No man can force the harp of his own individuality into the people's heart; but every man may play upon the chords… — Lajos Kossuth Copy Share Image
Before the Berlin Wall came down, we played behind the Iron Curtain and sang, 'Born in the U.S.A.,' and I thought, 'We're… — Clarence Clemons Copy Share Image
To get 300 songs to fit together on an album, it's not like I choose 300 songs and say these are the… — Girl Talk Copy Share Image
The true treasure lies within. It is the underlying theme of the songs we sing, the shows we watch and the books… — Radhanath Swami Copy Share Image
The last name is pronounced Jill-en-hall. It's spelled with two l's, two a's. We have a song in my family; G-Y-Double L… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
If you play jazz, then you play with your fingers. If you're playing rock, you use a pick. There's really no rhyme… — Kevin Eubanks Copy Share Image
Flower god, god of the spring, beautiful, bountiful, Cold-dyed shield in the sky, lover of versicles, Here I wander in April Cold,… — Robert Louis Stevenson Copy Share Image
...full of God's thoughts, a place of peace and safety amid the most exalted grandeur and enthusiastic action, a new song, a… — John Muir Copy Share Image
Sometimes I get in writing moods and I want to write a song every couple of days. Then sometimes I may not… — Ashton Shepherd Copy Share Image
I am Charles Mingus. Half-black man. Yellow man. Half-yellow. Not even yellow, nor white enough to pass for nothing but black and… — Charles Mingus Copy Share Image
All my songs usually borrow from my own life but pull from fantasy or other people's stories that you hear, or something… — Samuel Ervin Beam Copy Share Image
The life of reality is confused, disorderly, almost always without apparent purpose, whereas in the artist's imaginative life there is purpose. There… — Sherwood Anderson Copy Share Image
I've had days when I go in my bedroom for 24 hours at a time. I call them my Cilla Black days,… — Cilla Black Copy Share Image
It's interesting to do other people's music - that's how I learned to play, by learning other people's songs. It's nice to… — Meshell Ndegeocello Copy Share Image
So ... I was looking for Cheryl Cole's new song and what appears is … 5 SECONDS OF SUMMER - WHEREVER YOU… — Ream Copy Share Image
As more people get into indie bands and alternative music, they're also getting more into other genres that fit those categories, like… — Hilary Hahn Copy Share Image
“Hi everyone. I just want to thank you so much. This is such a big deal, not only for us, but for… — Markéta Irglová Copy Share Image
I particularly enjoy cello music because our daughter plays the cello. I have listened to her practice for so many hours that… — Beverly Cleary Copy Share Image
The sound of the sea, the curve of a horizon, wind in leaves, the cry of a bird leave manifold impression in… — Claude Debussy Copy Share Image
If I'll be a President the inaugural balls will be replaced with an inaugural Rock Band party. For expert-level players only. Don't… — Paris Hilton Copy Share Image
I've already got notebooks full of ideas for new music, so I'm gonna kind of nurture that just like I do all… — Fergie Copy Share Image
I went out on the road when I was 12 years old, playing with the Sullivan Family Gospel Singers. That was the… — Marty Stuart Copy Share Image
I feel like I always had an ear. I have the ability and the gift to hear a song and really play… — Jeremih Copy Share Image
Jazz celebrates older generations and not just the youth movement. When you "sell" only to people of a certain age, you get… — Wynton Marsalis Copy Share Image
The Hank Williams Syndrome: Come to Nashville, write some good songs, cut some hit records, make money, take all the drugs you… — Waylon Jennings Copy Share Image
Thousands do benefit from love, support and comfort in their final chapter: I watched my dad slip away without pain as Bob… — Owen Jones Copy Share Image
Often people try and just consider music as music, in a musical context. People seem to forget that music is not just… — Herbert Copy Share Image
Songwriters always reminded me of that kid at school who would go around with his guitar, like, 'Yeah, songwritin' man,' looking wistful.… — Alex Turner Copy Share Image
If I'm not writing about myself, then I sit down with people I really dig writing with and throw 'em out and… — Kacey Musgraves Copy Share Image
We had an extreme reaction to Storm Corrosion. We were proud of it, but it divided the audience. The metal fans were… — Steven Wilson Copy Share Image
He was always part of her thoughts, and now that he was real, he was inescapably part of her life, but it… — Sarah Rees Brennan Copy Share Image
“We are hardwired to hear and make music. Yes, we will sigh with pleasure when we hear a favorite theme played by… — Robert Greenberg Copy Share Image
It seems to me like the Internet allows you to break that structure a little bit. You know, here's your CD that's… — Liz Phair Copy Share Image
When I make a song, I actually literally talk to one person on purpose... I don't focus on, are people in Chicago… — Too Short Copy Share Image
This is sad. I just think it’s a little ridiculous we are still only looking at the surface of one another. Red… — Hayley Williams Copy Share Image
I'm not a culture snob. So while, of course, I think the Mozart 'Requiem' or, say, Beethoven's 'Ninth' are some of the… — Eric Whitacre Copy Share Image
I've always gravitated towards those ultimate lines in songs, the line you grab on to. That line in 'Smells Like Teen Spirit,'… — Corey Taylor Copy Share Image
I collect many ethnic instruments, and as a guitarist, I'm usually able to play any sort of instrument - as long as… — Ramin Djawadi Copy Share Image
My dream as a child was to play with a bass player like Ray Brown, who played with the Oscar Peterson Trio.… — Diana Krall Copy Share Image
Sometimes I'm trying to communicate a feeling. Sometimes I can't piece it together into any kind of coherant thesis. I'm just trying… — A.C. Newman Copy Share Image
