Musical Quotes · Page 22

I have learned that there lies dormant in the souls of all men a penchant for some particular musical instrument an an…

— Mark Twain

I love form, but I'm not interested in forms. I've never written a sonnet or villanelle or sestina or any of that.…

— Robert Pinsky

Everybody in New York City knows there's way more cars than parking spaces. You see cars driving in New York all hours…

— Jerry Seinfeld

Then when I got to Hollywood, the first musical I did was Festival in 1977.

— Gregory Harrison

The way popular music is categorized and formatted cuts down on everyone's options. And although people don't talk about it, there are…

— Tracy Chapman

I'm just glad that I'm the musical equivalent of a character actress, because blues singers can keep singing and having an audience…

— Bonnie Raitt

We had musical instruments at home, so when I wasn't in school, I would sing and write all the time.

— Griff

I didn't have musical upbringing. I never listened to music growing up, thinking "I want to make my own music". I just…

— Mike Stud

My biggest musical influences are probably my parents.

— Bobby McFerrin

The Midwest is a musical melting pot and the source and birthplace of several musical genres.

— Chuck Inglish

There are certain sounds that I've found work well in nearly any context. Their function is not so much musical as spatial:…

— Brian Eno

Take me home tonight, listen honey, just like Ronnie sang, be my little baby.

— Eddie Money

The virtuosos look to the students of the world to do their share in the education of the great musical public. Do…

— Sergei Rachmaninoff

I wanted something that had the feel of a complete band and a variety of instrument. Apart from doing the album for…

— Danielle Dax

I would say that I don't look for musical things.

— Will Chase

A musical would be fantastic. The soundtrack would be great and I'd like to do acting.

— Melanie Chisholm

'Hairspray' was a movie turned Broadway musical turned Hollywood remake, and that is the 'Lion King' circle of life as we know…

— James Wolcott

The community of mathematicians is similar to an imaginary community of musical composers whose only satisfaction is obtained by the interchange among…

— Cornelius Lanczos

I grew up in an extremely musical atmosphere. There was a lot of music and singing around. I never really thought about…

— Thomas Hampson

I think speaking Italian affects your whole body movement. It's so musical and animated and passionate.

— Juliet Aubrey

Piano was - well, all musical instruments were taught in this very rigid, formal, classical method when I was young.

— Hugh Laurie

The early Stones were adolescent rockers. They were self-conscious in an obvious and unpretentious way. And they were committed to a musical…

— Jon Landau

We get better product when the focus is on the fans and the artists - all artists; musical artists; singers, the graphic…

— David Banner

I grew up in musical theatre and love to perform on stage.

— A. J. McLean

I did the whole struggling actor thing and lucked into being in the right place at the right time and getting involved…

— Drew Seeley