Lou Reed's spirit and the way he did things was so important. Him and his music mean so much to me as… — Jim James Copy Share Image
Whenever I have time, I try to get in the studio and write, whether it's for me or other artists or my… — Jesse McCartney Copy Share Image
I think that fashion and music go hand-in-hand, and they always should. It's the artist's job to create imagery that matches the… — Lady Gaga Copy Share Image
“If Roberts had been a poet or a painter or a musician; we might have had a masterpiece. As he was neither:… — arthur machen Copy Share Image
I was the kid jamming out to the songs on the radio, and now there's hopefully kids out there jamming out to… — Cole Swindell Copy Share Image
Music is cyclical, but I've never thought of the music I make as being so off the wall or left field that… — Billy Squier Copy Share Image
Oftentimes the most produced and synth-tastic songs are the ones that end up sounding the best acoustic. — Emily Haines Copy Share Image
In England, pop music seems now to be exclusively for children. If an artist is no good, why is it necessary to… — Steven Morrissey Copy Share Image
“The way I see it, the blue is the stuff you can't control, life's major heartbreak and struggles, that feeling of devastation… — Love Maia Copy Share Image
I want people to really recognize that this is what I am naturally good at: I'm really good at making music and… — A Boogie wit da Hoodie Copy Share Image
I loved the music, but the excesses of rock n' roll never really appealed to me at all. I couldn't see the… — Robert Palmer Copy Share Image
We wanted to create an opportunity for people to share anything, on their own terms, revenue and all. Get away from the… — Aaron Dessner Copy Share Image
“The Harlot’s House. We caught the tread of dancing feet, We loitered down the moonlit street, And stopped beneath the harlot’s house.… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
Speaking out against rap music is useless, and it's futile. The reality is there's criticism for everything, but Jay-Z is one of… — Michael Eric Dyson Copy Share Image
The way Electronic Dance Music [EDM] is manipulated and exported to the world is a very strong, and "total" concept. But it's… — Eddy de Clercq Copy Share Image
A lot of Appalachian music has a certain haunted, foggy feel to it; a certain sinister quality. And that transcends who is… — Bradford Cox Copy Share Image
I don't come from a musical family and didn't go to Julliard or anything, but I had this kind of vision of… — Andy Kim Copy Share Image
Will we march only to the music of time, or will we, risking criticism and abuse, march to the soul-saving music of… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
I just want Christians to embrace the fact that music is made not just for the church, but it's also for the… — Anthony Evans Copy Share Image
'West Side Story' I used to watch all the time - I don't know why. Well, I do - it's a great… — Charlie Rowe Copy Share Image
I'm not unswayed by the opinions of others. I actually really value that, the idea that you can feel things the way… — Greg Saunier Copy Share Image
The Sheets are stained with... Memories of your soft kiss. Now this is all I have, Paper and pen to remember you… — Dallas Green Copy Share Image
There is rap music in all my films. In 'La Vie des Morts,' there is rap music too. It's because I'm French,… — Arnaud Desplechin Copy Share Image
If I have one piece of advice for anyone going into music, it would be this: Never, ever give anyone the power… — Jani Lane Copy Share Image
The music industry has been hijacked by corporate interests, but the way music affects people and resonates with them hasn't changed. — Michael Franti Copy Share Image
Music is not everything in life. If a young musician looks at it that way, then he can just play his instrument… — Joe Zawinul Copy Share Image
Okay, a truly great song is a song that makes its own aesthetic intentions clear and then lives up to them and… — Stephin Merritt Copy Share Image
I started as a musician, then I was a singer. I sang with the band. Then I was an actor in the… — Hal Linden Copy Share Image
“To play in an orchestra, we need not master every instrument. We must simply learn to play our own. But first, we… — Vironika Tugaleva Copy Share Image
With writing music, as a general rule I'm looking for something that surprises me, that doesn't fall within what's easy for me. — John Maus Copy Share Image
I started writing songs on my own and trying to push myself in that way, and then I stumbled into it being… — Luke Hemmings Copy Share Image
...A lot of guitar players get stuck on a person ... before they find out who they really are ... every guitar… — Henry Garza Copy Share Image
The way that I approach music has a bit of a sense of humor to it. Something slightly different that people can… — Natasha Bedingfield Copy Share Image
Music is part of life. It is not the real life. I belong to that first: family, children. The important things. — Montserrat Caballe Copy Share Image
Ryan Murphy and I share our love of horror and musicals. I think those things somehow go together. — Jason Blum Copy Share Image
Work hard, practice, write songs, have a backup plan, don't be afraid to play the game, and stick with what you love.… — Steve Harwell Copy Share Image
I worked with him for years. I still think Kanye [West] is one of the most important people in music in the… — A-Trak Copy Share Image
I aim to write songs in a way that you don't have to have gone to Ghana to relate to it, you… — Jason Mraz Copy Share Image
When I started DJ'ing, it was no big thing. There was no money in DJ'ing, and you did it purely for the… — Paul Oakenfold Copy Share Image
Men profess to be lovers of music, but for the most part they give no evidence in their opinions and lives that… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image