miranda

Christmas Day we get all the dogs and the cats and make breakfast and open presents and then go to the backyard…

— Sistine Stallone

As Magnus turned to walk away from the church, he heard the sound of violin music carried to him on the cloudy…

— Cassandra Clare

When I was young, I played the piano and studied classical music and jazz. I wanted to be a concert pianist, and…

— Christopher Plummer

It pleases me that Frank Sinatra's music still has an audience, because many people who have come into the music world and…

— Frank Sinatra Jr

When it comes to 'Maruvaarthai,' I have said many a time that Carnatic music drives my creative influence. In that sense, Darbuka…

— Sid Sriram

Joseph Zawinul does overkill, and his technological overkill sucks, but there's no friction between us; I just say, 'Look,' and that's it.…

— Jaco Pastorius

“Much of the genre pretty much sounds like popular acoustic songs you'd hear on mainstream radio. The only difference here is that…

— Benyamin Cohen

Traveling all over the country and all over the world, I think you've got a lot of pop acts and a lot…

— Jason Aldean

There is a lot of melody and things that sound familiar in hundreds of songs.

— Wayne Coyne

One of my favorite guitar players and musicians is a guy named Jimmy Herring.

— Coy Bowles

You're like my favorite song On the radio, I could listen to you all day

— Ritu Ghatourey

Commercial music, for the most part, is popular music and you always have to keep that in mind.

— Anonymous

“They say that time Heals everything But they dob't know you And the scars you bring”

— The Wanted

Live music is where you get the inspiration and the creativity.

— Paul Rodgers

“...realities that kept the music silent, the dreams in a box.”

— Robert James Waller

So many people have been so supportive of my music, my music videos, everything all around.

— Gabby Barrett

Our goal is to continue to be a global consolidator of the live music business.

— Michael Rapino

The blues will always be because the blues are the roots of all American music.

— Willie Dixon

When I used to write songs, especially on my own, it was just me and a guitar.

— Nina Nesbitt

We know how fickle the public and the music industry is.

— Tony Kanal

You can't write much quality, original music on a concertina.

— Jose Feliciano

My records have done very well in Europe and I want Americans to like my music too.

— Demis Roussos

The artificiality of a movie musical is something we feel really comfortable working within.

— Ron Mael

Rock music is, is a necessary evil, like beating my children with penny loafers

— Thom Yorke