Music Quotes · Page 850

Pop music seems to be the way radio programming has chosen to support female artists. They have chosen not to support a…

— Shirley Manson

I was a math and science kid in school, but I ended up going the route of writing and music in college.

— Stephen J. Dubner

There is some Eighties music that is just timeless. The melodies, the lyrics... I called it church. Church in club. You can…

— Grace Jones

I started out in the folk music world only because of the way my songs were written and performed, with just an…

— John Prine

You put a blob of yellow here, and another at the further edge of the canvas: straight away a rapport is established…

— Georges Braque

I don't know how to function without music. When I'm not making it, I'm listening to it. It gives me courage and…

— Billie Eilish

For years I never had the courage to bring my written songs out. I had so many unreleased English songs.

— Neha Bhasin

And my career, the things that have happened have happened because of my music education background.

— Jon Secada

I never really expected any of the music business to happen, but I'm glad it did. It was a very cool thing…

— John Martyn

I think the music should definitely underscore the sentiment of the song, and it can work for or against it. It has…

— Colin Meloy

I don't have to support Bibi, his government or any other conservative organization in order to come and play music in Israel,…

— Anton Newcombe

I'm very motivated by the occasional creative payoff that comes when something goes really well, be it a song, a recording or…

— Ian Anderson

“I finally found him sitting on his balcony. He was leaning back against the wall with his eyes closed. Soft music played,…

— Colleen Houck

I like the idea of a kind of eternal music, but I didn't want it to be eternally repetitive, either. I wanted…

— Brian Eno

It's not an accident that musicians become musicians and engineers become engineers: it's what they're born to do. If you can tune…

— Jack Canfield

I'm sure there's a subconscious 'go for it' thing with turning 50. You want to do as much as possible and there…

— Paul Weller

Few people will appreciate the music if I just show them the notes. Most of us need to [hear it].

— Hans Rosling

I want to be a mom. It's something that when I do have kids, I think I will retire from making music…

— Karol G

The iPod made music mobile, but today, how many devices do you need to walk around with? You want it on just…

— Edgar Bronfman, Jr

The domestic man, who loves no music so well as his kitchen clock, and the airs which the logs sing to him…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

“These songs tell me I'm not alone. If you look at it that way, music...music can see you through anything.”

— Hannah Harrington

We are all part of creation, all kings, all poets, all musicians; we have only to open up, only to discover what…

— Henry Miller

Music means life and love in its purest form. It's about capturing your emotions and celebrating everything about life.

— Ananya Birla

Music is a gift. I'm so honoured and so grateful to be here today. Thank you for this opportunity.

— Justin Nozuka

I love Sly Stone and James Brown and Stevie Wonder, and I want my music to reflect some of that.

— Al Jarreau

You rarely find someone who sings really well and who produces really well; it's a problem, and I just think it's a…

— Grimes

I've always played music because it just feels right and have been grateful for everything I have and the shows that I…

— Zella Day

For me, my songs have to be catchy and upbeat. I want songs that get stuck in people's heads for hours.

— Scheana Shay

Music is worth doing just because. It doesn’t have to be justified by some political point of view, and it’s kind of…

— Elliott Smith

I always thought of indie-rock as being rock music by bands that were on independent labels, and that's a great thing.

— Britt Daniel

Music has given me great solace in my times of hardship. It has also brought me fame and wealth, and I owe…

— Asha Bhosle

The music industry is not set up well at all, environmentally. But I sing about what I feel, and I'm very inspired…

— Xavier Rudd

“Music has infinite power to reach the gap between the heart and the soul to create infinite and ineffable joy.”

— Debasish Mridha

I make music and hope people enjoy it - but when they do it's always a surprise. A nice surprise, but not…

— Samuel Ervin Beam

When I hear bluegrass today, I hear so many new sounds in it. It's almost like country music in a way.

— Ricky Skaggs

I never get tired of doing those Runaways songs. My mind is still that young girl up on stage, only a lot…

— Cherie Currie

My parents used to talk about Sergio Leone films a lot. And I got really into them. I love Clint Eastwood. I…

— Edgar Wright

There's many different genres, and when you see R&B and pop and house, as well as electronic, come together, that's the reality…

— David Guetta

“We consume indie music and films, and generate our own online content. We “think different” (even if we got the idea from…

— Susan Cain

A lot of women reach out to me and tell me my music has given them the courage and confidence to break…

— Saweetie