Song Quotes · Page 249

As a person and as a singer, I love to try something new. I like challenges.

— Asha Bhosle

When all else fails, put on a costume and sing a silly song.

— Sam Walton

My mom would have liked it that I patterned myself more after Jimmy Reed.

— Anonymous

I loved Jimmy Reed, the chord changes, the lyrics.

— Sixto Rodriguez

There is nothing stable in the world; uproar's your only music.

— John Keats

With every musical project, I ended up feeling more enriched by the experience.

— Ludovico Einaudi

Music isn't about music, it's about life.

— Herbie Hancock

Everyone be quiet! I'm trying to shazam this song...

— Nicky Hilton

The music, I think, is just as important as the lyrics; it portrays the emotion of the song. I play the kind…

— Courtney Barnett

Happy days are here again, The skies above are clear again: Let us sing a song of cheer again, Happy days are…

— Jack Yellen

I think I'll always make music that sounds different from what is current, but I doubt that it'll sound consistently the same…

— Miguel

Unless I really loved it and felt really passionate about it, I would just kind of abort the song and start a…

— Alanis Morissette

I was raised with Eddie Fisher as a father and Connie Stevens as a mother. It was sort of hard for me…

— Joely Fisher

Whenever I have a problem, I sing. Then I realize that my voice is a lot worse than my problem.

— Ritu Ghatourey

If you're shocked that Britney was lip-syncing at her concert and want your money back, life may continue to be hard for…

— John Mayer

I am honored that 'Liquid Swords,' the song and album, have been so widely embraced for so long.

— Gza

I assure you that I work with these people. I sometimes award them with state prizes or decorations for their achievements in…

— Vladimir Putin

The saxophone is an imperfect instrument, especially the tenor and soprano, as far as intonation goes. The challenge is to sing on…

— Stan Getz

'Europe '72' was a super influential record full of fantastic songs and amazing experimental musicianship. I always valued both of those aspects…

— Lee Ranaldo

Perfection of rhythm, balanced perfection of rhythm. Everything in Nature is expressed by rhythmic waves of light. Every thought and action is…

— Walter Russell

I feel like all of my records have potential to be hits. Sometimes it's promotion, sometimes it's bad timing, but yeah I…

— Rico Love

My fans, they know my dad as Guitar Guy or whatever, and he's kind of just this shredder that plays on my…

— Synyster Gates

I was with Nightwish for such a long time that I still feel the band as a part of myself. I was…

— Tarja Turunen

Finishing a song is definitely the hardest part. It's, you know, you can polish it forever and then whittle it down into…

— Dan Deacon

I didn't really get to Led Zeppelin until I was in my 20s.

— Anthony Kiedis

T-Bone Walker was a big influence on just about every guitar player around.

— Johnny Winter

“J.S. Bach almost persuades me to be a Christian.”

— Roger Fry

My goal is to write catchy songs that make people feel something.

— Sigrid

I grew up listening to a lot of Kraftwerk, Gary Numan, Devo, all that stuff.

— Sir Mix-a-Lot

I can't sing very well but I'd like to try.

— Elvis Presley

If they can't hum it after we play it, it's not for us.

— Lawrence Welk

Music speaks when words cannot express your feelings.

— Anonymous

When there's music in your soul, there's soul in your music.

— Criss Jami

Gimme the beat & free my soul, I wanna get lost in your rock & roll.

— Uncle Kracker

When you write for an orchestra, the sky's the limit.

— Michael Giacchino

Tchaikovsky was one of the great melody writers of all time.

— James Newton Howard

A symphony must be like the world. It must contain everything.

— Gustav Mahler

Rock and roll is about having a good time.

— Andy Biersack

I only want to make music because I have a passion for it.

— Annie Lennox

I like to think of myself as a musical scavenger.

— Bryce Dessner