I do use my music to entertain myself, as indeed I use other people's music. — John Lydon Copy Share Image
I'd rather write great songs because the word "commercial" is so subjective — Beth Nielsen Chapman Copy Share Image
Music crosses cultures and language barriers and it makes people feel good. — John Seagall Copy Share Image
Songwriting is about getting the demon out of me. It's like being possessed. — John Lennon Copy Share Image
I don't want you to feel defeated, like, 'Oh boy, why do you do this to me?' We have too many of… — Kelela Copy Share Image
The muse of music isn't just from Greek mythology, but living in people like the Beatles, Chuck Berry, Anita Baker, Aretha Franklin. — Ernie Isley Copy Share Image
I'm only 49 years old. I'm still in the middle of this whole thing. I don't feel like it's finished at all.… — Paul McCartney Copy Share Image
“The Beatles thought love was the best answer. I think it’s an even better question.” — Morgan Clamp Copy Share Image
I don't come from a musical family at all, but I realized early on I was a musician. I started begging for… — Jason Robert Brown Copy Share Image
Improvisation in the jazz sense - like the business sense - is not formless. It is built on a skill set. Jazz,… — John Kao Copy Share Image
When you're in a band and write a song on your own, it isn't fully realized until it goes into somebody else's… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
It's really hard to find a love song that is real. That's when you really strike a chord with somebody, when you… — Rodney Atkins Copy Share Image
I think what AC/DC does best is play live. That's when everything comes together. Even after you make a studio album, when… — Angus Young Copy Share Image
Gone are the days when Virgin Records was owned by Richard Branson, a fan of music. Now they're all owned by some… — Noel Gallagher Copy Share Image
I find the greatest songs in the world come out of pain, and I don't like it! Here's what it does: It… — Lionel Richie Copy Share Image
So I'll set a cycle in motion and pop it into record and I'll lay down a drum pattern, a bass line,… — Thomas Dolby Copy Share Image
Writing a song is like playing a series of downs in football: Lots of rules, timing is crucial, lots of boundaries, lots… — Christine Lavin Copy Share Image
Well, I guess that early 12 string. The first Martin I bought. I bought it around 1957 with money I earned as… — Roger McGuinn Copy Share Image
“I cried for everyone and for all the scrabbly, funny love one sent out into the world like some hit song that… — Lorrie Moore Copy Share Image
The past few years have been absolutely incredible and I feel so blessed to have the privilege of sharing even more music.… — Jamie Grace Copy Share Image
If in the after life there is not music, we will have to import it. — Domenico Cieri Copy Share Image
I believe a No. 1 song starts happening when it's believable and validating. — Jake Owen Copy Share Image
“The good and the beautiful is not forgotten; it lives in legend and in song.” — Hans Christian Andersen Copy Share Image
My whole goal is to be honest and sincere with the music I'm making. — Anderson East Copy Share Image
After theology I give to music the highest place and the greatest honor. — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Conducting has more to do with singing and breathing than with piano-playing. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
With four perfectionists in the band, we have a hard time reaching perfection. — Adam Jones Copy Share Image
