Song Quotes · Page 198

You can't learn to swim on a piano bench.

— Milton H. Erickson

All songs are about shagging, you can't deny it

— John Peel

Music. A meaningless acceleration in the rhythm of celestial experience.

— Anonymous

With the first album, we felt people didn't really understand our band.

— Chad Gilbert

Singing is something I love to do. I feel very confident doing it.

— Millie Bobby Brown

Your voice was the soundtrack of my life

— Babloo

Our goal is just to put the best music out there possible.

— CL

Your music has been a powerful vehicle for your philosophies.

— Varg Vikernes

When I do the Led Zeppelin Experience I feel sort of responsible and it's a more nerve-wracking gig.

— Jason Bonham

I really liked the Sex Pistols when they came out and I thought they had a lot of melody.

— Kim Shattuck

The point is it is amazing that the generations have joined in the Beatle madness and love the music. Who knew?

— Ringo Starr

As I've gotten older, I have gotten a lot better at finding the pleasures of making music despite the business of it.

— Erin McKeown

At the end of the day, I'm just trying to feel the music and be free - as free as possible.

— Jeff Gutt

I usually have an idea of how I want a song to sound, but I don't always know how to get there

— Lucinda Williams

Only music has the ability to take you to the edge of reality and allow you to peek in for a moment.

— Alexander Pope

Music will always find its way to us, with or without business, politics, religion, or any other bullshit attached.

— Eric Clapton

I would pass this music store on the way to school, and there was a clarinet in the window, a second-hand one.…

— Wayne Shorter

Obviously, any living musician born after 1960 has been touched by rock and roll. It's the music of our time, and it's…

— Bryce Dessner

Because I feel like I can do so many different things, and people like my music for different reasons, I don't feel…

— Lil Dicky

When you break into song, it's not about dialogue, it's not about how you would speak in a naturalistic sense-it's about expressing…

— Julie Taymor

Remember: It costs nothing to encourage an artist, and the potential benefits are staggering. A pat on the back to an artist…

— Kevin Smith

The first thing you realise very quickly when you decide to do an acoustic version of an electric song is your solo…

— Joe Bonamassa

The problem as you get older is, from my perspective, after a certain amount of songs, you tend to start writing something…

— Robert Smith

God, we thank you for this earth, our homes; for the wide sky and the blessed sun, for the salt sea and…

— Walter Rauschenbusch

She was born in Baton Rouge, her favorite song was In My Life.

— Ty Herndon

It's easier to write songs when you're single.

— Lucinda Williams

Growing up in my household with seven women, I'd hear all types of music.

— Flo Rida

If it weren't for the Beatles, I would not be a musician.

— Dave Grohl

You decide to be a musician, you have to put in the time.

— Itzhak Perlman

I can't sing. Definitely no ambition in that area.

— Corin Nemec

Fast is only cool if it's melodic and has substance.

— Yngwie Malmsteen

Music has always been a part of my life.

— Kris Allen

With a good melody... music gets me through everything.

— Drake Bell

I'm a lyric man - I'm always looking for meaningful songs.

— Tom Jones

I don't get tired of playing "Margaritaville". It's paid my bills for years.

— Jimmy Buffett

“Somewhere, a bird sang a song that ached.”

— T.J. Klune

I remain close to my people. I keep singing with them.

— Michel Martelly

“I recited and followed this song-of-the-places-in-between as a map.”

— Rory Stewart

Jazz is not a 'form' but a collection of tags and tricks.

— Ernest Newman

Pagers are my life--I try to get them in to our music as much as possible.

— John Frusciante