Playing along to CDs is fine, but nothing gets your game together faster than jamming with real live musicians. — Josh Freese Copy Share Image
I've had songs that were spread out over a number of years, and I've written some in ten minutes, and everything in… — Mark Lanegan Copy Share Image
I'm an advocate for women to become more aware of the different positions in the music industry. — Victoria Monet Copy Share Image
“Prince Andrew shrugged his shoulders and frowned, as lovers of music do when they hear a false note.” — Tolstoy Copy Share Image
Music is what feelings sound like out loud. I sing songs that speak from my heart. They tell my story, how I… — Georgia Cates Copy Share Image
If it wasn't for hustlers, gangsters & gamblers there'd be no Jazz. Wasn't middle~class who said Let's go hear Bird tonight. — Betty Carter Copy Share Image
“You might say “no, you will never do that, that’s not you, not who I know, not who I thought you were”,… — Charlotte Eriksson Copy Share Image
The musicians recommend that I sing a sing the way it is written the first time and then start to look for… — Margaret Whiting Copy Share Image
“You might call them the icing on “life’s cake,” but music, laughter and the enjoyment of eating are the toppings that flavor… — Wes Adamson Copy Share Image
I think my legacy is important because my songs - perhaps more than those of any other songwriter I know - cover… — Donovan Copy Share Image
“listening to music. When we get home, we have to wake her. So no, I wouldn’t recommend her.” Rasbach nods, makes a… — Shari Lapena Copy Share Image
Eventually I had so many little melodies and ideas that, you know, that they were all songs to me and I threw… — Petra Haden Copy Share Image
These are not books, lumps of lifeless paper, but minds alive on the shelves. From each of them goes out its own… — Gilbert Highet Copy Share Image
People equate job titles to levels of creativity. We think that musicians are creative while accountants are not. Job title has nothing… — Josh Linkner Copy Share Image
People love to hear music on their personal devices, but the issue really becomes, if you're able to download music, you should… — Stevie Wonder Copy Share Image
He likes a day in the studio to end, he says, "when my knees are all skinned up and my pants are… — Tom Waits Copy Share Image
I always say my music is like dark blue or black, like a punch to your gut that feels really good. — Banks Copy Share Image
I used to feel that if I wasn't living out my songs, I wasn't doing myself or my craft justice, and that's… — Ruston Kelly Copy Share Image
“Those songs [Mary Poppins score] didn't just get under my skin, they became a part of me then and there, and thinking… — Dick Van Dyke Copy Share Image
Being able to use art and music not just to communicate, but to have a positive effect on people, that's significant to… — Stephen Schwartz Copy Share Image
“Music. Wine. A cigar. The small luxuries of life are how we survive what the mind can’t fathom.” — Mark T. Sullivan Copy Share Image
Music is everywhere - you consume it every day, everywhere you go. The content creator should be compensated. It's only fair. — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
When you get respect from the people who are buying your music and coming to your shows, there's an expectation that you… — Colin Meloy Copy Share Image
I see music as an aid. It overcomes my internal editor, especially when the music evokes the character or the mood I'm… — Jeff VanderMeer Copy Share Image
“My aim is to place cinema among the other art forms. To put it on a par with music, poetry, prose, etc.” — Andrei Tarkovsky Copy Share Image
I'm just a student. I'm learning all the time, and, like anyone, I'm just looking for words I can use and a… — Gord Downie Copy Share Image
Gospel music rhythms are not African in origin, although I know that's what the jazz experts say. — Mahalia Jackson Copy Share Image
I know a lot of actors who started out as musicians and have very successful careers as actors, but most people don't… — Rick Springfield Copy Share Image
I feel so honored that I'm bringing part of the culture of my country to other countries, you know, like the funk… — Anitta Copy Share Image
Music when healthy, is the teacher of perfect order, and when depraved, the teacher of perfect disorder. — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
My thing is, once you start to put a backbeat on your music or something that has a machine in it, you… — Wynton Marsalis Copy Share Image
I love the theater as much as music, and the whole idea of getting across to an audience and making them laugh,… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
I am a writer - that is what I am before being a performer or musician. I love waking up in the… — Brian McKnight Copy Share Image
“I knew it was Peter playing. I fancied he was trying to tell me something - an absurd idea, but it persisted… — Jennifer Paynter Copy Share Image
With 'Mirzya,' we went deep into folk music. The film, unfortunately, did not do well because it was not marketed well. But… — Shankar Mahadevan Copy Share Image
I play piano and that's my love. I read and I paint and I compose music, so I've got a pretty full… — Anthony Hopkins Copy Share Image
The talent we have in our country is boundless, and we are going to do our best to keep releasing new music… — Bhushan Kumar Copy Share Image
After filming, I can't wait to shake off all that '50s primness. I'll go out to a gig and dance ridiculously. I… — Jessica Raine Copy Share Image
Music has been of central importance to Disney movies for as long as I can remember. To contribute to that legacy, is… — James Newton Howard Copy Share Image
Music is nourishment, and a comforting elixir. Music multiplies the beauty of life and all its values. — Zoltan Kodaly Copy Share Image