Good rock 'n' roll is something that makes you feel alive. It's something that's human, and I think that most music today… — Lester Bangs Copy Share Image
I was there when the quote-unquote golden age of musical theater was flourishing. I met everybody who worked in theater or was… — Harold Prince Copy Share Image
To me, music shouldn't be ego-driven. When you go out on stage and play songs, it is. But when you're sitting in… — Chris Cornell Copy Share Image
I think the problem with a lot of the fusion music is that its extremely predictable, its a rock rhythm and the… — Ken Burns Copy Share Image
'Evita' was four pieces of slick paper and a record album. It's the most scary, to sit down and dictate a musical… — Harold Prince Copy Share Image
I think there are only three things that America will be known for 2,000 years from now when they study this civilization:… — Gerald Early Copy Share Image
I sure lost my musical direction in Hollywood. My songs were the same conveyer belt mass production, just like most of my… — Elvis Presley Copy Share Image
Broadway has changed tremendously from the early days when the shows were referred to as musical comedies. Musical Theater is now a… — Betty Buckley Copy Share Image
People get bored of hearing the same genre of music over and over again. Observe the current musical landscape and predict what… — Wendy Starland Copy Share Image
Progressive music probably wouldn't even really exist if not for the people of the United States having picked up on it and… — Greg Lake Copy Share Image
Recently my fingers have developed a prejudice against comparatives. They all follow this pattern: a squirrel is smaller than a tree; a… — Bertolt Brecht Copy Share Image
Bobby [Fosse] was very difficult to work with, he wanted to be a big star at MGM, but it was the end… — Debbie Reynolds Copy Share Image
And if Henry Higgins is not the most reprehensible character ever written for the stage, that's only because somewhere, somehow, someone is… — Steve Kluger Copy Share Image
I'd like to have James Brown as my singer. I already have the best drummer, Tommy Clufetos. I've jammed a bunch with… — Ted Nugent Copy Share Image
How great musicians demonstrate a mutual respect and trust on the bandstand can alter your outlook on the world and enrich every… — Wynton Marsalis Copy Share Image
Not being a natural songwriter... for me the appreciation of a great song and the writers came early on, growing up in… — Bonnie Raitt Copy Share Image
The music that I make is built on layers upon layers of musical ideas. I want to keep it fun and fresh… — Big Boi Copy Share Image
'Five, Six, Seven, Nate!' opens on my 13-year-old protagonist packing up a duffel bag and bidding his Midwestern town goodbye, heading off… — Tim Federle Copy Share Image
When you get to the top, don't forget to send the elevator down for the next guy. — Stan Kenton Copy Share Image
If we compel the composer to write in terms of what the listener is able to hear, we flirt with the danger… — Jean-Jacques Nattiez Copy Share Image
It's nice to stay up nights worrying about the material, and not about the investors who gave you $10 million to do… — Harold Prince Copy Share Image
Elgar's first symphony is the musical equivalent of St Pancras Railway Station. — Thomas Beecham Copy Share Image
To my mind and ear, there is simply nothing that compares to the musical sophistication of a late Beethoven, Bartok, Schubert or… — Leonard Slatkin Copy Share Image
What brought me to Disney was the new regime, which is now the old regime - came over with Michael Eisner, Frank… — Alan Menken Copy Share Image