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Certainly being proficient in an instrument does have its problems. Because the better you get, the more you just start sounding like… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
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It is natural for man to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful… — Patrick Henry Copy Share Image
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Music has to be recognized as an…agent of social development in the highest sense, because it transmits the highest values - solidarity,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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As a writer, I never paid much attention to the length of titles. I've just wanted them to communicate the emotional overtones… — Jacob Bannon Copy Share Image
Music has to be written while people are still excited about a particular melodic or rhythmic sequence. The idea doesn't come out… — Brandon Boyd Copy Share Image
I have a song called 'Decisions' that features Jamie Foxx, Mary J. Blige, John Legend and Common. It's about people who have… — Busta Rhymes Copy Share Image
I really enjoy playing the piano. I took lessons throughout middle school, but I had to drop the lessons. I actually got… — Miranda Leek Copy Share Image
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I didn't understand key signatures or anything, you know. I'd say silly things at the top of a trumpet part like, 'Note,… — Quincy Jones Copy Share Image
Some people don't have a way of that catharsis and I do, so I'm lucky in that sense that people listen to… — Ellie Goulding Copy Share Image
The Small Faces are thought to be a one-hit wonder in America because we only had 'Itchycoo Park.' Then the Faces just… — Ian McLagan Copy Share Image
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I listen to a variety of music. The only common point is strong lyrics; I'm more obsessed with lyrics than music. I… — Lou Doillon Copy Share Image
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If I was making motorcycles and they came and took one, would that be a crime? Why can't we punish people for… — Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein Copy Share Image
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I'm the most sampled and stolen. What's mine is mine, and what's yours is mine, too... I got a song about that...… — James Brown Copy Share Image
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