I like finding that common point between another song and my music. It's like between people; you can be of religion or… — Yael Naim Copy Share Image
Having heard Clifford Brown play all those fast runs, I used to really practice Clarke trumpet exercises all day long so that… — Wynton Marsalis Copy Share Image
For me personally, I'm always writing from what's happening in my emotional life. Even without thinking about it a lot of the… — Washed Out Copy Share Image
If you're gonna use simile, analogy, metaphor, be descriptive and have some flowery adjectives and a few odd nouns and some engaging… — Ian Anderson Copy Share Image
At moments of acute joy or sorrow, men and women throughout history have sung or reached for musical instruments to express the… — Stephen Hough Copy Share Image
My friend and I were talking about the band Limp Wrist, and how cool that name is, so we started bouncing other… — Liv Bruce Copy Share Image
Above all, the listener should be able to understand the poem or the song, not be forced to unravel a complicated, self-indulgent… — Lucinda Williams Copy Share Image
I don't care what people say about my relationship; I don't care what they say about my boobs. People are buying my… — Katy Perry Copy Share Image
Both my parents are artists, so that just makes me look at everything slightly different. I listened to different music; I dressed… — Jason Momoa Copy Share Image
I pinch myself every night when I hear the overture starting. I'm so overwhelmed by the whole process, and humbled and giddy… — Tituss Burgess Copy Share Image
My grandfather was a massive influence in my music. Growing up, he would play a lot of old-school records to me. A… — Ella Henderson Copy Share Image
I feel like these sounds are the ultimate kind of free sounds, the ultimate public domain sounds. And I feel like people… — Julia Kent Copy Share Image
Life's a song - Sing it. Life's a game - play it. Life's a challenge - meet it. Life is a dream… — Sai Baba Copy Share Image
New York became the first state to ban talking on hand-held cell phones while driving. First-time violators could receive a fine of… — Jon Stewart Copy Share Image
When I am doing music, I sometimes become over compulsive to 'always make some new music'. I think I am like this… — G-Dragon Copy Share Image
I've never conceptualized much of what I write about. Maybe, once I'm onto something, I'll conceptualize a finished record. I want the… — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
When I came back to it, we amicably separated from Warner Bros. I just picked up where I left off, trying to… — Joan Jett Copy Share Image
You may not be able to hit all the notes. That's OK. You may not have the clearest tone. You may not… — Bruce Springsteen Copy Share Image
I feel like what I'm bringing to the table that's different is like not just consistency in the music but consistency in… — Rico Nasty Copy Share Image
I have a hard time pleasing myself with my songs. I have to do them over and over until I think I… — Fats Domino Copy Share Image
I'm very comfortable as a singer. In fact, I think it's more - I identified my self-esteem, my self more in those… — Katey Sagal Copy Share Image
It's the meanest thing to abuse your power as a songwriter. To write pointedly about someone... it's kind of unfair to use… — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
Yes, I always say that we're a National League band. What I mean is, if you play an instrument, you have to… — Emmylou Harris Copy Share Image
The thing is that I'm naturally curious about a lot of different disciplines in music, and I enjoy doing them. And as… — Andre Previn Copy Share Image
In the early days of Pearl Jam, we were caught up in such a whirlwind that I was just trying to keep… — Mike McCready Copy Share Image
The song writing is different because with this stuff, I write it on my own and with Hot Water, we're more of… — Chuck Ragan Copy Share Image
“At times, the road will be hard, the days will be long, and the journey you’ve traveled won’t feel like a song.… — Laura Miller, Butterfly Weeds Copy Share Image
I personally would like to bring a tortoise onto the stage, turn it into a racehorse, then into a hat, a song,… — Eugene Ionesco Copy Share Image
'Take Me Apart' doesn't feel cohesive in a singular way but in a varied way. You can fixate on individual songs, and… — Kelela Copy Share Image
I saw a truck backin out of your drive You were sitting in the passenger side Messin with the radio, you had… — Luke Bryan Copy Share Image
Music is like a lifeblood - it changes the way I move; it changes the way I feel about myself. The way… — Tatiana Maslany Copy Share Image
Music exists when rhythmic, melodic or harmonic order is deliberately created, and consciously listened to, and it is only language-using, self-conscious creatures… — Roger Scruton Copy Share Image
Those who love music are gentle and honest in their tempers. I always loved music, and would not, for a great matter,… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
People talk about Frank Sinatra all the time - and they should talk about Frank - but he had the greatest arrangers.… — Bob Dylan Copy Share Image
When people make the educated argument that things should go back, it's more like going back to a feeling they had when… — Adrian Younge Copy Share Image
My sound is constantly progressing and maturing. It's hard with all the songs that I have written over the years to compile… — Asher Monroe Copy Share Image
The whole gist of 'All That Jazz' is Faustian. It's about a man who sells his soul to show business - which… — Ann Reinking Copy Share Image
I think it's OK if somebody likes my music and likes Sam Hunt's music, too. And I think if we're both selling… — Chris Stapleton Copy Share Image
Words ride on the energy of tone, its warmth or coldness; think of tone as the music of how words are expressed.… — Judith Orloff Copy Share Image
We care if people like what we did. If you're just making records for yourself, why put them out and do all… — Stephen Malkmus Copy Share Image
