Music, for me, is the most sacred of the arts. I say that because music communicates in a way that no other… — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share Image
We had collaborated with Allen Ginsberg on one of his last projects just before he died in the spring of '97, a… — Eric Drooker Copy Share Image
Without Metallica, I wouldn't be doing what I am doing. I have every Metallica record, of course, and I would spend hours… — Joey Jordison Copy Share Image
There's nothing like that feeling of having just written a song that you know is 'the song,' and you know it's really… — Tom Petty Copy Share Image
I don't know why people enjoy what I do. I play piano and sing a few songs - and that's about as… — Gary Barlow Copy Share Image
I write songs. Then I record them. And later, maybe I perform them on stage. That's what I do. That's my job.… — Van Morrison Copy Share Image
At times I have a beat first and then I write. Sometimes I have a melody in my head and I pick… — Nneka Copy Share Image
To write a good song, an artist has to drawn from reality. There has to be some spark from realism that communicates… — Daryl Hall Copy Share Image
One thing that I have thought ever since Temple of the Dog is that I would never say no to an interesting… — Chris Cornell Copy Share Image
“A Betrayal I cannot undo what I have done; I can't un-sing a song that's sung. And the saddest thing about my… — Lang Leav Copy Share Image
The Alanis Morissette tour, everybody thinks that was all sitting around, lighting candles and talking intelligently about synergy and big words. That… — Taylor Hawkins Copy Share Image
If we start putting music out constantly where people don't think no more, people go crazy. We're gonna lose the love of… — Charles Bradley Copy Share Image
I see bands that have been around for a long time who go through the motions. They're tired and they shouldn't really… — Curt Smith Copy Share Image
I wrote 'Jungle' in my bedroom when I was having a manic time with a particular girl. Everyone thinks it's this really… — Tash Sultana Copy Share Image
My hope is that people experience the music and, in that, something works in them, that they realise how exceptional they are.… — Lauren Daigle Copy Share Image
Hail to St. Aegolius Our Alma Mater. Hail, our song we raise in praise of thee Long in the memory of every… — Kathryn Lasky Copy Share Image
But without the experience of actually singing or playing these things yourself, you don't have the same kind of involvement or understanding… — Michael Tilson Thomas Copy Share Image
Of any guitarist, Jimmy Page was my biggest influence. I wanted to look, think and play like him. Zeppelin had a heavy… — Alex Lifeson Copy Share Image
When you form a band, you form a real relationship that's like a marriage. It's an emotional connection, especially when you're young...… — Robert Coppola Schwartzman Copy Share Image
When you go though the door to the big league, your band is no longer your band. I wouldn't want anyone to… — Jim Kerr Copy Share Image
In Torch Song, I did that character almost non-stop from 1978 until I made the movie in 1987. Then I had some… — Harvey Fierstein Copy Share Image
The only thing contrived is the production - you can over-produce to the point you kill a good idea, you can under-produce… — Ryan Tedder Copy Share Image
Music is a really big thing for me and something that kind of helps me de-stress. Whether it's background music or I'm… — Jenna Ortega Copy Share Image
When your hand is in my hand whole heaven is with me When your hand is in my hand whole heaven is… — Kemis Khan Copy Share Image
It's incredibly important to me that you remember a song right after the first or second time you hear it. That something… — Max Martin Copy Share Image
There is always that one song that reminds you of that special someone and then you get it stuck in your head… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
[Bob] Dylan's many quotations from classic American roots music (that song is from an album aptly titled Love and Theft) join the… — Jay Michaelson Copy Share Image
I think when you follow a band, you're following a - and I don't like to use the term 'brand,' but you… — Geoff Downes Copy Share Image
When you put everything you have into making music, both on and off the stage, it can be very frustrating when the… — Ivan Moody Copy Share Image
Sometimes I write music, sometimes I don't. I think I'm just writing more what's close to my heart, and musical stuff is… — Rachel Bloom Copy Share Image
I recall this passage as the hour of its first fully coming over me that she was a beautiful liberal creature. I… — Henry James Copy Share Image
Well, the good news is that there's quite a lot of cynicism about major labels within radio and the press. I think… — Mick Hucknall Copy Share Image
When things socially and politically get difficult, punk music suddenly comes back again, and there's just a really healthy pivot away from… — Mura Masa Copy Share Image
My main goal as a songwriter is to make something that inspires people. To write things about my life that people can… — Kate Voegele Copy Share Image
These pop songs almost feel like tabloid journalism, in a way. It's c**p that people seem to like. And I don't know… — Eddie Vedder Copy Share Image
It doesn't really matter to me what the rest of country is doing. I'm not caught up in trying to make a… — Joe Nichols Copy Share Image
A magical portal opened inside my mind and conducted me into an astonishing world. [...] Before this moment I had divined but… — Nikos Kazantzakis Copy Share Image
Love songs in particular are so compelling because love is probably the strongest emotion you can have, and I think it's relatable… — Sam Smith Copy Share Image
Nirvana was like that- Nirvana was like the only band to come out of that- it was like the same thing, Seattle… — Jon Fishman Copy Share Image
To be acknowledged outside of my city is amazing to me, because I don't really feel like I did nothing distasteful. I… — Danny Brown Copy Share Image
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