Let me say that I've never thought to conduct because the conductor has to think to the music before the orchestra. And… — Andrea Bocelli Copy Share Image
What I like is not a particular genre, it's storytelling. There's a lot of great storytelling in jazz, and in folk and… — Lizz Wright Copy Share Image
Conducting is about communication. You don't play any notes, but you communicate with the musicians. — Andris Nelsons Copy Share Image
I'm triggering acoustic instruments. I'm literally beating, smacking, hitting, blowing, doing physical things. It's an incredibly exciting way to make music. — Pat Metheny Copy Share Image
“Pino was seized by something much more compelling and primal, as if Anna were not human but a spirit, a melody, a… — Mark T. Sullivan Copy Share Image
Criticism does not disturb me, for I am my own severest critic. Always in my playing I strive to surpass myself, and… — Jascha Heifetz Copy Share Image
Soon as I could play one guitar chord and laid my ear upon that wood, I was gone. My soul was sold.… — John Prine Copy Share Image
I think that you have to seriously have fun, or taking serious things in a light way and obviously, for me, before… — Jean Michel Jarre Copy Share Image
I'm pullin' back to my roots and listening to all of the older stuff. As far as new music now I really… — 3 Doors Down Copy Share Image
“It may be laid down as a general rule that if a man begins to sing, no one will take any notice… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share Image
The guitar player that I'm doing my solo tour with, Angel Vivaldi, he's been releasing incredible guitar albums and people just don't… — Nita Strauss Copy Share Image
Composing gives me a chance to work in multiple dimensions and helps me pare down my melodies into what is essential. Learning… — Liz Phair Copy Share Image
The belief in the '70s was that music was changing the world. I never believed that it had that great an effect.… — Randy Newman Copy Share Image
If you give the government the right to determine the consumption of the human body, to determine whether one should smoke or… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
I think, sometimes, artists release music too fast. If you just sit back and listen to the track for a little bit… — Schoolboy Q Copy Share Image
I first heard music while in the womb. My mom tells me she played Tubular Bells with the headphones against her stomach… — Venetian Snares Copy Share Image
What does it mean to a person whose identity is very wrapped up in the music she makes, if her worth is… — Juliana Hatfield Copy Share Image
I want my music to be able to tell a story about what I've experienced and what I think my fans will… — Cody Simpson Copy Share Image
I've spent a lot of time playing Bach partitas. One of my first jobs was to play for ballet and modern classes,… — Caroline Shaw Copy Share Image
The ultimate part that I want to play in my life is Jimi Hendrix, so I guess I'm drawn to music even… — Nelsan Ellis Copy Share Image
I don't listen to music when I write. If I do, I usually end up giving it my whole attention, which means,… — Gail Honeyman Copy Share Image
I'm doing a play, a musical. The musical follows the Mamma Mia concept. It's my first LA theater project. — Tatyana Ali Copy Share Image
But when I discovered music, I knew that that's what I wanted to do in my life and I just jumped in… — apl.de.ap Copy Share Image
I've always had a fascination with making your own music but never have been skilled enough to play the instrument, so to… — Avicii Copy Share Image
I finally realized that so much of the music world is about how much money you've got, how much you can pay… — Patrick Wolf Copy Share Image
For as long as we can trace back human life, there's always been some sort of music - ceremonies, rituals. It's part… — Ingrid Michaelson Copy Share Image
I'm definitely interested by a lot of things outside of music - technology, film, quantum physics - and I'm realizing that I… — Frank Dukes Copy Share Image
I see dancehall reggae and hip-hop as fused together, When I was a kid, they were the two kinds of music that… — Sean Paul Copy Share Image
There's no right or wrong way to do things and I think a lot of the SoundCloud rappers with their DIY music… — JPEGMAFIA Copy Share Image
I dream of an oasis, seen you in a hundred faces. Hear you in music, pic you partying in different places. — Jean Grae Copy Share Image
You're now getting a new breed of people like Il Divo and Andrea Bocelli and I think that's why people feel less… — Katherine Jenkins Copy Share Image
When I dance, it's incredible. I can't describe it, there's no words. You just tap into your mojo and you just go. — Johnny Borrell Copy Share Image
This kind of music was just hitting England, so we were getting this following in clubs in Birmingham just cause we were… — Jim Capaldi Copy Share Image
In Germany, people feel like they own classical music, that it is somehow theirs. Over there, everyone still learns to play, and… — Max Richter Copy Share Image
Every disease is a musical problem. Its cure a musical solution. The more rapid and complete the solution, the greater the musical… — Novalis Copy Share Image
I am not competing with anyone, I just want to focus on good music, content-driven films and do well in life. — Diljit Dosanjh Copy Share Image
I try to sprinkle a little gems and jewels in the music that people could use in their own life. — Nipsey Hussle Copy Share Image
I don't come from a musical family at all, but I realized early on I was a musician. I started begging for… — Jason Robert Brown Copy Share Image
We deliberately used elements from Brazilian music and from African and Asian music. Now people can hear that but then it sounded… — Arto Lindsay Copy Share Image
The muse of music isn't just from Greek mythology, but living in people like the Beatles, Chuck Berry, Anita Baker, Aretha Franklin. — Ernie Isley Copy Share Image
