I can't believe I got a major-label record deal. My music was quirky, and my voice was so odd and high and… — Juliana Hatfield Copy Share Image
Phoebe, this is music that cant get any worse. There are rats in the basement hanging themselves! — Rachel Green Copy Share Image
To be rapping in a musical on Broadway is just - that sentence doesn't make any sense in my brain. — Daveed Diggs Copy Share Image
Never lose faith in real rock and roll music. Never lose faith in that. You might have to look a little harder,… — Dave Grohl Copy Share Image
[Performing artists] are making greater percentages. People are going to live events more and it's a big success story for everyone -… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
I appreciate my music is famous, but I'd rather my face wasn't so that I can just live a normal life. — Sia Copy Share Image
“My favourite songs from literally all my favourite albums are usually always track 10. Coincidence? Conspiracy? Illuminati? Time will tell.” — Tyler Hojberg Copy Share Image
I don't listen to Bollywood music much. But yes, I listen to Indian music quite often, and other non- film music. — Kailash Kher Copy Share Image
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Music has always been something I wanted to do. I think just the idea of performing and entertaining and being in the… — Hailee Steinfeld Copy Share Image
You have to write songs for yourself and not worry about what other people are going to say or think about it.… — Ben Howard Copy Share Image
Dance music ... stirs some barbaric instinct - lulled asleep in our sober lives - you forget centuries of civilization in a… — Virginia Woolf Copy Share Image
“She loved your mother', Taliesin said gently. 'This is her farewell.' As he spoke, a chanted melody began inside the chamber, a… — Rosalind Miles Copy Share Image
I read tons of books, listen to music non-stop, watch as many movies as possible, catch a play when I can, art… — Jason Reynolds Copy Share Image
The only thing I wanted to accomplish was to finally get recognized by the music industry. If you know the awards, answer… — Sharon Jones Copy Share Image
Music is one field where your caste and religion is not important. People accept you so long as you can move them.… — Rajiv Menon Copy Share Image
Music is a different world from when Karen and I were signed by Herb Alpert in 1969. But I feel I have… — Richard Carpenter Copy Share Image
Our music may sound big emotionally, but that's more to do with the playing, the level of musicianship and the full-on energy.… — Win Butler Copy Share Image
Playing to bigger audiences at festivals got me in the mindset of writing music that I would sing to a crowd. — Caroline Polachek Copy Share Image
The '50s was the golden age of music all over the world for some crazy, 'X-File'-like reason I can't quite understand. — Ry Cooder Copy Share Image
What music I listen to day to day changes very, very much. I can go from bluegrass to heavy metal, to blues,… — Casey James Copy Share Image
It's interesting when I jog, how much the music makes a difference. You can pretty much count on the Foo Fighters to… — Sheryl Crow Copy Share Image
My little boy (Sasha) is now one-year-old and that makes it easier for me to go back to the studio and work… — Shakira Copy Share Image
“A bird doesn't sing because it knows the song. It sings because it carries the melody in its heart. May you always… — Amaka Imani Nkosazana Copy Share Image
Even though there are incredible songs floating around Nashville, it's important for me to have my voice heard. — Kelsea Ballerini Copy Share Image
You've got this piece of wood and some wires, pickups and some strings. How somebody uses that configuration to make something memorable,… — Don Felder Copy Share Image
Even in film, books, and music, there's always action - there's always rock and roll. Young people appreciate that kind of experience. — Jenova Chen Copy Share Image
My father, composer Sardar Malik, used to say that a good musician should always try to imbibe good poetry. One reason why… — Anu Malik Copy Share Image
When I'm on the road I get to read, play golf and do what I love to do - play music. Not… — Philip Bailey Copy Share Image
Usually [the lyrics] go from one word to the next word - there's no finish line. The music was that way, too. — Stephen Malkmus Copy Share Image
Listening to Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven while I write. Its not fair to just call it music; its audible emotion. — Philip DeFranco Copy Share Image
People expect you to be this weird cartoon sometimes when you're a musician. I hate that. I hate standing out. I hate… — Katy B Copy Share Image
If you look at someone like Joe Strummer or John Lennon, when you heard their music you knew that they wrote it… — Moby Copy Share Image
Luckily, I've the ability to express my music exactly the way I create it because I sing my own compositions. — Ankit Tiwari Copy Share Image
There's always a need for our kind of music. It's an outlet. You can only listen to so much pop and you… — Jeff Hanneman Copy Share Image
Some say it's too country, some say it's too rock n' roll. But it's just good music if you can feel it… — Tim McGraw Copy Share Image
I feel like I write songs for the future or something. Not in an arrogant way, but I feel like maybe my… — Ellie Goulding Copy Share Image
Movies take a long time because movies take a long damn time to put work into. Whereas music, you don't have as… — Ne-Yo Copy Share Image
I don't want to sound like Ross; I don't want to sound like Puff. I want to make my own music: French… — French Montana Copy Share Image
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