In my view, madness is a place. You go. You come back. And I think we all take turns being the mental… — Carol O'Connell Copy Share Image
The power of sound to put an audience in a certain psychological state is vastly undervalued. And the more you know about… — Mike Figgis Copy Share Image
We just wrote songs that seemed good to us. We wrote the album in like two weeks. We could have had more… — Travis Barker Copy Share Image
Back then people closed their eyes and listened to music. Today there's a lot of images that go with the music. A… — Neil Young Copy Share Image
As the writer of the lyric of the song 'God's Country,' I am outraged by the suggestion that somehow I am connected… — Yip Harburg Copy Share Image
Record stores keep the human social contact alive it brings people together. Without the independent record stores the community breaks down with… — Ziggy Marley Copy Share Image
I am not against songs in films. We come from an oral tradition of storytelling. I have grown up listening to epics… — Mani Ratnam Copy Share Image
The Beatles had some juice when it came to distortion, but Clapton was finally able to break through those early studio engineers'… — Joe Perry Copy Share Image
'I'm Yours' was written effortlessly in about 20 minutes' time, and I honestly thought it was more of like a kids' song,… — Jason Mraz Copy Share Image
I know that composers know my voice type and what songs will suit me. I have been able to mould my voice… — Javed Ali Copy Share Image
The things I see every day inspire my sound and lyrics, like certain people and situations that stick out in my mind.… — Birdy Copy Share Image
My dad one time told me, he was like, 'The only time you should lie is when someone's holding a gun to… — Jaden Smith Copy Share Image
And every stone and every star a tongue, And every gale of wind a curious song. The Heavens were an oracle, and… — Thomas Traherne Copy Share Image
Def Jam, they've shown nothing but love as far as supporting my records. We haven't missed yet, radio-wise, and every song that… — Jeremih Copy Share Image
Say to your own minds, "I am He, I am He". Let it ring day and night in your minds like a… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
Back in high school, about two years ago, I was in this silly punk band called Ballet for Athletes. We were all… — Mister Lies Copy Share Image
I am a big car enthusiast. I totally understand guys like Jay Leno who have a thousand cars. But asking me my… — Casey James Copy Share Image
Some people's parents listened to the Beatles... but my family is Alquimia, Celia Cruz, and Carlos Vives - this old, rich Colombian… — Jessie Reyez Copy Share Image
All the shopping malls and restaurants and airports are riddled with low-fidelity loudspeakers, which apparently have developed the ability to reproduce by… — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
“In every field, even the most eminent creators typically produce a large quantity of work that’s technically sound but considered unremarkable by… — Adam M. Grant Copy Share Image
What you want is for music to love you back. That's why you pay your dues. You want to feel like you… — Tom Waits Copy Share Image
The divergence of songs in the new population away from those in the progenitor population would only be prevented if these processes… — Peter R. Grant Copy Share Image
It was a matter of not seeing the woods for the trees. Glorious songs have been in Ireland forever, but a lot… — Phil Coulter Copy Share Image
Punk Funk means to be one with yourself. To be rebellious, aggressive, able to do and say what you feel at all… — Rick James Copy Share Image
Vine is where 'Don't' started popping off. A lot of famous Viners used the song, and that was crazy because I had… — Bryson Tiller Copy Share Image
People can feel stuff in a different way when it's through music. If you can get some inspiration into a song, it… — Santigold Copy Share Image
Jazz vision is the fusion of music and art a real paradox of same-yet different. Here we play in exchanges, like the… — Barbara Januszkiewicz Copy Share Image
To me, a critic is someone who gets paid for their opinion, and they're entitled to that opinion but I don't really… — Jason Aldean Copy Share Image
George Lucas definitely has a right to be trippin' on me because the sound at the beginning of my album does sound… — Dr Dre Copy Share Image
There is a project that I did back in 2008 with a Norwegian guitar player, Jorn Viggo Lofstad, who plays in Pagan's… — Floor Jansen Copy Share Image
Find out what you really like if you can. Find out what is really important to you. Then sing your song. You… — Robert Henri Copy Share Image
After a while, you start to believe that your opinions are more valid than everyone else's. It can be hard to be… — Matt Tong Copy Share Image
That's the cool thing that music can do: make you feel this or that way. That's all I've ever wanted to achieve… — MNEK Copy Share Image
I'm not an artist that has a big, huge radio record that's going to be on BET. I'm not, at this point,… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
There will be slow songs, sad songs, happy songs, songs about boys, and songs about being who you are. I'm making sure… — Madison Beer Copy Share Image
Small Faces were really a soul band as far as we were concerned. That's what we listened to; that's what we played,… — Ian McLagan Copy Share Image
You have record companies that sign acts that they think are great, and then they never do anything. Acts that they don't… — Jason Aldean Copy Share Image
The old men of the village of Mahotière say that the Mistress of the Water is a mulatto woman. At midnight she… — Jacques Roumain Copy Share Image
A few years back, even the most commercial pop could have some artistic value. Someone who liked underground music could appreciate Justin… — Jorge Elbrecht Copy Share Image
The reason why I am proud of my part in the punk movement is that I think it really did implant a… — Vivienne Westwood Copy Share Image
