I said if you want to be Keith Richards, you've got to listen to Bo Diddley and Chuck Berry. Then I thought,… — George Thorogood Copy Share Image
It may be that when the angels go about their task praising God, they play only Bach. I am sure, however, that… — Karl Barth Copy Share Image
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Miles Davis came in a couple of days and said, "Oh, man, I love that. Keep going." So he said, "Let me… — Marcus Miller Copy Share Image
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I applied, and I got in as a pianist. Their idea in the music department was that pianists, if they were good… — Zeena Parkins Copy Share Image
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I started dealing with my emotional pain by writing. I always had been a writer, but just not songs. Saying things on… — India.Arie Copy Share Image
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I was always stealing 40-gallon drums off the road at night, bringing them back to the workshop and cutting them up with… — Niki Caro Copy Share Image
I'm first and foremost a guitar player. I've been playing since I was 12, which is over half of my life. I… — Annie E. Clark Copy Share Image
I get the whole thing, I can't talk about it. But they're talking and they got an offer. I hope Axl[Rose] can… — Steven Tyler Copy Share Image
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My job is to work at song writing and singing and telling the truth in song writing. My job is to be… — Beth Hart Copy Share Image
You look back and see pictures of yourself, or hear an old song, and you know where that came from or why… — Hamilton Leithauser Copy Share Image
I always heard my dad talk about playing music right through till the end. He may have talked in the early 90s… — John Carter Cash Copy Share Image
Sitting in the flickering light of the candles on this kerchief of sand, on this village square, we waited in the night.… — Antoine de Saint-Exupery Copy Share Image
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My contract with mercury PolyGram Nashville was about to expire. And I never had really been happy. The company, the record company,… — Johnny Cash Copy Share Image
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When you're making the record, you always have your favorite song, and my producer has his favorite song and the label has… — Olivia Rodrigo Copy Share Image
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The Rolling Stones are constantly changing, but beneath the changes they remain the most formal of rock bands. Their successive releases have… — Jon Landau Copy Share Image
The many-voiced song of the river echoed softly. Siddhartha looked into the river and saw many pictures in the flowing water. The… — Hermann Hesse Copy Share Image
Music is your own experience, your own thoughts, your wisdom. If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn.… — Charlie Parker Copy Share Image
I started off just trying to make a wish list for myself. I wanted to work with people I really admire myself.… — Tiesto Copy Share Image
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A bass player has to think and play like a bass player. A drummer has to play and think like a drummer,… — Hunter Hayes Copy Share Image
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