Song Quotes · Page 221

You can tell a lot about a person by what’s on their playlist.

— Mark Ruffalo

I mean it shouldn't hang you up emotionally if your record fails.

— Bruce Johnston

Sometimes videos make a bad song very tight.

— Earl Sweatshirt

My dad was lead singer of the Tremeloes and he gave me advice.

— Chesney Hawkes

I make no apologies for being a huge fan of radio songs.

— Keith Urban

“When I was hungry I fed almost daily on the words of her songs.”

— Jaroslav Seifert

Once we're inside a tune, we can do anything with it.

— Keith Jarrett

It doesn't have to be happy music to be inspiring.

— Bela Fleck

I want to take people away from the ugliness and sadness around us every day and bring beautiful, deep music to as…

— Charlie Haden

I want to make an impact on people. Like John Lennon writing 'Imagine,' a song that changes an entire generation of people.

— Kyle

Honestly I don't like to write songs that often, only when I feel like I need to and when I've got something…

— Matt Thiessen

We aren't trying to make poetry or anything beautiful. It's just a rock show. We just want to enjoy playing loud. That's…

— David Pajo

I feel much more physically connected to my voice, and I like the physicality of the voice, and how the voice can…

— Will Oldham

I do like a song that can look good on a page without even being sung. I edit and edit and edit.

— Jakob Dylan

I want to only sing songs that I have lived with; that can't happen with six tracks at the same time.

— Jubin Nautiyal

My sister was the singer, and I always had the mentality there could only be one in the family.

— Julia Michaels

I don't know how much influence we really had, because we never put our pictures on the albums or anything and we…

— Chris Frantz

I value the people who are willing to make themselves vulnerable and share work that is sensitive and maybe even hard to…

— Lucy Dacus

One of the reasons we had our reunion tours in the '90s was the unexpectedness of how the music had gone, that…

— Judith Durham

If I had a reed made of lightening I could blow the sax all night... I don't know where one would acquire…

— Ryan Adams

The music I was really listening to in 1968 was James Brown, the great guitar player Jimi Hendrix, and a new group...…

— Miles Davis

Everybody needs inspiration Everybody needs a song A beautiful melody when the night's so long 'Cause there is no guarantee that this…

— Anonymous

I actually wanted to be a jazz musician first. My grandparents introduced me to Louis Armstrong. I loved Louis Armstrong so I…

— Douglas Booth

Jazz has an audience all around the globe and has had for many decades, I think speaking of the United States, let's…

— Sonny Rollins

If you play acoustic guitar you're the depressed, sensitive guy.

— Elliott Smith

Like a wave on the ocean I will always come right back to you.

— Hunter Hayes

I enjoy playing the audience like a piano.

— Alfred Hitchcock

I mean, music totally comes from your soul.

— Martin Scorsese

My mother started me on the piano when I was 3 years old.

— Kristian Nairn

My role in the Mamas and Papas was basically just to sing.

— Cass Elliot

I'd love it if everyone knew one Foo Fighters song.

— Dave Grohl

Rock and roll mainly but I can play passable jazz also.

— Suzi Quatro

Music's a huge stress reliever. You can use it as an outlet.

— Patrick Chung

In my mind, I'm still that kid who gets affected by other people's music.

— Alison Sudol

Music is the question, the answer and the reason for the answer.

— Wizy Mari

When I was younger, I just wanted to be a singer.

— Colbie Caillat

I still consider myself a consumer of music more than anything else.

— DJ Shadow

If the club was empty, I sang to the chairs.

— Tiny Tim

It's really hard to learn songwriting from a book.

— Olivia Rodrigo

Singing, for me, means singing as loud as I can.

— Walter Becker