In sixth or seventh grade, my teacher assigned me to write and sing a song. I remember sitting at the piano in… — Ravyn Lenae Copy Share Image
If you're stuck at piano and you're not a lead guitarist or a lead vocalist, you're kind of at a nine-foot plank… — Elton John Copy Share Image
Musical compositions, it should be remembered, do not inhabit certain countries, certain museums, like paintings and statues. The Mozart Quintet is not… — Henri Rabaud Copy Share Image
Music is, of course, a universal emotional experience, cutting across cultures and languages. I studied piano for ten years as a child… — Alan Lightman Copy Share Image
I began singing in dive bars and really small clubs. I dragged my piano down the stairs, and I went down the… — Lady Gaga Copy Share Image
When I was a kid, my parents gave me piano lessons and guitar lessons for a while, but I was never very… — Christopher Walken Copy Share Image
I stepped back from being out front to playing bass. So we started switching: I'd play bass on one song, we'd switch… — Bob Livingston Copy Share Image
God gave me a gift of singing and playing the piano, and when I do it, it's exciting, of course. But it's… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
My entire life, I've always known that I wanted to be a performer, but I didn't know exactly how, where or when.… — Laz Alonso Copy Share Image
I like Stevie Wonder as my favorite non-pianist pianist. I mean, I shouldn't call him a non-pianist, because he's really a great… — Chick Corea Copy Share Image
I've been playing videogames since before my career in this business, but what happened is several videogame companies were recruiting students back… — Yoko Shimomura Copy Share Image
In high school I was in a band called Goodfight, but it was more me running around on stage. It was very… — Angel Olsen Copy Share Image
The way 'Lux' was made is that there are 12 sections in here, though two of them are joined together. So there… — Brian Eno Copy Share Image
'Southern Accents,' I think that's one of my best, really. That would have been 1984, and I wrote that on the piano… — Tom Petty Copy Share Image
I sat down at the piano and my hands began to browse over the keys. Thensomething happened. I felt as though I… — Thomas A. Dorsey Copy Share Image
Within our culture, every school has a swimming pool. We lived on the coast. People swam in the surf. It's a very… — Geoffrey Rush Copy Share Image
At home I don't really have any drum machines or anything like that, I just have a piano and a cassette machine,… — Bryan Ferry Copy Share Image
Most people use music as a couch; they want to be pillowed on it, relaxed and consoled for the stress of daily… — Aaron Copland Copy Share Image
Oddly, when I started to make the record, I wasn't aware I was making a record. I just was sort of disgusted… — Paul Westerberg Copy Share Image
I have the soundtrack for 'A Clockwork Orange,' which is kind of cool. I guess I don't really end up buying a… — James Mercer Copy Share Image
Now, when I play soul piano, for instance, and I play a rendition of 'Spain,' I do it deconstructively. That's the most… — Chick Corea Copy Share Image
There are certain times when I feel more inspired, filled with a strong power that forces me to listen to my inner… — Frederic Chopin Copy Share Image
What I love about piano and vocal is it's incredibly pure, and it gets down to the essence of the song because… — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share Image
Some of my favorite music in the world is Haydn. I had a sabbatical one year and made myself one promise: to… — Simon Rattle Copy Share Image
I have owned and played a Steinway all my life. It's the best Beethoven piano. The best Chopin piano. And the best… — Randy Newman Copy Share Image
“I can play … I mean, as an effort of will I can sit down and learn a piece at the piano… — Stephen Fry Copy Share Image
I remember there was a little organ which I'd tap my fingers on all the time. My interest in the instrument was… — Yael Naim Copy Share Image
I was a piano major with Craig Robinson from 'The Office.' Me and Craig were very close in college at Illinois State… — Sean Hayes Copy Share Image
“It was true that Odette played vilely, but often the most memorable impression of a piece of music is one that has… — Marcel Proust Copy Share Image
My parents have been incredibly supportive of me. They've always stood by me, whatever my decisions. When I was younger, I was… — Edith Bowman Copy Share Image
Making lyrics feel natural, sit on music in such a way that you don't feel the effort of the author, so that… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
I was aware of that theme of mortality in my music since around 2009. The decaying and the disappearance of the piano… — Ryuichi Sakamoto Copy Share Image
I'm trying to learn classical piano, Mozart and Beethoven and stuff. I took lessons when I was younger and now I sort… — Evan Peters Copy Share Image
I got to sing solo in the junior choir when I was 10 or 11 and won a competition, and my sister's… — Gordon Lightfoot Copy Share Image
I tour with a piano, actually. Luckily I am able to hire people that deal with it completely and magically a piano… — Vanessa Carlton Copy Share Image
Everything I do is part of my passion. I do the things I like to do. It's sort of a bigger version… — Harry Connick, Jr Copy Share Image
I think for me, I had a long-standing desire to orchestrate the sunrise, and never came up with the right thing on… — Suzanne Ciani Copy Share Image
I spent thousands of thousands of hours playing the piano, and by thousands of hours, I mean playing in cover bands or… — Tim Minchin Copy Share Image
The only instrument I know how to really play, and the instrument that I absolutely love, is the piano. I have been… — Laura Marano Copy Share Image
I am a classical fan. I like Debussy a lot, so I was trying to learn it on the piano. I've learned… — Charlie Day Copy Share Image
