Were the Rolling Stones good looking? Well, Jagger was, but the rest of the dudes? Maybe not so much. — Ashton Irwin Copy Share Image
We carry our younger selves with us our whole lives, and we can measure out of lives by music we've loved or… — Allison Pearson Copy Share Image
My parents were pretty cool about letting me listen to whatever I wanted. The only objection might have been playing music too… — Adam Scott Copy Share Image
We're not a band that takes any kind of political stance. That's not what we're about as Priest. But we're observers of… — Rob Halford Copy Share Image
I admire Eddie Van Halen and Steve Lukather, but they might blow me away quite easily if we were to jam together. — Eric Clapton Copy Share Image
You do know about us in the type of music and the lyrics and their sensibility. Through that you do know something… — Russell Mael Copy Share Image
It's such a weird process, songwriting, because you just have to feel it. There's no right or wrong melody or lyric. — Jay Sean Copy Share Image
Since the inception of Gym Class in 1997, every member has had another musical outlet, if not three or four. — Travie McCoy Copy Share Image
I listen to, like, funky Chicago blues. I love blues, but I love the funky, happy blues. There's a song about pretty… — Sinead O'Connor Copy Share Image
Human mind has way too many shades. It would be so boring if this world was all sugar and gloss, just happy,… — Shweta Basu Prasad Copy Share Image
I think the Beatles is one band that, if I'm working on a song arrangement or if I have some idea for… — Chris Cornell Copy Share Image
The first set of lyrics for the first songs I ever wrote, which are the ones on 'Pretty Hate Machine,' came from… — Trent Reznor Copy Share Image
In the days following 9/11, when we were reeling and disoriented, there was a kind of solace to be found in old… — David Means Copy Share Image
I love researching, whether it's old Western documentaries or old Western country singers or John Ford Westerns, which are heavily influenced by… — Clifton Collins, Jr Copy Share Image
The power of the masses can influence any government in the world. The power of the masses can elect an official, start… — Jason Mraz Copy Share Image
More of my songs are intended to be funny than almost anyone else. Sometimes maybe it cheers me up a bit. I've… — Randy Newman Copy Share Image
Steve Vai had a unique style of playing. Steve Vai didn't sound like anyone else: Steve Vai sounded like Steve Vai. — John 5 Copy Share Image
We wanted to make a living, but success was creating a song that we enjoyed playing. Quite honestly, that is still a… — Matthew Ramsey Copy Share Image
All you have to know is mathematically how many times to scratch it and when to let it go - when certain… — Grandmaster Flash Copy Share Image
I'm interested in music, not in my image. If someone plays something fantastic, that I could never have thought of, it makes… — Ornette Coleman Copy Share Image
Just be glad you don't live in one of those little countries where at this very moment, music is severely restricted, or… — Frank Zappa Copy Share Image
I reside in a new colony for the Chinese-singing banjo player, with a population of one. At least I have something I… — Abigail Washburn Copy Share Image
You think I'm not a goddess? Try me. This is a torch song. Touch me and you'll burn. — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
It sounds simple, of course, but personally I can think of no more mentally arduous task than making music. — George Gershwin Copy Share Image
I was a drummer in the bugle band in cadets. I marched. It's probably quite funny to look back on it. — Gordon Lightfoot Copy Share Image
What a Wonderful World' is a love song to nobody and everybody. I'm thinking about songs like that in my writing with… — Gregory Porter Copy Share Image
We want to be big... we want to be a big band, but we don't want to be your best friends. — Brian Fallon Copy Share Image
Who would want to break into [the music business]? It's like a bank that's already been robbed. — Randy Newman Copy Share Image
Whatever you are making, whether it's a song, an album, a painting, a film, you're connecting with a tradition, and I do… — Rostam Batmanglij Copy Share Image
A lot of songs I sang to crowds to get their reaction. That's how I knew they'd hit. — Little Richard Copy Share Image
I'm just thinking about the vision for how I want my music to go and what I want it to say. I'm… — Jade Bird Copy Share Image
I'd always wanted to write a song about a leather jacket and how wearing it makes you feel. I love leather jackets,… — Marc Almond Copy Share Image
I don't want to limit myself musically. It would be really limiting if we'd neglect something we really want to do, like… — Billie Joe Armstrong Copy Share Image
“People said it was a song about drugs, but John Lennon said the name came from a picture his son painted of… — Aminatta Forna Copy Share Image
The music scene in Michigan is really folky and bluegrass, but my parents played a lot of disco. They really liked to… — Borns Copy Share Image
'Tis easy enough to be pleasant, When life flows along like a song; But the man worth while is the one who… — Ella Wheeler Wilcox Copy Share Image
I think of music as fuel, its spectrum of energy governed by tempi, volume, and heart. — Twyla Tharp Copy Share Image
“Do you try to listen to calssical music but feel you don't ever really advance past knowing it's better than it sounds?” — Padgett Powell Copy Share Image
I never wanted to be singer. People in my family love music, and I pursued it as a hobby. — Parineeti Chopra Copy Share Image
Therapy really did prepare me to become an empathic songwriter. As far as advice goes, it's a matter of self understanding first. — William Fitzsimmons Copy Share Image
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