My dad would come with me when I was busking so that if anything shady happened, he could be there, but he… — Maisie Peters Copy Share Image
There is a big difference between No. 1 and No. 2. I don't care who wrote it. I'd love to one day… — Randy Houser Copy Share Image
People would call me up because they liked my voice, and they wanted some kind of vocal harmony. Sometimes I was asked… — Timothy B. Schmit Copy Share Image
“No one can yet tell me why I am able to forget what I wrote in articles and reviews that I once… — Joseph Epstein Copy Share Image
I'm proud of the lyrics because I take a lot of care in writing them. I try to make it so people… — Andrew VanWyngarden Copy Share Image
Little kids sing a song called "America the Beautiful." They sing a song called "This Land Is Your Land, This Land Is… — Van Jones Copy Share Image
I was too shy, I think, to sing publicly. It takes a particular kind of person. And when I was young, I… — Hugh Laurie Copy Share Image
I think America sees someone like myself, and they see it's not just a voice. It's the musicality of it all. People… — Kris Allen Copy Share Image
Every guitarist has a special quality of sound. The best ones will use a good ear, much sensitivity and a thorough knowledge… — Andres Segovia Copy Share Image
I can see it. This one moment when you know you’re not a sad story. You’re alive. And you stand up and… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
“This was Beethoven’s great significance, not through form or musical language, but in recalibrating what music was for. Single-handedly he turned it… — Howard Goodall Copy Share Image
If you ever get to a wall, you just got to break that wall down and keep going, and I feel like… — Shane Bunting Copy Share Image
I do not want a personal relationship with my fans. Or to do anything that encourages them to think they have one… — Will Oldham Copy Share Image
Well you wave your hand and they scatter like crows They have nothing that will ever capture your heart They're just thorns… — Tom Waits Copy Share Image
In reality, there's a limit to putting a record out yourself. When it comes to working with major record companies in the… — Kevin Shields Copy Share Image
I have a music video I was in coming out for M83 for their song 'Claudia Lewis.' It's directed by Bryce Dallas… — Israel Broussard Copy Share Image
Every time we buy a CD or download a song, the artist is paid for their work. You might not know that… — Dionne Warwick Copy Share Image
The first time I knew what I wanted to do with my life was when I was about four years old. I… — Johnny Cash Copy Share Image
Before, I used to just make songs all day and now, with so much business and other things that I have in… — Chamillionaire Copy Share Image
“Great music stops the inner turmoil of thought and allows the mind to seek its natural state of joy. Music frees our… — Wu Wei Copy Share Image
We got a song that's in the top 10 of iTunes, it's selling like crazy. "Tie Me Down" with The New Boyz,… — Ray J Copy Share Image
[Sweets Edison] was one of the greatest stylists in Jazz of all time. And on top of that, when you listen to… — Clark Terry Copy Share Image
I like the songs to appear very simple and to flow by without any kind of hiccup, but there has to be… — Gillian Welch Copy Share Image
When 'Quadrophenia' came out, I turned on to that because of the whole story with it, and there were just some really… — Ann Wilson Copy Share Image
I was reading a magazine when I was a little kid, probably about twelve years old, and an ad said that if… — Dick Dale Copy Share Image
With 'Brigade,' we sort of decided to kind of revamp ourselves and put on the military garb and become more of a… — Nancy Wilson Copy Share Image
Even if nobody's singing, just when you talk, you're singing. I'll meet somebody and say, "Oh, I'm tone-deaf." I say, "You're not… — Wynton Marsalis Copy Share Image
I didn't mean it when I said I didn't love you so I should have held on tight I never should have… — Mariah Carey Copy Share Image
There's lots of bands where somebody will write lyrics and somebody else will sing them. It works for a lot of people,… — Frank Iero Copy Share Image
I wouldn't even say "Imagine" is political. I think it's…more just sort of declaration of humanity. I don't find his political songs… — Sean Lennon Copy Share Image
“She sat listening to the music. It was a symphony of triumph. The notes flowed up, they spoke of rising and they… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
“Together, the bells and Dog sang a song that was more than sound and power. It was the song of the earth,… — Garth Nix Copy Share Image
Some songs are just going to be acoustic with just maybe some light background stuff going on and maybe violin or something… — Phillip Phillips Copy Share Image
My parents had a love for music. There were so many records, so much music constantly being played. My mother played piano,… — Lauryn Hill Copy Share Image
Music is the great motivator, stimulator and resuscitator. It heals, unites and ignites. It gets into my soul and affects me whole.… — Nicole Bonomi Copy Share Image
One type of concentration is immediate and complete, as it was with Mozart. The other is plodding and only completed in stages,… — Stephen Spender Copy Share Image
all bags are pack ready to go i am standing here outside your door i hate to wake you up to say… — John Denver Copy Share Image
Contrary to popular opinion, classical music does not have to be enjoyed amid exclusive circles, there need not be any snobbishness attached… — Andre Rieu Copy Share Image
I think the big thing for Simple Plan is that we were able to keep the band members, the same five guys,… — Chuck Comeau Copy Share Image
Singing what's in your heart? Naming the things you love and loathe? You can get hurt that way. Hell, you will get… — Rob Sheffield Copy Share Image