Song Quotes · Page 190

How many times can a man turn his head, and pretend that he just doesn't see?

— Bob Dylan

I was rescued from being a greaser by music.

— Steve Kimock

Life is so short. I would rather sing one song than interpret the thousand.

— Jack London

The record company's worst fear is that you'll fall in love or get rich.

— Maynard James Keenan

Let's be clear: I love singing at the Met.

— Susanna Phillips

I just love music. I am very good at music.

— Louis Walsh

I can't say no. But I did say, "OK. But have another song just in case."

— Vy Higginsen

I just play my guitar and push my songs and I'd like to keep it quiet.

— J. J. Cale

“You finish listening to a song of Leonard's and you know he's said everything he had to say, he didn't let the…

— Sylvie Simmons

People thought we were only gonna be around for one record, that it was a one-shot deal.

— B-Real

I'm gonna keep making music that hopefully I think is good, and whatever comes out of that, that will be fine with…

— Chris Stapleton

In an era of magic conveniently available at the touch of a button, new music should on principle represent something akin to…

— Helmut Lachenmann

It's not just songs and glamour. It's sweat, blood, broken toes, and mistakes... It's life.

— Mary J. Blige

“Well, I guess because most of my music is about surrender, change, sacrifice and love. You know the heartfelt stuff that would…

— Lindsay Delagair

I never knew Kurt to be suicidal. I just knew that he was going through a really tough time.

— Mark Lanegan

Whether it's Memorial Day or any other holiday, music has the power to set any mood and build long-lasting memories.

— Nadia Ali

Napster is essentially using the music to make money for themselves and that's the part that's both morally and legally wrong. That…

— Hilary Rosen

“She took great pains, and it irritated and tortured her, this getting a song right. In the end, no one might be…

— Joanne Horniman

I'm removed in my real life, and unable to express certain things face to face. So I have always found myself in…

— Jenny Lewis

I am not a natural singer, but I can sing, and probably the way I sing is more imitative than from myself,…

— Tim Blake Nelson

If it's fast, no I don't have enough piano technique. In that case, it's probably been done on some kind of synthesizer…

— Bill Bruford

Put you energy into music. If it fails you, you can become an accountant or a dentist. And then if you become…

— Peter Tork

To me, music shouldn't be ego-driven. When you go out on stage and play songs, it is. But when you're sitting in…

— Chris Cornell

I think that the whole point of music is that there shouldn't be rules. There is no right or wrong. And the…

— Lorne Balfe

People should just buy a CD and rip it. You are legal then.

— Bill Gates

Personal chemistry forges the way for musical chemistry.

— Nikki Sixx

I think I write songs because of pent-up feelings.

— Liz Phair

As a listener, I like shorter records, because you can really absorb the songs.

— Samuel Ervin Beam

Music is a language, you see, a universal language.

— Sun Ra

We were never meant to be baby, we just happened

— Anonymous

I started on acoustic guitar after I heard Leadbelly and Big Bill Broonzy.

— Rory Gallagher

If it sounds catchy, I put it in a tune.

— Fats Domino

My music is my heart and my soul and my guts and my blood.

— Norah Jones

“You have to feel. Otherwise you end up like the piano teacher.”

— Veronika Mittermair

Great musicians need great producers. The Beatles had George Martin.

— John Gourley

“Our lives were short, brutal, and would never have enough music.”

— Jodi Meadows

The Beatles and The Stones were basically inspired by American Rhythm and Blues

— Mick Taylor

I'm certainly not a trained singer. I'm just kind of following a feeling.

— Pokey LaFarge

We'd love to see Led Zeppelin on 'Guitar Hero.'

— Bobby Kotick

I miss you more whenever I hear that song

— Josephine