I see artists as a great battalion moving through paint, words, music towards cosmological interpretation. — Lawrence Durrell Copy Share Image
Nat King Cole's lyrics were speaking to me, almost like fatherly advice, when I was listening to him alongside the console stereo… — Gregory Porter Copy Share Image
Generally, I don't need any music to dance. For me, dance is not because of the music. It is simply because I've… — Jaggi Vasudev Copy Share Image
I've got a comfortable home for my music where I can put out whatever the hell I want, and I feel like… — Mike Patton Copy Share Image
Between my music, my art, and my wrestling - and having the Hardy girls and a great wife - my life is… — Jeff Hardy Copy Share Image
I needed to really pursue music and learn what I needed to learn on my own by getting in and doing it,… — Kacey Musgraves Copy Share Image
Growing up playing jazz and improvising has had a big impact on me, and it translates into my music. — Stephen Bruner Copy Share Image
Success alone brings expectations. I think that people expect a certain thing from Lloyd - that's music that makes them feel good… — Lloyd Copy Share Image
It's interesting how some songs really lend themselves to performance in a big public venue and performance by a band and so… — Walter Becker Copy Share Image
The future of music may not lie entirely in music itself, but rather in the way it encourages and extends, rather than… — Charles Ives Copy Share Image
You don't see the European classical musicians allowing the music of Bach, Brahms, or Beethoven to become extinct. That music has gone… — Rahsaan Roland Kirk Copy Share Image
From their '61 Cavern Club debut to their last rooftop concert eight years later, The Beatles gave every serious artist in their… — Shawn Amos Copy Share Image
I have to be honest: I think production is mad - exciting - because, of course, you're creating the record. When you're… — Labrinth Copy Share Image
I've written a number of songs over the years and it's a big part of my life, this sort of tension between… — James Taylor Copy Share Image
My ambition, a long time ago, was to be a film music writer. A compromise then was to be the guy who… — Chris Rea Copy Share Image
This is a book for every fiddler who has realized halfway through playing an ancient Scottish air that the Ramones "I Wanna… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
“Ah! poetry makes life what light and music do the stage—strip the one of the false embellishments, and the other of its… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
I always thought martial arts was the most modern choreography we could have right now, and I always wanted to put it… — Lou Reed Copy Share Image
At its best, American music is the soundtrack of our long - and often painful - march toward a more perfect union. — Shawn Amos Copy Share Image
I grew up in Los Angeles, and my first musical theatre experiences were at the Music Center in downtown L.A. — Josh Groban Copy Share Image
My parents have both done some music stuff. My family was very artist-friendly, so that was encouraging. — Frankie Cosmos Copy Share Image
Depending on which day, and how I am feeling on that day, I have a different favorite song on the album. One… — Angie Stone Copy Share Image
I don't compose songs to showcase my proficiency in music or to please hard-core music lovers. The basic criterion is that my… — D. Imman Copy Share Image
I love indie record stores, man. I love anything that's about independence and preserving the brand of good music. — Raheem Devaughn Copy Share Image
A lot of punk rock. I listen to various stuff just cuz my friends now listen to a lot of different bands.… — Cassie Steele Copy Share Image
O soul, be patient: thou shalt find A little matter mend all this; Some strain of music to thy mind, Some praise… — Robert Bridges Copy Share Image
I'm trained in musical theatre and 'Pitch Perfect' is the first movie where I get to really belt out. I beat Adele… — Rebel Wilson Copy Share Image
I love music so much I love what I do. I work very hard at being the best musician I can be… — Diana Krall Copy Share Image
What music is better able to do than language is to represent the complexity of human emotional states. — Daniel Levitin Copy Share Image
I'm really excited to get into some comedy music and do it no holds barred and work with my favorite artists, people… — Chris Redd Copy Share Image
What I really miss these days in music - is the music. I prefer to listen to melodies and songs, not just… — Dave Grohl Copy Share Image
I grew up loving musicals. My mom had records of original cast recordings, and one of them was 'She Loves Me.' I… — Laura Benanti Copy Share Image
I always have to have what I believe are the pillars of an album - songs which I can go back to… — Chris de Burgh Copy Share Image
My songs aren't built around choruses or hooks or anything like that. That's kind of how I write screenplays too. — Billy Bob Thornton Copy Share Image
We live in the mind, in ideas, in fragments. We no longer drink in the wild outer music of the streets -… — Henry Miller Copy Share Image
I was really passionate about bringing party music to the world, so I will always be making some kind of party music. — Redfoo Copy Share Image
I don't know if a song is going to be a hit or it's going to flop. I never know. I just… — T-Pain Copy Share Image
I don't find inspiration by just sitting down with a guitar anymore. I lost that. I started being so interested in other… — Justin Vernon Copy Share Image
The way I make music is unique to myself and the way I have lived my life - no one else would… — PJ Harvey Copy Share Image
“Work It Harder Make It Better Do It Faster, Makes Us stronger More Than Ever Hour After Our Work Is Never Over… — Daft Punk Copy Share Image
