Song Quotes · Page 318

I like writing for individuals with really rich musical personalities.

— Edgar Meyer

To be a musician, you have to be honest... to be honest... to be honest.

— Bobby McFerrin

“I am going to sing for you, a little off key perhaps, but I will sing.”

— Henry Miller

With a rock band, you play the same things over and over and over.

— Ikue Mori

My big fear was that my guitar would go out of tune.

— Bob Dylan

No one can whistle a symphony. It takes a whole orchestra to play it.

— Anonymous

My songs don't play on pop radio; they play on black radio.

— Robin Thicke

I became a jazz fan quite early and never went off the path thereafter.

— Ahmet Ertegun

When it comes to soul, Dennis Marcellino redefines the term. His remarkable tone and feel are full of passion and soulful expression.

— Bob Carlisle

Never lose faith in real rock and roll music. Never lose faith in that. You might have to look a little harder,…

— Dave Grohl

Rock Band is more like Stairmaster than it is like rock 'n' roll - it's the same steps with different degrees of…

— Carrie Brownstein

There are two things John and I always do when we're going to sit down and write a song. First of all…

— Paul McCartney

My songwriting is personal in the hope that listeners will know that I relate to them.

— Noah Cyrus

The people who raised me musically are my mother, who is a classically trained pianist, and my stepfather.

— Jeff Buckley

“My favourite songs from literally all my favourite albums are usually always track 10. Coincidence? Conspiracy? Illuminati? Time will tell.”

— Tyler Hojberg

I'm really attracted to music that sort of toes that line between pop and avant-garde, that pushes the envelope of what you…

— Patrick Stump

I was listening to all those lyrics and trying to take in everything that was happening. I was completely excited. It was…

— Jay McShann

With every song that I write, I compare it to the Beatles. The thing is, they only got there before me. If…

— Noel Gallagher

You know, as kids were weren't jazz musicians or anything. But, the circle of friends and the neighborhood I lived in, we…

— John Petrucci

My first strong musical memory is of the Villa-Lobos Sixth Quartet which my parents were rehearsing. I remember that it reminded me…

— Leonard Slatkin

Darwin speculated that “music tones and rhythms were used by our half-human ancestors, during the season of courtship, when animals of all…

— Oliver Sacks

I am still very proud of that concert. In America, the (musicians') connection with the conductor is as with management - it…

— Neeme Jarvi

I never really focus on writing for other people, to be honest. Every song I've ever written was for me to sing.…

— Skylar Grey

“I don’t know what to tell him.” The music notes return and float suspended in the air. I reach out my hand,…

— Juliann Rich

I really wish I could play the piano really well without having to practice.

— Christopher Miller

When I was 13, I posted a video of myself singing a Bruno Mars song on YouTube.

— Madison Beer

I want people to see that I take music seriously.

— Benson Boone

I've started writing some songs very secretly.

— Monica Barbaro

You know the trouble with real life? There's no danger music.

— Anonymous

Obviously, I want to be taken seriously as a musician.

— Laufey

I've been singing since I was five. It's my identity.

— Art Garfunkel

Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music.

— Ronald Reagan

I was a drummer and I played the guitar.

— Jam Master Jay

I learned to sing from my mum and dad's record collection.

— Paolo Nutini

The most difficult instrument to play in the orchestra is second fiddle.

— Leonard Bernstein

I like all kinds of music. I hope you do, too.

— Don Lemon

Probably most successful songwriters have an innate songwriting ability.

— Barry Mann

“Music is a language that speaks to people emotions.”

— The Unknown

A good song can be produced in several different genres.

— Wendy Starland

I gave my eardrums to MGM. And it's true: I really did.

— Esther Williams