“Asking to hold a musician's instrument is roughly similar to asking to kiss a man's wife. Nonmusicians don't understand. An instrument is… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
I did ballet, jazz and flamenco from when I was five years old. And my professional career started with dancing in musicals. — Jennifer Lopez Copy Share Image
If music is frozen architecture, then the potpourri is frozen coffee-table gossip... Potpourri is the art of adding apples to pears… — Arnold Schoenberg Copy Share Image
I just never gave anything else much thought after music. I just hope that I'm doing what God intended me to do,… — Aaron Watson Copy Share Image
You should quit trying only after two conditions have been met: 1.) You've given yourself a legitimate shot. 2.) Trying is no longer fun. — Terry Rossio Copy Share Image
The problem is the following, black music is increasing encumbered by white elements, often pleasant but always superfluous, easily and advantageously replaced… — Boris Vian Copy Share Image
I don't know if there is any specific way to handle emotional pain. Loved ones, music, and self-medicating seem to help me. — Mpho Koaho Copy Share Image
The way that I write is I just write a ton of music in the background of my life, and then I… — Devin Townsend Copy Share Image
It's so wide; that's what I love most about my career. It's been varied, and the music has been varied, because I… — Harvey Mason, Jr Copy Share Image
Well, I am not sure of when my album will be released but my music has a lot of different sounds. I'm… — Zendaya Copy Share Image
This is the industry that wants [music], the rap industry. You have to be on deck all the time, but you do… — Young Thug Copy Share Image
If a song is cooking in the studio, that's great, but if I can imagine doing it on stage, that's the next… — Chrysta Bell Copy Share Image
I knew I could never be accepted as a straight-ahead jazz musician, nor would Iaccept myself as that. I would never be… — Anthony Davis Copy Share Image
Music really influenced me when I was growing up. I did go through a Jimi Hendrix phase. My hair was naturally quite… — Helen McCrory Copy Share Image
I was a huge fan of this band called Sparks. It was a pretty good inauguration to music since their music is… — Johan Renck Copy Share Image
I mean you know at midnight everything is going to turn to pumpkins and mice; right? But if the evening goes along,… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
I didn't plan to go to Eurovision and I didn't plan on winning. I was a struggling musician, hoping for a couple… — Netta Barzilai Copy Share Image
“Yeah a picture paints a thousand words it’s true, But it’s still not enough for how I feel about you. I wanna… — Keith Urban Copy Share Image
The nice thing about growing up in that kind of environment is you were exposed to so much -- music, plays, art… — Perrey Reeves Copy Share Image
I make these songs for me. That's the truth. I make them because that's what I want to hear. Long before you… — Saint Jhn Copy Share Image
Musically, I have little ambition. The only real ambition I have is to make music and do music whenever I feel like… — Floor Jansen Copy Share Image
There were eras of English music where people tried to rap in American accents and we lost our way. — Kano Copy Share Image
But when it came to jamming and writing songs like we used to, we realized Brandon was a huge spirit in the… — Edie Brickell Copy Share Image
When I was starting out, there was a big gap between pop music and show music. But thanks to 'Hair,' theater songs… — Stephen Schwartz Copy Share Image
“Young men list music as their focus and means of identity -- before sport, before TV, before cinema -- while women cite… — Lucy O'Brien Copy Share Image
You ask a person what their personal favorite song on the album is, and it's literally the one with the least amount… — Regina Spektor Copy Share Image
When it comes down to the song writing, I'm just very slow - very slow. Because the songs are about my life,… — India Arie Copy Share Image
I wanted out of my record deal with EMI. They wanted me to record one type of album; I wanted to record… — Joss Stone Copy Share Image
I've grown up a lot, I've experienced a lot, I'm in love, I'm super happy with who I am and comfortable in… — Jordin Sparks Copy Share Image
We come from New Orleans, so everything is emotional - for, once the music takes over, and we start blowing, we go… — Trombone Shorty Copy Share Image
It's very important that the music has a sense of adventure to it, and that it's done by the seat of your… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
I thought I could get myself into the music business by doing paralegal work. I was just trying to get in any… — Ginuwine Copy Share Image
That's what hip-hop is - it's about meeting the music where you are, and then you add on top of that. It's… — Daveed Diggs Copy Share Image
You can't just be a musician; you have to be an entertainer and perform and act just to hit the bar. — Brendon Urie Copy Share Image
I don't think 'Sugar Man' is a music doc any more than 'The Social Network' is about computers. It just happens to… — Malik Bendjelloul Copy Share Image
The air was stifling, but he liked it because it was stifling city air, full of excitingly unpleasant smells, dangerous music, and… — Douglas Adams Copy Share Image
Maybe a reason why all the doors are closed so you could open one that leads you to the perfect road — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Even if my songs are a bit low-spirited, they make me happy. I become happy when I hear sad songs. When you… — John Frusciante Copy Share Image
A professional music career goes in starts and stops. Around 2000 I was doing a Broadway show and that was some real… — Gregory Porter Copy Share Image
I love electronic music as much as I love something that sounds like 'Pullhair Rubeye,' or something a little bit more organic… — Avey Tare Copy Share Image