The first guitar I ever owned was a Kay SG copy. That cost like $35. Man, that was a terrible guitar. — John Rzeznik Copy Share Image
The earth moves in a certain rhythm, a certain sound, a certain note. When the music stops the earth will stop and… — Sun Ra Copy Share Image
Even if I'm writing music, it's with a lyric in mind, to communicate some kind of feeling. — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
The way I feel about music is that there is no right and wrong. Only true and false. — Fiona Apple Copy Share Image
My whole family's been involved with music, and it's been so since the minstrel days. — Leon Russell Copy Share Image
When I choose material for an album all these songs I grew up with pour into my head. — Nina Simone Copy Share Image
My earliest memories as a child are listening to Beatles records, and they are a big part of how I've learned to… — Christina Perri Copy Share Image
Wonderful Christmas Time' is a Christmas song but it was supposed to be an attempt at a traditional song. — Denny Laine Copy Share Image
“A story went around that someone had asked Mozart how he intended to refute his detractors. "I will refute them with new… — Joan Wickersham Copy Share Image
I think one of the biggest things that's changed in terms of the rapport with the crowd is that now crowds come… — A-Trak Copy Share Image
Music can give you your dreams. It will teach you hard work, it will break your heart and make you so happy,… — William J. Clinton Copy Share Image
The first guitar I ever had was a gut-string Spanish guitar, and I couldn't really get the hang of it. I was… — Eric Clapton Copy Share Image
Once you train you develop your own aesthetic and your confidence. So, I think as I grow I'm learning how to be… — Jillian Hervey Copy Share Image
My proposition is that music is at the heart of what 'The Magic Flute' means: that it's Mozart's music, not the words,… — Simon McBurney Copy Share Image
(The Song Remains The Same) is not a great film, but there's no point in making excuses. It's just a reasonably honest… — Jimmy Page Copy Share Image
“Her voice rang out as clear as water from a fountain and wavered with deep emotion as the song washed away her… — Anna Adams Copy Share Image
The Teutons have been singing the swan song ever since they entered the ranks of history. They have always confounded truth with… — Henry Miller Copy Share Image
I look up to Mandy Moore, because she's really classy. But when it comes to music, I'm my own person. — Cheyenne Kimball Copy Share Image
Everyone faces challenges from the fierce competition as well as the manipulative crooks that are rampant throughout the music business. — Wendy Starland Copy Share Image
I love to play around and have fun with my lyrics, but sometimes the messages are raw, and I also like to… — Benee Copy Share Image
“Ah, kiss me, love, and miss me, love, and dry your bitter tears. (Irish Pub Song)” — Nora Roberts Copy Share Image
I despise lackadaisical behavior when it comes to our music. I mean, this is heavy metal music. You must be involved. You're… — David Draiman Copy Share Image
Indeed the influence of music on the development of religion is a subject which would repay a sympathetic study. — James G. Frazer Copy Share Image
Im one of the boys, no better than the last second violinist. Im just the lucky one to be standing in the… — Eugene Ormandy Copy Share Image
To me the poets are closer than I am to the idea of voice, to a sort of primeval song that we… — Francesco Clemente Copy Share Image
Oftentimes, especially in the context of an acoustic song, I'm motivated to write by some amount of melancholy. — Chris Cornell Copy Share Image
I love learning how people hear my music because everyone has different references. — Borns Copy Share Image
Releasing an album on a major label is like sending a package through Fed Ex. You know that it'll get there, and… — will.i.am Copy Share Image
I'm releasing more music as Virtual Self, I'm definitely going to be touring Virtual Self. — Porter Robinson Copy Share Image
“While I was there, the song reminded me of here. But now that I’m here, the song reminds me of there. But… — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
“If life throws you a few bad notes or vibrations, don't let them interrupt or alter your song.” — Suzy Kassem Copy Share Image
I listen to this mix of smooth jazz, independent hip-hop, chiptunes, and anime music. — Xavier Woods Copy Share Image
The music that I wrote and recorded is music that I really enjoy listening to. It's just dumb luck that a lot… — Tom Scholz Copy Share Image
I have simply said that there's just a side of me that could not judge anybody singing. It's not who I am.… — Steve Perry Copy Share Image
When you're playing such brilliant music every day, then the last thing you ever want to do is try to write something… — Regina Spektor Copy Share Image
My favorite is Augustus Gloop's song because it's very Bollywood. I kept telling Tim, 'We've got to do a Bollywood number!' and… — Deep Roy Copy Share Image
The easiest songs to write are pure fiction. There is no limit to how you can tell the story. I find it… — Jason Mraz Copy Share Image
Writing music is always really helpful for me. It always reveals to me how I am feeling. — Erika M. Anderson Copy Share Image
I've been through a heartbreak and seen the business side of the music industry. Now I see things clearer. — Justine Skye Copy Share Image
Man down is a song about a girl who has committed a murder that she regrets and is completely remorseful about. — Rihanna Copy Share Image