It's different for every song. But for 'Say Something,' I think it was Chad who had an idea on guitar, and I… — Ian Axel Copy Share Image
I take my inspiration for the song writing from little experiences, not even if I've experienced them myself but say if something… — Pixie Lott Copy Share Image
The Beach Boys set the bar for pop sunshine more than 40 years ago, and the genre hasn't changed that much since.… — Anthony Fantano Copy Share Image
In the past, I've written my songs and then asked friends if they could record the vocals. I didn't want to use… — Sophie Copy Share Image
The army influences everything I do. Certainly it teaches you discipline, which is a necessary element of development. I think there's more… — Maynard James Keenan Copy Share Image
By the time Guns n' Roses spent 28 months from 1991 to 1993 touring the 'Use Your Illusion' albums, the tour staff… — Duff McKagan Copy Share Image
I've always felt my spirit animal was a Tiger, so it's funny that now in 'Roar' with Katy Perry - which is… — Bonnie McKee Copy Share Image
[He Stopped Loving Her Today] is all about the experience of being alive and the thought process of consciousness, and then you… — Scott McClanahan Copy Share Image
I thought that I wrote songs and wrote music, and that was sort of what I thought I was best at doing.… — David Bowie Copy Share Image
When I moved to Seattle in fourth grade, I joined the Seattle Girls' Choir. It's a world-class choir, and we competed, toured… — Bonnie McKee Copy Share Image
I hope it might help players have confidence in our own ways, and not to be afraid of them, as Bernstein showed… — Wynton Marsalis Copy Share Image
[The lyrics and melody] usually come a little simultaneously, but I would say the lyrics are first; usually I have the idea… — Billy Bob Thornton Copy Share Image
On a small planet, where minute follows minute, day follows day, year follows year, where tradition marches on with a deafening, orderly… — Mary E. Pearson Copy Share Image
When I did the national anthem, I did a soulful, kind of gospel-y version, but it was controversial with the war veterans,… — Jose Feliciano Copy Share Image
If we have any hope for survival of the music that we all love, compassion must replace name-calling, fairness must replace greed,… — John Mellencamp Copy Share Image
Music is pleasing not only because of the sound but because of the silence that is in it: without the alternation of… — Thomas Merton Copy Share Image
Join with the Earth and each other, to bring new life to the land, to restore the waters, to refresh the air,… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
In fact, on a side note, after the success of the first record, I got asked to write for some pop artists,… — Aaron Bruno Copy Share Image
My album to me is something, but anyone who buys it, it's whatever it is to them. I don't like telling people… — Nick Murphy Copy Share Image
When we first started it was just Russell and myself and a guitar player, Earle Mankey, and unlike virtually any other band… — Ron Mael Copy Share Image
I don't think comic timing is the same as music timing, but I definitely find that I've learned from just writing in… — Steve Martin Copy Share Image
One of my big goals as a human being is to continue to write what's really happening to me, even if it's… — Taylor Swift Copy Share Image
I am just touched at how strongly the real Hed-heads feel. It feels different from other kinds of devotees; maybe it's the… — John Cameron Mitchell Copy Share Image
I took a bunch of pictures. You can see 'em on my MySpace page, along with my favorite songs and movies and… — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
Chance in music doesn't have to involve the I Ching or rolling dice or throwing yarrow stalks. It can involve an out-of-tune… — David Grubbs Copy Share Image
I went to see 'Listen to My Heart: The Songs of David Friedman.' I have been a fan of his music for… — John Edward Copy Share Image
Ability to download music for free might not be positive for the artists to get royalties, but in some ways it's still… — Afrika Bambaataa Copy Share Image
I began making music at the age of four. According to my mother, once I just sat down at the piano and… — Ramin Djawadi Copy Share Image
I was reading a Time magazine interview with an author named Brené Brown. She said, "People that fail seem to ultimately do… — Michael Buble Copy Share Image
All I cared about was the music, like hearing Townes [ Van Zandt] talking about "For the sake of the song"; it's… — Steve Young Copy Share Image
You're supposed to create new standards. The more you play songs by your peers, they become standards, you know? Miles Davis played… — Robert Glasper Copy Share Image
When I start writing, I'll have a vague concept or I'll just have a title, and the song just goes on its… — Juliana Hatfield Copy Share Image
If we weren't in this band, some of us wouldn't be playing at all. You have tiffs with someone when he has… — Gord Downie Copy Share Image
I think 'Elbow' were considered successful even before [2008's] Seldom Seen Kid because we were living off the band. We have a… — Guy Garvey Copy Share Image
You listen to a song by Nicky Jam, and you don't think about reggaeton; you just think, 'I like that song.' I… — Nicky Jam Copy Share Image
I'm always making music. I'm constantly making little musical recordings on my phone or on a little voice recorder I carry with… — James Taylor Copy Share Image
I recorded harp first or singing first. I recorded it all together. Part of the reason is that I don't know how… — Joanna Newsom Copy Share Image
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I would like to have people hear dissonance, but I don't want it to be so off-putting that they never get there… — Patricia Barber Copy Share Image
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![“[He Stopped Loving Her Today] is all about the experience of being alive and the thought process of consciousness, and then you have these polemical essay-type things going on for a couple decades now. Some of these music books are where you're going to see an anecdote of a person behaving without…” quote by Scott McClanahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec7/scott-mcclanahan-14739_alive_he-stopped-loving-her-today-is-all-about_2962955.jpg)
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![“All I cared about was the music, like hearing Townes [ Van Zandt] talking about "For the sake of the song"; it's all that mattered. In spite of me a couple of things happened, mainly the Eagles and Seven Bridges Road. That certainly helped me survive. Joan Baez, Rita Coolidge, and Ian Matthews did…” quote by Steve Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/053/steve-young-2710_bridges_all-i-cared-about-was-the-music-like-hea_124821.jpg)
![“I think 'Elbow' were considered successful even before [2008's] Seldom Seen Kid because we were living off the band. We have a great manager who keeps our coffers topped off, and we give ourselves a sensible wage with a view to having three fallow years between records. We always make sure we have…” quote by Guy Garvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6cc/guy-garvey-38208_band_i-think-elbow-were-considered-successful_255322.jpg)
