I'd bite off the Beatles, or anybody else. It's all one world, one planet and one groove. You're supposed to learn from… — George Clinton Copy Share Image
Lyric night of the lingering Indian Summer, Shadowy fields that are scentless but full of singing, Never a bird, but the passionless… — Sara Teasdale Copy Share Image
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I write songs about love because, above all, love is the most human thing we have together. Feelings are a part of… — Yuna Copy Share Image
I would say, you can never do enough gigs and you can never do enough songs. Make sure that every opportunity you… — Ed Sheeran Copy Share Image
Just getting back to the essence. Even the record I put out, "1 of 1," I went to Jamaica and shot that… — Tyga Copy Share Image
The whole 'anniversary of punk' thing really compounded what I thought was wrong. I was so disillusioned. I remember thinking, 'I don't… — Siouxsie Sioux Copy Share Image
There's benefits of having established artists on the record, Liam Payne on 'Polaroid' for example. If you look at that song you… — Jonas Blue Copy Share Image
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I don't even listen to the records after they come out. It's outlawed in my house. My wife and my kids can't… — Dr. Dre Copy Share Image
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In the studio, my brother and I have always used a lot of Marshall amps. We like to keep it pretty basic.… — Angus Young Copy Share Image
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I started singing one day along with my cousin, and I didn't take it too seriously. The people started telling me, 'Hey,… — Romeo Santos Copy Share Image
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This was the first Memorial Day [Monday, May 1st, 1865]. African Americans invented Memorial Day in Charleston, South Carolina. What you have… — David W. Blight Copy Share Image
You've got a song you're singing from your gut, you want that audience to feel it in their gut. And you've got… — Johnny Cash Copy Share Image
It just seems like musicians want to sell a few records and put out a perfume line, and I think it's so… — Moby Copy Share Image
I think that what is important is that the music be honest and direct and that it is relevant to today. I… — Dave Holland Copy Share Image
For one, the nonverbal aspects of music are the most important to me. Then, whatever sort of emotion the music carries, intrinsically,… — Luke Temple Copy Share Image
We were interested in making a long career out of this, rather than being 'Canada's Newest Hitmakers.' It seems to work, and… — Gord Downie Copy Share Image
My first guitar was like a campfire guitar. And it was left at a house that my family had moved into... and… — Jimmy Page Copy Share Image
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