Music Quotes · Page 740

There was a time in America not long ago when rock 'n' roll was called race music, and white kids who wanted…

— David Bowie

Nothing should be an issue when it comes to sexuality in the first place. Music is the one artform where people feel…

— Elton John

Sing us a song you're the piano man. Sing us a song tonight. Cause we're all in the mood for a melody,…

— Billy Joel

I compose songs with a lot of simplicity because my school has been the streets, and people have been my books.

— Juan Gabriel

I am so lucky that I have been part of and written songs that will always resonate no matter how old they…

— Richard Ashcroft

I don't think my record collection or musical knowledge is vast. I just listen to the radio all the time - I'm…

— Girl Talk

I don't even know what made me start wanting to do music. It just... happened. Because I sat in my basement all…

— Clinton Sparks

I enjoy them both [singing and acting] a great deal. I have a passion for both. Maybe acting just a little bit…

— Janet Jackson

Instead of giving all your best tracks to artists, producers now have the opportunity where we can take our favorite beats we…

— Murda Beatz

I started writing out all of my feelings, and people asked me, 'Have you ever thought of recording your music?' It was…

— Khalid

Being independent gives me freedom to creatively be great. Standing on your own doesn't always get major exposure or support, but because…

— Mya

I was a teenager doing teenager things, and now I have the honor of being on tour with musical giants Enrique Iglesias…

— Prince Royce

“None of us asked for this life. I, of all people should know that our paths were chosen for us and we…

— L.J. Kentowski

“In music, recording, writing, photography, design, film-making and any other creative endeavour, it may be true that anyone can do it, but…

— Marcus Gray

“What Goodby unveiled at the Crowne Plaza was unlike anything Kalinske and his colleagues had ever seen before. Quick cuts. Crazy zooms.…

— Blake J. Harris

I like to make people dream and think and imagine and learn and study. Nowadays, music is so literal - it's telling…

— Dawn Angelique

When making music I sink myself into the process as deeply as I can and forget all of the success.

— Enya

The art of DJing is sharing music with one another... The technology's definitely taking it into a new direction to where it's…

— Kaskade

We do this for the art, not the adulation. I'd rather our music get liked and we get ignored. I don't want…

— Andy Partridge

I don't distinguish the music I listen to from great music - it's just music. There shouldn't be an announcement that divides…

— Marcus Samuelsson

I just want to make a classic. Classic is the standard. I'm just trying to make music that will last a lifetime.

— Yelawolf

LIL LITO music is the BEST ;) so u dont know about him? YOUTUBE HIM & BUY HIS ALBUM PLZ enuff said

— Tahti Sofresh

I know my music probably isn't going to matter to the public after I die, but that doesn't mean I don't have…

— Natalie Imbruglia

My songs are very personal, which means they are fantastically therapeutic to write, but performing them night after night is emotionally draining.

— Laura Mvula

When I think of artists I love, like J. Cole, it's the storytelling that grabs me. I want to be honest with…

— Dua Lipa

“In this city of love Your memories tinkle like an anklet My heart rhymes melodies to its tune And affection shines like…

— Neelam Saxena Chandra

That's the beauty of music. You can take a theme from a Bach sacred chorale and improvise. It doesn't make any difference…

— Dave Brubeck

Music is entertainment, and all the various methods of consumption are out there. Go for what you like, simple as that!

— Joey Sturgis

Music is not like sports, where you can go and do a hundred reps in a gym and come out and be…

— Damian Marley

And all meet in singing, which braids together the different knowings into a wide and subtle music, the music of living.

— Alison Croggon

“Marching bands used to be used in wars. The musicians wore certain uniforms so the opposing army could identify who not to…

— Kasie West

With music I feel like it's the one time when I don't have to think and I don't have to contrive anything.

— Corinne Bailey Rae

I have a hard time even calling myself a musician, but I still have to be involved in music in some capacity…

— James Paxton

I've been doing both music and acting since I was pretty little. Just for fun. Being able to peruse both professionally is…

— Joe Keery

Jazz translates the moment into a sense of inspiration for not only the musicians but for the listeners.

— Herbie Hancock

I need to get as deep as I can into my own heart to really make people connect and react to the…

— Kyle

Hip-hop is a complex music and culture that has been reduced to a one-dimensional critique. Hip-hop's messages aren't all bad. Neither are…

— Bakari Kitwana

I was never that into the movies. Never. Even as a youngster. I became interested in movie music only because of the…

— John Williams

The idea of the record is that it's a statement for working with a group, of a collaborative work. That should be…

— Pantha du Prince

The music business doesn't take up that much of my time. I probably should put a little more energy into it.

— Alan Jackson