So many times, I will have people tell me what I did when I was younger. There's so much being written [about]… — Paul McCartney Copy Share Image
I try not to "perform." I try to come on stage and be myself, to sing the way I would in a… — Bobby McFerrin Copy Share Image
Remembering growing up on U.S. Army bases stateside and abroad, the Star-Spangled Banner was played at important occasions... and often. It was… — Harris Faulkner Copy Share Image
I was the lead singer in a lot of the bands I was in. You have to be comfortable. You gotta get… — Richie Sambora Copy Share Image
There are so many songs that have become massive hits merely because the video is great, while the song is pretty rubbish.… — Christine McVie Copy Share Image
A proper record shop reminds us why we got into this in the first place - a place to be reminded of… — Max Richter Copy Share Image
If you talk about the 'Tango in the Night' album, the reason I didn't do that tour was because the album took… — Lindsey Buckingham Copy Share Image
I'd always believed that any song worth singing is worth putting harmony on. When it comes time for the harmonies to come… — Charlie Louvin Copy Share Image
“The balding headstones of the others—quarantined from their own mothers & sisters & daughters— I wondered if they, like us, were strange… — Jennifer Givhan Copy Share Image
It will lead many musicians out of the cul-de-sac they currently face. And those that do not understand will be cursed to… — Chilly Gonzales Copy Share Image
There's just a lot of people that hold on to what country means to them. I love fiddle, I love steel, but… — Eric Church Copy Share Image
I think the best thing about music is that someone could be writing a song that's so personal, and it tells so… — Theresa Wayman Copy Share Image
I was reared in the church from the age of three. I've played piano since I was three. I performed at revivals… — Nina Simone Copy Share Image
I love makin' music, so whether I'ma make money at it or not, I'ma still do it. The thing is, I've gotten… — Ice Cube Copy Share Image
We would not have rock and roll without Chuck Berry, and when I first heard Chuck Berry, I fell in love with… — Daryl Davis Copy Share Image
“Girls are the White Album and they all have Revolution 9's. They have all that stuff you wish you could edit out.… — Rob Sheffield Copy Share Image
With a track like 'White Christmas,' everybody has done that song in every format you can imagine, so I just looked at… — Vince Clarke Copy Share Image
I don't care how much people understand what it is that I'm doing, except if they're players in my ensemble or other… — Steve Reich Copy Share Image
We have no general conceptual thrust for the band, other than trying to make music that keeps our interest. When things are… — Steve Albini Copy Share Image
My dad plays the fiddle. He stopped playing for years. He was playing when I was a baby, and then he stopped… — Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh Copy Share Image
I don't really have a favorite song. Music is such a big part of who I am, and speaks to so many… — Lily Collins Copy Share Image
You know, there are times when you play a song over and over and over and you get a little tired of… — Les Claypool Copy Share Image
Many of us would probably not be in the music business - or never would have been in the music business -… — Todd Rundgren Copy Share Image
I really had a great time working with 'Modest Mouse,' just because of the people. I loved writing songs with Isaac Brock,… — Johnny Marr Copy Share Image
“Before she was allowed to take the albums out of their sleeves, Eleanor used to lay them out on the floor and… — Rainbow Rowell Copy Share Image
“A bird who hurt her wing, now forgotten how to fly. A song she used to sing, but can't remember why. A… — Lang Leav Copy Share Image
When I was younger, I was terrified to express anger because it would often kick-start a horrible reaction in the men in… — Alanis Morissette Copy Share Image
No matter what kinds of problems we might be going through, or what kinds of problems the world might be going through,… — Trombone Shorty Copy Share Image
Silence is Golden; it has divine power and immense energy. Try to pay more attention to the silence than to the sounds.… — Eckhart Tolle Copy Share Image
Looking at the original lyrics [of "A Song For You" ] as I was preparing it, I thought, "Wow! I feel like… — Cheyenne Jackson Copy Share Image
We've always considered our music to be a healing process. It's our 'tool' to work things out with each other and try… — Danny Carey Copy Share Image
Someone once said that "The Waste Land" was a scum of poetry floating on a sea of footnotes. That resonated with me,… — Ted Leo Copy Share Image
From doing Power Station, it was like, it's the same guys, but it doesn't sound like them. When we were in Duran,… — Andy Taylor Copy Share Image
I understand why some bands don't like test new songs, but for us it's been very helpful and it hasn't really backfired.… — Taylor Goldsmith Copy Share Image
I love writing songs. I love doing my radio show and talking to the fans and listening to what they have to… — Randy Owen Copy Share Image
“Fate. As a child, that word was often my only companion. It whispered to me from dark corners during lonely nights. It… — Leslye Walton Copy Share Image
The whole of life is as music and in order to study life we must study it as music. It is not… — Hazrat Inayat Khan Copy Share Image
I'm involved in a lot of different things, like producing, starting a label and writing songs. But still my biggest release, and… — Chad Gilbert Copy Share Image
The tweets are getting shorter, but the songs are still 4 minutes long. You're coming up with 140-character zingers, and the song… — John Mayer Copy Share Image
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![“So many times, I will have people tell me what I did when I was younger. There's so much being written [about] the early Beatles period, and even pre-Beatles period. And people will say, "Oh, he did that because that, and that happened because of that." And I'll be reading and think, "Well, that…” quote by Paul McCartney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/061/paul-mccartney-987_happened_so-many-times-i-will-have-people-tell-me_1852264.png)
![“I think the best thing about music is that someone could be writing a song that's so personal, and it tells so many other people's story at the same time. It kind of exemplifies that we are all kind of on the same wave[length] - it's amazing how comforting somebody else's story can be, because we…” quote by Theresa Wayman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/945/theresa-wayman-30913_all-kinds_i-think-the-best-thing-about-music-is-th_405394.jpg)
![“Looking at the original lyrics [of "A Song For You" ] as I was preparing it, I thought, "Wow! I feel like it was written for me." That's what a great song does. You don't have to do a lot of homework. You can just say the words and it springs to life.” quote by Cheyenne Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/909/cheyenne-jackson-16863_doe_looking-at-the-original-lyrics-of-a-song_603477.jpg)
