What I'm most pleased about is that there's no particular decline. The songs I wrote 40 years ago are no worse and… — Randy Newman Copy Share Image
I pick voices suitable for a particular song rendition and for that, it doesn't matter where they hail from. — M. Jayachandran Copy Share Image
I get so excited when a song I wrote that's very personal to me goes No. 1 and I look down and… — Taylor Swift Copy Share Image
And hear the pleasant cockoo, loud and long - The simple bird that thinks two notes a song. — W. H. Davies Copy Share Image
I sang "O Holy Night" in a school choir. My mother came and listened to me and complimented me. So that was… — Toni Morrison Copy Share Image
My father taught me to read music and play the piano-but not well, even though people have said that I'm a natural… — Ethel Merman Copy Share Image
My vocal style I haven't tried to copy from anyone. It just developed until it became the girlish whine it is today. — Robert Plant Copy Share Image
When I'm writing a record, I kind of don't listen to much music. Just because I want to be inspired solely on… — Taylor Swift Copy Share Image
I'm not suggesting people abandon musical instruments and start playing their cars and apartments, but I do think the reign of music… — David Byrne Copy Share Image
I love early blues like Bessie Smith, Muddy Waters, and Howlin' Wolf. I listened to the way these people sang, and it… — Rob Halford Copy Share Image
“He rushed on. “You’re all I want, Sam. All I need. You’re the chords that pluck my heart and create the music… — Gracen Miller Copy Share Image
When we first started out we only had five or six songs we could play live, so if we ever got an… — Dan Smith Copy Share Image
A protracted legislative fight will not move us closer to where the music industry wants to be - delivering music to fans… — Hilary Rosen Copy Share Image
I don't have a dubstep library, so I asked fans to send me a list of songs they'd like me to spin.… — B-Real Copy Share Image
I think it's something that really speaks in your head - a very strong melody. But at the same time, if the… — Mikal Cronin Copy Share Image
Fleetwood Mac were really accessible musically, but lyrically and emotionally, we weren't so easy. And it was our music that helped us… — Mick Fleetwood Copy Share Image
I'm a songwriter, and people will tell you the greatest stories about their lives, whether you want to hear it or not. — Lionel Richie Copy Share Image
In 20 years, a lot of things change, especially in music. From CDs to tapes to vinyl to digital now, you know,… — Fabolous Copy Share Image
I'm all for in my production, creating really unique textures and sounds - for me that's what I love about music. — Flume Copy Share Image
“She clung to him, song after song, staring into his eyes they way she used to stare into mine.” — Kiera Cass Copy Share Image
We legitimately walked into 'Anthem' head-on, not paying enough attention to internal band tension. — Isaac Hanson Copy Share Image
When music appears which only King Crimson can play, then, sooner or later, King Crimson appears to play the music. — Robert Fripp Copy Share Image
I am a composer first and foremost, and have always believed that being able to write memorable melodies is what sets musicians… — Bradley Joseph Copy Share Image
My mom had to beg the guys to let me play. I couldn't even play the drums right - Brian had to… — Dennis Wilson Copy Share Image
Emotions is like a guitar; whenever we play it wrongly, we'll not happy, whenever we played it nice, we'll be nice — Anonymous Copy Share Image
With an older generation, there's some weight carried with the Beatles. There's almost like an untouchable, god-like force field around them. — Brendon Urie Copy Share Image
I think if you're a good songwriter, that's what you are first - not a star or celebrity. — Tom Cochrane Copy Share Image
When I was a kid, I played drums, and when I first got a 4-track, I would put down drumbeats and then… — Yngwie Malmsteen Copy Share Image
I understand that a corporation needs to make money, but this was never business to me. My music was always so heartfelt… — Raye Copy Share Image
We've always sung. As I have become a grandmother and become older, of course you have less voice and you notice this… — Princess Michael of Kent Copy Share Image
My first boyfriend that I ever had, actually sang a song that he wrote for me on-stage to ask me out. That… — Aubrey Plaza Copy Share Image
There's just a certain amount of grandeur and total squalor we exist in as songwriters because it's a crazy job for crazy… — King Princess Copy Share Image
So many people have done Coke Studio but my song broke all records. I think I was highlighted too much after CS. — Momina Mustehsan Copy Share Image
I've written some poetry, but...songs have to be more poetic, and I've really gotten to this non-poetic sort of writing. — Mike Gordon Copy Share Image
If anybody is excited about my music, that's all I care about. I care about people who are excited about new music. — Diplo Copy Share Image
Great music is that which penetrates the ear with facility and leaves the memory with difficulty. Magical music never leaves the memory. — Thomas Beecham Copy Share Image
I always expect there to be a new counter-culture coming up, something that would make punk look as ridiculous as punk made… — Grant Hart Copy Share Image
“You will start a band. You will start a magazine. You will start a family. You will finish nothing.” — Nicole Blackman Copy Share Image
Singing really oxygenates your blood. You stretch your lungs and take in much more air into them than before. It's really good… — Marisa Tomei Copy Share Image
The way Beyonce works, the song is a jigsaw piece and then she will piece various elements. — MNEK Copy Share Image
